Overview
Work History
Education
Additional Training
Awards
Languages
Timeline
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Meghan Tighe

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Attorney

Neighborhood Legal Services Association
03.2003 - Current

Custody, Protection from Abuse,, Landlord/Tenant, Bankruptcy, Mortgage Foreclosure, Debt Collection, Unemployment Compensation, Public Benefits, Elder Law Project and Medical/Legal Project


  • Manage caseload of up to 90 cases -advice and full representation.
  • Conduct legal research and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
  • Prepare and file pleadings, motions, briefs and other legal documents in court proceedings.
  • Represent clients in hearings and trials.
  • Conduct community-based education and outreach activities for target geographic areas.
  • Mentor law student interns and new attorneys.

Associate Attorney Commercial Litigation Group

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
04.2002 - 01.2003

Associate Attorney Commercial Litigation Group

Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C.
09.1999 - 04.2002

Judicial Clerk, Criminal Appeals

Judge Kate Ford Elliot, Pennsylvania Superior Court
09.1998 - 08.1999

Education

J.D. -

The University of Pittsburgh Law School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
05.1998

B.A. - English

The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.
05.1992

Additional Training

National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)

Completed Intensive Trial Skills Training

Boulder, Colorado - September 2018

Awards

  • Lorraine M. Bittner Public Interest Attorney Award, 2023
  • Edward G. O'Connor Award (for Public Interest Work), 2024

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working
Italian
Elementary

Timeline

Staff Attorney

Neighborhood Legal Services Association
03.2003 - Current

Associate Attorney Commercial Litigation Group

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
04.2002 - 01.2003

Associate Attorney Commercial Litigation Group

Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C.
09.1999 - 04.2002

Judicial Clerk, Criminal Appeals

Judge Kate Ford Elliot, Pennsylvania Superior Court
09.1998 - 08.1999

J.D. -

The University of Pittsburgh Law School

B.A. - English

The Catholic University of America
Meghan Tighe