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Ms. Gillespie received her J.D. degree, cum laude, in 1993 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she was a Managing Editor of the Law Review. She is co-author of Norton on Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania, Second Edition, published by PBI Press. Her practice is concentrated in representation of insurance carriers in insurance coverage and bad faith matters and representation of clients in commercial and tort litigation. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is a former Captain in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps and served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of New York. Selected Cases Representation of insurance company in coverage action involving alleged property damage and advertising injury coverage for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.Reported decision Melrose Hotel v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 432 F. Supp. 2d 488 (W.D. Pa. 2006). Representation of insurance company in coverage and bad faith actions involving claims related to life insurance sales practices. Representation of insurance company in coverage action involving policy issued to professional sport team insuring it against the loss of play of a player. Representation of bank defending against claims of statutory damages pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S. 8104, wrongful use of civil proceedings, abuse of civil process, conversion and conspiracy, all allegedly arising from a violation of the Deficiency Judgment Act. Representation of coal company in negligence claim involving injury to a coal miner. Representation of homeowner in breach of contract action against contractor who installed defective driveway. Current Employment Position(s): Partner Year Joined Organization: 1999 Areas of Practice: Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Civil Litigation Insurance Defense Commercial Litigation Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania, 1993 U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1999 U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1997U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2005U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2006 Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993 J.D. Honors: Cum Laude Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Member / Managing Editor, 1991 - 1993 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1990 B.A. Major: Government and International Relations Published Works: Norton on Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania, Second Edition, PBI Press, 2006 Classes/Seminars Taught: Technology in the Courtroom, American Inns of Court, 2005 Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Pa., Institute for Paralegal Education, 2000 Professional Associations and Memberships: Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1994 - Present Member Allegheny County Bar Association, 1999 - Present Member American Inns of Court Pittsburgh Chapter 1994, 2005 - Present Barrister Past Employment Positions:U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Captain, 1996 - 1999 Common Pleas Court of Carbon County, Trial Law Clerk to Judge Richard W. Webb, 1994 - 1995 Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Appellate Law Clerk to Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, 1993 - 1994 Languages: English Birth Information: 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America | 