MEMBERS OF FIRM
J. Alan Johnson (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 2, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Valley Forge Military Academy; Kent State University (B.B.A., 1968); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1971). Recipient: Duquesne Shalom Trial Moot Court Award; Outstanding Law Alumnus Award, Duquesne University Law Alumni Association, 1985; Leadership Pittsburgh, 1989. Listed in: Who's Who in America, 44th Edition; Best Lawyers in America, 1996; Best Lawyers, Pittsburgh Magazine, February 2006, 2007 and 2008; Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2007. Member, Duquesne Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University, 1988-1989. Assistant District Attorney: Allegheny County 1971-1975; Homicide Division, 1974-1975. Special Attorney, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, 1975-1976. Assistant United States Attorney, 1976-1978. Chief, Organized Crime Section, 1977-1978. First Assistant United States Attorney, 1978-1981. United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1981-1989. Chairman, United States Attorneys Attorney General's Advisory Committee, 1984. Member, Federal Judicial Selection Commission, 1989-1990. Hearing Committee Member, The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2003. Partner, Johnson & Eddy, LLC, 2000. Member: Allegheny County and American (Member, Criminal Section) Bar Associations; National Association of Former United States Attorneys; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Fraud; Identity Theft; Bribery; Computer Crimes; Forgery; Bank Fraud; Stockbroker Misconduct; Antitrust Law; Securities Fraud; Corporate Fraud; Corporate Embezzlement; Whistle Blower Litigation; Qui-tam Action; Corruption; Internal Investigations; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: J. Alan Johnson
Cynthia Reed Eddy (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia (inactive); 1986, District of Columbia (inactive); 1988, Pennsylvania, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1982); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1986). Order of the Coif. Katherine McDowell Scholar. Recipient, Variety Club Excellence in Law Enforcement Award. Named, Best Lawyers in America, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Federal Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Glen Williams, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1982-1983. Summer Legal Intern, Office of Legal Counsel for the Rules Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1981. Faculty research Assistant, Washington & Lee University Law Center. Moderator and Presenter, Criminal Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2007-2008. Author: "Changes in Corporate Integrity Legislation, Pittsburgh Legal Journal, September 2002; "Rebuilding Dimitri," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, February 2001; "Small Companies Need Legal Compliance Program," Cohen & Grisby Review, Winter 1997; "Liability Shield - How to Protect Your Company from Criminal Fraud," Small Business News, 1996; "Healthcare Fraud Major Target of Federal Prosecutors," Cohen & Grisby Review, 1996. Instructor: "Forensic Accounting," 2006 and "The Anatomy of a Tax Fraud Investigation, 1998, 2000 and 2006, Community College of Allegheny County; "Corporate Investigations," PACDA, 2005; "Corporate Investigations," 2004, "An Afternoon of Criminal Law," 2003, "Dealing with IRS Special Agents," 2003, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; "Legal Ethics, A Literary Prospective," Alleghany County Bar Association, 2003-2004; "How to Detect and Avoid Fraud with an Effective Compliance Program," 1998 and "How to Respond to a Government Investigation, Instruction Film," 1997, Health Care Financial Management Association. Early Neutral Evaluator, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Court. Member, Third Circuit Lawyers Advisory Committee, 2008-2011. Partner, Johnson & Eddy, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000. Assistant Special Prosecutor, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999-2000. Sole Practitioner, Cynthia Reed Fiddy Attorney at Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998-2000. Director, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996-1998. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, 1991-1996. Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D.C., 1985-1987. Attorney Advisor, Honorable Perry Shields, United States Tax Court, Washington, D.C., 1983-1985. Member, Third Circuit Review CLE Committee, 2006-2008. Moderator, Corporate Criminal Litigation, Allegheny County Bar Association, 2007. Member: Alleghany County Bar Association (Member, 1999-2001, 2007-2010; Treasurer, Federal Court Council, 2008-2009; Law Fellow, 2004-2008; Officer, Nominating Committee, 2005-2008); Women's Bar Association (Member: 2001-2004; Advisory Committee for Revision of Federal Rule of Procedure of Procedure 16, 2001; Judiciary Committee, 1999-2002; Chair, Judiciary Committee, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Fraud; Identity Theft; Bribery; Computer Crimes; Forgery; Bank Fraud; Stockbroker Misconduct; Antitrust Law; Securities Fraud; Corporate Fraud; Corporate Embezzlement; Whistle Blower Litigation; Qui-tam Action; Corruption.Email: Cynthia Reed Eddy