Education
Saint Francis University (B.A.), 1979
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.), 1982

Professional Experience
Judicial law clerk to Honorable Maurice B. Cohill, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1982-1984
Private law practice, 1984-2008
Appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 2008-2009
Elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2009

Membership and Associations
Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations
Allegheny County Bar Foundation, Fellow
Federal Bar Association
St. Thomas More Society
American Inns of Court
American Heart Association, Director

Awards and Honors
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Fellow
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® in Business Litigation, 2004-2008
Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania, 2004
Earl G. Harrison Community Service Award, 2008

Personal
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., 1957
Married with one son and one daughter