Associations
Sharon L. Taylor,
Dennis A. Watson, principal, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.was elected chairman of the Allegheny League of Municipalities.
Paul K. Rudoy, managing partner, H2R CPA, was elected chairman-elect of the North America Board of Directors of CPA Associates International Inc.
Education
Duquesne University named Kenneth Parker its new Ryan Endowed Chair for Newman Studies, effective July 1, 2017.
Law
Burns White hired Laura L. Reinhart and Andrew W Reinhart, both formerly of Reinhart Sanchez, LLC, as members.
Ms. Reinhart has concentrated her practice in counseling and defending Class I railroads in FELA litigation throughout multiple state and federal courts. Mr. Reinhart counsels clients in a variety of areas including transportation litigation, regulatory matters, compliance issues, e-discovery, whistleblower cases, labor and employment disputes, real estate litigation, zoning, commercial disputes, contractual negotiations, toxic tort litigation, products liability litigation, other complex litigation from pre-lawsuit through appellate stages.
Law
Lori Petrel joined Julian Gray Associates as a client coordinator.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP said Stephanie A. Short joined as a member its litigation services department. She focuses on aviation and product liability matters.