Daniel R. Michelmore
Associate

(412) 560-3272 (phone)
(412) 471-1106 (fax)

Pittsburgh, PA Office

DANIEL R. MICHELMORE, an associate in the Pittsburgh Regional Office, specializes in the defense of civil matters in both state and federal court. His practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation areas, including municipal law, civil rights law, employment discrimination, and general tort litigation.

Mr. Michelmore is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Prior to joining Swartz Campbell in 2005, he served as law clerk to the Honorable R. Stanton Wettick, Jr. of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. He received his B.A. in International Studies from Kenyon College in 2001 and his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2004, where he was an Articles Editor on the Journal of Law & Policy and the recipient of the Christophine G. Mutharika International Law Prize and the Land Use Law Prize.

Mr. Michelmore has significant experience abroad, having lived in Pakistan as a child and studied in England and India while in college. During law school Mr. Michelmore spent a summer working at a human rights law clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing basketball, going to movies, and reading about politics, history, and architecture and design.

Areas of Practice

Municipal and Public Official Liability
Employment Practices Liability
Law Enforcement Liability
Civil Rights Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Premises Liability
Personal Injury Defense
Motor Vehicle Accident Defense
Professional Malpractice Defense
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Toxic Tort Defense
Subrogation

Bar Admissions

2004 Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

2005 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
2007 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education

2004
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
J.D.
Editorial Board, Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
Christophine G. Mutharika International Law Prize
Land Use Law Prize

2001
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
B.A., International Studies
Cum Laude
High Honors

Affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit

Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Clerkship

Law Clerk, Honorable R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 2004