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Attorney's Sex Discrimination Suit Can Proceed in Court: 3rd Circuit
A prominent Pittsburgh law firm has lost its battle to prevent one of its female partners from suing the firm for sex discrimination and sexual harassment now that the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the woman cannot be forced to arbitrate her claims.Appeal Tests Partner's Ability to Sue Firm
A female partner who sued Dickie McCamey & Chilcote for discrimination has appealed federal Judge Arthur Schwab's ruling that found she could not be considered an "employee."Female Former Partner Gets Greenlight to Sue Firm for Discrimination
Dickie McCamey Opens Cleveland Office
Pittsburgh-based Dickie McCamey has opened a Cleveland office with three litigators from Cleveland-based Gallagher Sharp, including the firm's former products liability practice group chair. In recent years, more Pennsylvania firms have expanded west, some to take advantage of the rise in oil and gas operations.Partner Trumps Woman: Female Shareholder's Sex Discrimination Suit Against Firm Tossed
Partner's Discrimination Suit Against Firm Headed Back to 3rd Circuit
A Pennsylvania law firm is poised to square off in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against one of its own partners in a potentially groundbreaking sex discrimination suit that could open the door to female lawyers suing for equal pay -- even after they have been named partners. Alyson J. Kirleis accuses Dickie McCamey of paying women lawyers less than men and claims she was told by a male partner that the role of female lawyers was to prepare lawsuits for trials that would be handled by male lawyers.3rd Circuit Tosses Sex Bias Lawsuit by Law Firm Shareholder
A woman lawyer cannot sue her firm for sex discrimination if her status as a shareholder and director gives her the ability to participate in firm governance and a percentage of firm profits, the 3rd Circuit has ruled. The federal appeals court found that Alyson Kirleis, as a Class A shareholder, was unable to qualify as an employee under the multifactor test created by the U.S. Supreme Court. Since only employees have the right to sue for sexual discrimination, the 3rd Circuit affirmed a lower court's dismissal of the case.Sex Discrimination Ruling Highlights Dilemma for Female Partners
The recent 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Kirleis v. Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, in which a female partner was unable to sue for sex discrimination because she had voting rights and shared in firm profits, did little to change the law but much to bring to the fore the issue of parity between men and women lawyers.PLW - People in the News, December 20, 2011
Richard D. Klaber, an attorney from Pittsburgh-based Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, was honored by the Allegheny County Bar Association for 50 years in the practice of law.Trending Stories
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