Devon F. Ferris

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (2016)
  • Villanova University, B.A. (2013)

Devon F. Ferris

Associate

dferris@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-281-7272

Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402

Main: 412-281-7272
Fax: 888-811-7144

Profile & Honors

Devon F. Ferris is an associate of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. She concentrates her practice in the areas of energy law, mineral law, and real estate, with a particular emphasis in oil and gas.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ferris served as an attorney advisor on federal workers’ compensation matters, immigration law, and whistleblower litigation at the U.S. Department of Labor – Office of Administrative Law Judges. During law school, she interned with the Appeals Unit of the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office and clerked for Justice Debra Todd of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (2016)
  • Villanova University, B.A. (2013)
Presentations & Publications

Publications

  • Reconciling Ex Post Facto Analysis and Straddle Offenses: Alternative Approaches to Incomplete Crimes in Commonwealth v. Rose, 54 Duq. L. Rev. 451 (2016)
Admissions & Licenses

Admissions and Licenses

  • Pennsylvania Bar Admission
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships & Community

Memberships

  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Community

  • Duquesne University School of Law Appellate Moot Court Team Coach (coached arbitration team to national finals two years in a row and appellate team to first place finish at national security law competition)
  • National Conference on the First Amendment (Assistant Conference Coordinator 2018)
Education

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (2016), magna cum laude; Dr. John E. Murray, Jr. Outstanding Writing Award; ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Care Law; Best Appellate Brief Award; Outstanding Oral Advocate; Order of the Barristers; Shalom Moot Court Award; recipient of CALI Excellence for the Future Awards® in Legal Research and Writing I, Legal Research and Writing II, Torts II, and Law and Medical Ethics
  • Villanova University, B.A. (2013), English