
John C. Conti
Shareholder
jconti@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-392-5425
Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402
Main: 412-281-7272
Fax: 888-811-7144
Los Angeles, CA
- Main: 818-649-7821
Bar Admissions
- California
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (1978)
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A. (1975)
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Representative Matters
- Tried over 175 cases to verdict during course of career
- Since 2007 received defense verdicts in 21 medical negligence jury trials, including death cases involving aortic dissection, myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, and acute coronary syndrome
- Litigation experience encompasses not only the full spectrum of professional negligence claims but also includes such diverse matters as breach of confidentiality, wrongful discharge, defamation, fraud, and cyber security
- Frequently called upon to represent hospitals in litigation arising from credentialing disputes and other peer review issues
- In addition to trial work, has overseen the successful appeals of well over a dozen matters, including obtaining Judgment N.O.V. of a $2.5 million verdict (Griffin v. UPMC)
- Currently serving as lead counsel for the region’s largest health care system, UPMC, in national litigation, including class actions, arising from Hepatitis C infections
- Currently serving as lead counsel in a series of lawsuits arising from a mass shooting at a psychiatric facility, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
- Served as an expert witness in bad faith litigation in lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan
- Represented one of the lead witnesses and first deponent in the NHL class action concussion litigation
- In 2017 received a precedent setting dismissal of a massive data breach class action on behalf of a major health care system (Dittman v. UPMC, 2017 PA Super 8 (Pa. Super. 2017))
- Currently serving as lead counsel in all concussion-related matters for UPMC, a nationally recognized center for concussion-related research and expertise
Speaking Engagements
- Served on the faculty of approximately 70 seminars for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute; frequent lecturer on all facets of professional negligence and related litigation
- “Cyber Security, Data Breaches and the Rise of the Dark Web” (Co-Presenter), ACC Pennsylvania CLE, 4/5/2016
Publications
- “The Opening Statement For the Defense” (Author), California Litigation, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2017, pp. 22–27
- Matthew Bender’s Federal Evidence Practice Guide (Board of Editors for 5 years)
- “Trial Objections” (Chapter Author), Litigation, American Bar Association, p. 16, Fall 1987
Admissions and Licenses
- California Bar Admission (1985)
- Pennsylvania Bar Admission (1978)
Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- The State Bar of California
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. (1978)
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A. (1975)