Cathy R. Gordon
Partner

(412) 456-5414 (phone)
(412) 471-1106 (fax)

Pittsburgh, PA Office

CATHY R. GORDON, a partner in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, specializes in toxic tort defense. She is licensed in Pennsylvania; however, she has argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Haase v. Badger Mining Corp.

Ms. Gordon earned her B.A., M.P.A., and J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a member of the Order of the Barrister and on the Board of Directors of the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Letter Club. She is a member of the Allegheny Bar Association and was on the Young Lawyer Counsel for the Association from 1995 to 1999. She was on the Board of Directors for The Orr Compassionate Care Center from 1995 to 2004.

Ms. Gordon presented a lecture titled "The Sophisticated User Defense" at the Mealey’s Silica Medicine Seminar in 2004.

Areas of Practice

Environmental Insurance Coverage
Toxic Torts
Products Liability
Commercial Liability

Bar Admissions

1989 Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

1989
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
J.D. / Order of the Barristers

1989
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
M.P.A

1985
University of Pittsburgh
B.A.

Affiliations

Allegheny County Bar Association

Young Lawyers Council - Allegheny County Bar Association 1995 - 1999

The Orr Compassionate Care Center - Board of Directors 1998 - 2002

University of Pittsburgh Varsity Letter Club
Board of Directors (Past President) 1995-2004
Member 1995 to present

Presentations

"The Sophisticated User Defense" - Mealey's Silica Medicine Seminar - 2004

Representative Matters

Haase v. Badger Mining Corp, Wisconsin Supreme Court.