Ogletree Deakins PC
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 394-3333
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Ms. Danaher began practicing law in 1986, and has been practicing employment and labor law since 1989. Her area of emphasis is employment litigation, including both administrative claims and matters in federal and state courts. Ms. Danaher’s initial employment and labor law experience began with an in-house legal position at a Fortune 100 company, and has continued as outside counsel to small and medium sized companies, as well as to large corporations. In addition, Ms. Danaher has extensive experience in alternate dispute resolution, and regularly acts as a mediator, arbitrator, and neutral evaluator in federal court actions.
Ms. Danaher attended law school at the University of Pittsburgh and is admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania. She is a regular contributor to HR Magazine’s “Court Reports” column, and serves on the Advisory Board to “You & the Law,” a publication of the National Institute for Business Management. Ms. Danaher is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School; she also acts as an Instructor for the trial tactics programs conducted by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). In 2007, she was named as one of the Best Lawyers in America.
Education:
- J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1986
- B.A., Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 1982
- B.S. Music Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1972
Admitted to Practice:
- Pennsylvania State Courts, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1990
Publications:
Contributing Author: "Court Report," Monthly Column, HR News, Society for Human Resource Management
Activities:
Allegheny County Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy; Member, Board of Trustees, Neighborhood Legal Services; Member, Board of Trustees, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania