Peter D. Giglione
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury,
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Appellate,
Birth Injury,
Brain Injury,
Medical Malpractice,
Premises Liability - Plaintiff,
Wrongful Death
Education Qualification:
Duquesne University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Appellate,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Wrongful death
603 Stanwix St, Suite 300Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222
First Admitted: 2002, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.massalawgroup.com/our-attorneys/peter-giglione/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Pennsylvania, 2002
- Mediation Training (The Conflict Lab, Pittsburgh, PA), 2019
- Court of Federal Claims, 2018
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, 2013
- West Virginia, 2010
- Ohio, 2012
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Verdict: Brown v. Berkshire Pennsylvania: nursing home resident developed pressure wounds, two of which worsned to stage III and IV, causing great pain and suffering. Verdict: $300,000., 2012
- Verdict: Mackey v. Willow Terrace: elderly nursing home residents developed stage IV pressure wound to backside, as well as malnutrition and dehydration, resulting in death. Verdict: $2.287 million compensatory damages, $500,000 punitive damages., 2011
- Arbitration award: $96,514.67 Vuckovich v. Grane Healthcare Ms. Vuckovich developed severe pressure wounds (i.e. bed sores) to her backside and leg., 2015
- Verdict: Finney v. Grane Healthcare: elderly nursing home resident developed bed sore, and blood clot resulting in leg amputation. Verdict of $163,000., 2007
- Arbitration award: $362,515.39 Shaw v. Grane Healthcare Mr. Shaw was brutally beaten by another nursing home resident, ultimately dying from the head injuries that he sustained., 2014
- Verdict: Scampone v. Grane Healthcare. Nursing home resident died from dehydration. Verdict of $193,500 compensatory damages; punitive damages dismissed by trial court, but a new trial was ordered on punitive damages by the Pennsylvania Superior Court., 2007
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Duquesne University, Trial Advocacy Program, Director
- School Director, Baldwin-Whitehall School District, 2018
Honors/Awards:
- Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2017
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Duquesne University Law Alumni Association, 2019
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2018-current
- Katie Elisabeth Westbrooke Award - This award recognizes a passion for the law, particularly with respect to trial advocacy. It was named after Katie Elisabeth Westbrooke, a young lady who always wanted to be an attorney, but due to a serious illness died before she could realize her dream. Shortly after her death, she was awarded a posthumous, honorary Juris Doctor degree by Duquesne, and this award was established in her name., Katie Elisabeth Westbrooke Award, Duquesne University School of Law Faculty, 2002
- Top 40 under 40, National Trial Lawyers organization, 2013
Educational Background:
- Central Catholic High School, 1995 Duquesne University, B.A., 1999 (Journalism/PR) Duquesne University School of Law, Juris Doctor (2002)
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation CLE, Lecturer, Corporate Negligence: Case Law Updates, 2024
- Legal Education Seminar, Nursing Home and Medical Malpractice, Lecturer
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Summer Convention CLE, Lecturer, Authentication and Admissibility of Texts and Social Media, 2024
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Medical Malpractice CLE, Lecturer, Corporate Negligence: Case Law Updates, 2023
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation CLE, Lecturer, Case Law Updates, 2023
- Judicial CJE for all Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Jurists, Lecturer, Authentication and Admissibility of Texts and Social Media, Judicial, 2023
- Held in Morgantown, WV, Healthcare Ethics Mock Trial for Healthcare Professions: Keating v. Alastor City Hospital, Medical, 2023
- University of Pittsburgh Consortium Ethics Program, Lecturer, State v. Federal Court Jurisdiction: What's the Difference and Why Does it Matter?, 2023
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation CLE, Lecturer, Mediation in a Post-COVID World, 2020
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice Medical Malpractice CLE, Lecturer, Corporate Negligence and Direct Liability Claims: Case Law Updates, 2020
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Faculty Member
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Faculty Member
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Faculty Member
- University of Pittsburgh Consortium Ethics Program, Faculty Member
- Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Court Judges, Faculty Member, 2012
- Duquesne University, Adjunct Professor of Law
- Duquesne University School of Law, Legal Issues in Healthcare, Teacher
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice CLE, Lecturer, Corporate Negligence: Case Law Updates, 2018
Industry Groups:
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- American Association For Justice
- Duquesne University Law Alumni Association
- Pennsylvania Association For Justice
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Lawyers Association
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