Mark Hamilton is a Resident Partner in our Pittsburgh office. He also maintains an active federal court practice from the firm's Philadelphia office. Mark is a Pittsburgh native who received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1979. His practice includes: civil rights and municipal liability cases; employment discrimination litigation; professional errors and omissions; and, the defense of personal injury lawsuits.
Mr. Hamilton is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and the U. S. District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. He regularly appears before administrative tribunals; most frequently, the PAHRC and EEOC. He has tried numerous cases to verdict over the past thirty years and has earned a reputation among peers and clients as an accomplished trial attorney. Mr. Hamilton is a popular lecturer and panelist on a variety of professional topics before regional and national audiences.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1979
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Bachelor of Arts - 1976
Bar Admission
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Current Employment Position
- Partner
Professional Associations
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Defense Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Defense Research Institute
- American Arbitration Association, Member, Panel of Arbitration
Classes and Seminars
- Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability, Defense Research Institute