1/14/2013Press Releases

DMC Announces New Shareholders

Pittsburgh-based law firm Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.  (“DMC”) is pleased to announce that the following associates have been elected shareholders in the firm:

Justin M. Gottwald
Douglas M. Grimsley
James P. Killeen
Jeffrey J. Wetzel
J. David Ziegler

Mr. Gottwald is a member of the firm’s Health Law Business, Product Liability, Commercial Law and Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Defense groups. He concentrates his practice in the areas of health care law, with a particular emphasis in medical malpractice defense. He has represented an array of hospital and health care providers, ranging from some of the nation’s largest health care institutions to community hospitals and individual physicians, assisting his clients with a variety of legal issues in multiple jurisdictions.  He received his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Grimsley serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Government Contracting and Compliance Group. Mr. Grimsley concentrates his practice in the areas of government contracting and compliance, commercial law, and product liability law. He represents an array of business entities, ranging from international corporations to closely-held organizations, assisting clients with contracting, compliance, and litigation issues in multiple jurisdictions.  He received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Grimsley served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. After law school, Mr. Grimsley attended the National Trial Advocacy College at the University of Virginia.

Mr. Killeen concentrates his practice in the area of real estate law with a particular emphasis in real estate litigation, commercial and residential real estate transaction, title insurance litigation, and landlord and tenant law. He also practices in toxic tort law, with a particular emphasis in asbestos litigation.  He received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2004. 

Mr. Wetzel concentrates his practice in the area of general liability, with a particular emphasis in medical malpractice defense, employment law, and appellate practice. He is a member of the firm’s Employment Committee and Co-Chair of the firm’s Associate Equal Justice Campaign.  He received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2004, magna cum laude. While in law school, Mr. Wetzel served as managing editor of the Journal of Law and Commerce. He is also a member of the Order of the Coif.

Mr. Ziegler concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense, with a particular emphasis in insurance bad faith litigation, uninsured/underinsured motorist litigation, professional malpractice, real estate, and construction law.  He received his J.D. from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, where he was a member of the Gourley Moot Court Trial Competition Team as well as a member of the Corpus Juris Society.

DMC has ten offices across six states, with over 140 attorneys.

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About Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. is a nationally-recognized litigation firm providing comprehensive legal expertise, as well as non-litigation services, in a multitude of practice areas. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, and founded more than 100 years ago, the firm has grown to include offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Haddonfield, New Jersey; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Columbus and Steubenville, Ohio; and Wheeling, West Virginia.
For more information:  800-243-5412 x 5311 or www.dmclaw.com.