Steven L. Ettinger

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D. (2013)
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (2009)

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Steven L. Ettinger

Shareholder

settinger@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-392-5631

Four Gateway Center
444 Liberty Avenue
Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1225

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

Profile & Honors

Steven L. Ettinger is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and Co-Chair of the Health Law Business Group. He helps lead case strategy and briefing efforts in complex litigation and appellate matters on behalf healthcare clients and has successfully briefed dispositive motions, appellate matters, and discovery issues in state and federal courts. Mr. Ettinger has managed appeals up to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He also advises clients on internal hospital policies, privilege concerns, patient safety, HIPAA matters, and mandatory reporting obligations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ettinger practiced with a local firm in Pittsburgh. During law school, he served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Mr. Ettinger was a research assistant for Professor Hosea H. Harvey at Temple’s School of Law.

Professional Accomplishments

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America since 2021:  Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Practice Focus

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D. (2013)
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (2009)

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Representative Matters

Representative Matters

  • Precedential appellate decision expanding peer review protections under Pennsylvania law
  • Precedential appellate decision reversing an injunction that had forced a hospital to provide ivermectin treatment to a COVID patient
  • Transfer of venue in negligence litigation
  • Obtaining dismissal of disability claims against a hospital
  • Obtaining dismissal of medical airline consultants in mask mandate litigation
  • Handling class actions and complex litigation involving sexual abuse, data breaches, and invasions of privacy
Presentations & Publications

Speaking Engagements

Mr. Ettinger guest lectures on patient privacy issues at the University of Pittsburgh.

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
Education

Education

  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D. (2013), cum laude; Temple Law Review (Research Editor); Dean’s List; Beasley Scholarship; Paul Willig Scholarship; Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (2009), Economics and Politics–Philosophy, magna cum laude; Dean’s List; University Honors College Scholar