A. Patricia Diulus-Myers
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Employment litigation,
Employment & labor,
Civil litigation,
Civil rights,
Health care,
Discrimination,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Practice Areas:
Employment litigation,
Employment & labor,
Civil litigation,
Civil rights,
Health care,
Discrimination,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
3700 S. Water Street, Suite 130Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15203
First Admitted: 1980, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://segmend.com/a-patricia-diulus-myers/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Invited to be a Director on the Board of the Neighborhood Legal Services of Allegheny County, 2024
- Elected for a second 3-year term on the Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association, 2023
- Elected to Board of Governors of the Allegheny County Bar Association, 2020
- Elected to the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County., 2020
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- American Inns of Court–past
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Former Chair of Labor & Employment Council
- Admitted to practice law in the following courts: All Pennsylvania State Courts All Ohio State Courts All West Virginia State Courts, all Florida State Courts, Courts U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Third Circuit Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals United States Court of Federal Claims
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Tried a case to jury verdict in which a damage claim of malpractice against a lawyer who sought payment for legal fees was successfully defended., 2023
- In Summer 2010, Ms. Diulus-Myers had 4 jury trials scheduled in a 3-month period. The first was the defense of a USERRA claim in Charleston, W.Va, which settled favorably the day of jury selection. The second proceeded to trial 4 weeks later in a gender discrimination case in Cleveland Ohio state court in which she prevailed with a defense verdict. Just one week later, Ms. Diulus-Myers gave an opening statement in a false claims act case in Charleston, West Virginia, which favorably settled at the end of the Plaintiff's case. The fourth trial, scheduled to try 3 weeks later settled very favorably prior to jury selection, 2010
- Has been lead or sole trial counsel in over 30 cases which have been tried to verdict, most of which were jury trials, and has prevailed in all but 3 of the jury trials. Most recent jury trial was February 2018.
- Achieved a unanimous defense verdict from a jury in U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA in a breach of employment contract case in which the Plaintiff was seeking over $700,000 in damages. The jury verdict was returned on April 15, 2011.
Representative Clients:
- Since 2017, my practice has transitioned to representing Plaintiffs in employment matters and other civil litigation matters, as well as representing Defendants in general civil litigation cases. I also am substantially involved in handling mediations and arbitrations as a panel member of the American Arbitration Association., 2024
- At Jackson Lewis LLP, Ms. Diulus-Myers represented management in workplace matters, including litigation. Her clients consisted of companies, both large and small, located throughout the United States, and globally. As a sole practitioner and of-counsel with Segmiller & Associates, Ms. Diulus-Myers continues to litigate and try cases in general litigation matters for both individuals and for corporate entities. Most recent jury trial experience was in January 2023.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Registered Nurse license and Juris Doctor
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Invited to serve on the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Legal Services of Allegheny County, 2024
- Serves on the Board of Directors for the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, holding past office of Vice President and member of executive committee.
- Served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, whose mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. Participates in pro bono activities as a Counsel member of the Health Law section of the bar association, including working with senior citizens in preparing their living wills and advance directives. As an alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, serve das a judge in the trial and appellate moot court competitions at the law school.
- Serves on Board of Directors for YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh and is Board Champion for Thelma Lovett and Centre Avenue YMCA locations in Pittsburgh.
- Serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the Children's Festival Chorus in Pittsburgh, now called Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, 2011
- Provides pro bono services to The Childrens Festival Chorus (now Pittsburgh Youth Chorus) and the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Honors/Awards:
- Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2009., Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2024
- Has been named in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for each year for over a decade of practice, PA Super Lawyers
- PA Super Lawyers selection every year since 2009, 2020
- PA Super Lawyers selection, PA Super Lawyers
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2010
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2012
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2016
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2011
- Recognized in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for 2013
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2017
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a 4.0 gpa from University of Pittsburgh and was class marshall. Also was inducted into the national honors sorority of Sigma Theta Tau. Graduated Cum Laude from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980.
- AV Preeminant Rating from Martindale Hubbell
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2014
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
Educational Background:
- University of Pittsburgh, BSN, 1975, Summa Cum Laude
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Published Articles "New U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Workplace Sexual Harassment," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, July 17, 1998. "Noncompete Agreements, How the Courts Approach Restrictive Covenants," Smart Business Magazine [Pittsburgh], June, 2006. "Avoiding Liability, How to Legally Administer Corporate Wellness Programs," Smart Business Magazine [Pittsburgh] February, 2007 "Diversity Best Practices, What Law Firms Are Doing to Attract and Retain Minority and Female Attorneys," Smart Business Magazine [Pittsburgh] April, 2007. "Why Corporate Initiatives to Promote Inclusion Through Selection of Outside Counsel Can Co-exist with Title VII," September 2007. This article was distributed to Fortune 500 GCs by the MCCA [Minority Corporate Counsel Association] to counter views of conservative activists who claim that corporate initiatives to hire more minorities and women violate the law. "The ABCs of ADAAA," Smart Business Magazine [Pittsburgh] December 2008
- Contributed to and quoted in, “Workplace Pranks Put Employers at Risk,” Journal of Allegheny County Bar Association (April 1, 2016)
- “Keeping Secrets,” Smart Business Magazine (December 2010), Author
- "Trade Secret Protection - the Old and New Remedies." Journal of the Allegheny County Bar Association devoted the July, 2016 edition to Employment Law. This article highlighted the remedies available for protection of business information and importance of restrictive covenants to do so. It also alerted practitioners to the new remedies afforded by the Defend Trade Secrets Act, recently enacted by a bi-partisan Congress., 2016
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Elected to a second 3-year term on the Judiciary Committee of Allegheny County Bar Assocaition, 2023
- Invited to become a Director on the Board of Directors of Neighborhood Legal Services of Allegheny County, 2024
- Elected to the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2020
- Elected to Board of Governors of Allegheny county Bar Association, 2020
- Served as Treasurer of the Allegheny County Judicial Excellence Committee charged with the successful retention of judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Superior Court in the November 2019 election, 2019
- Elected to the Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association In 2016, and elected to the chair of the Judiciary Committee in 2017, 2017
- Elected to the first Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors at Jackson Lewis P.C., 2015
Industry Groups:
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