Lauren A. Melfa Catanzarite

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D. (2007)
  • Elon University, B.A. (2004)

Lauren A. Melfa Catanzarite

Principal

lcatanzarite@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-392-5341

Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402

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

Profile & Honors

Lauren A. Melfa Catanzarite is a principal of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. She concentrates her practice in the areas of civil litigation and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis in the food and beverage industry.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Melfa Catanzarite practiced with a local firm in Pittsburgh. Upon completing law school, she served as associate counsel with the Allegheny County Office of Conflict Counsel from 2008 to 2010, a deputy judicial clerk to the Honorable Eugene B. Strassburger III of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2017, and a law clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Mitchell of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2019.

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D. (2007)
  • Elon University, B.A. (2004)
Presentations & Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • “Federal Practice in a Virtual Platform: Being the Best Advocate in the New Normal” (Moderator), ACBA Annual Bench-Bar Conference, Federal Court Section CLE, 2022
  • “Federal Court Civil Practice – Commencement Through Post-Trial” (Moderator), ACBA Annual Bench-Bar Conference, Federal Court Section CLE, 2021
Admissions & Licenses

Admissions and Licenses

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

Memberships

  • Allegheny County Bar Association
    – Appellate Practice Committee (Chair 2023–2024)
    – Bench-Bar Conference Committee (Member 2018–2022)
    – Criminal Litigation Section (Member 2014–present)
    – Federal Court Section (Member 2019–present; Counsel Board Member 2019–2022)
    – Membership Committee (Chair 2018–2022)
  • Allegheny County Bar Foundation
     – Young Lawyer Fellow (Class of 2016)

Community

  • Thornburg Borough Council (Elected Council Member 2022–present)
  • United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
    – Women’s Leadership Council (Member 2022–present)
Education

Education

  • Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D. (2007); Lynette Norton Memorial Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy; American College of Trial Lawyers National Trial Competition Semi-Finalist; Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition; Best Overall Cross Examination Award recipient; American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition Finalist
  • Elon University, B.A. (2004), summa cum laude, Corporate Communications