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Alyson J. Kirleis

4.6
7 reviews

501 Grant Street, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Health Care Liability, Long-Term Care Liability and Behavioral Health Risk & Liability

About Alyson J. Kirleis

Alyson has defended health care providers for more than 35 years, with clients ranging from physicians, nurses and dentists, to hospitals and long-term care facilities. She is an experienced litigator who secured a defense verdict in her very first jury trial in 1991, and has been trying cases to verdict ever since. She has handled civil, trial and appellate matters throughout western Pennsylvania. She has successfully tried cases to verdict before juries in state and federal courts, and has prevailed on a number of appeals before both Pennsylvania and Federal appellate courts. Alyson also represents health care professionals before various licensing boards in Pennsylvania, providing counsel from the initial incident through interviews with the Licensing Board investigators and hearings in front of the Hearing Examiner or Professional Licensing Board.

In addition to her litigation practice, Alyson provides risk management counseling for health care organizations and dental practices. She has also represented employers in governmental agency hearings and labor grievance arbitrations.

An active member of the legal community, Alyson was inducted into the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County in 2018. The Academy of Trial Lawyers is limited to 250 members which consist of 125 of the best plaintiff trial lawyers and 125 of the best defense trial lawyers in Allegheny County. Alyson was honored to serve on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Trial Lawyers and has also served on the Membership Committee. She has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2007 through 2015, and again in 2024. She is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section, and the Allegheny and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

Alyson is a frequent speaker on topics germane to her practice, including medical records documentation, licensing board matters, disruptive physicians, successful trial strategies, discovery, and labor/employment matters.

Honors & awards

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Fellow
2018-present

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2007-2015; 2024-2025

Approved Mediator, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Year joined

2024

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

May 22, 2025
Thirty-three attorneys across Marshall Dennehey's five Pennsylvania offices have been selected to the 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.

Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer Alyson J. Kirleis Joins Marshall Dennehey’s Health Care Department in Pittsburgh

Health Care Liability
February 6, 2024
Highly accomplished medical malpractice litigator, Alyson J. Kirleis, has joined Marshall Dennehey’s Pittsburgh office as a shareholder in the Health Care Department.

 

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Alyson J. Kirleis got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

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    • Health Care Liability
    • Long-Term Care Liability
    • Behavioral Health Risk & Liability

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1988, Pennsylvania
    1988, U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
    1990, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    1993, U.S. Supreme Court
    2023, U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
    Memberships

    Associations & memberships

    Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
    Board of Governors (2022-2025), Membership Committee (2022-2025)
    Allegheny County Bar Association
    American Bar Association
    Tort Trial Practice Section member
    Pennsylvania Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Pittsburgh School of Law
    Class of 1988
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Lehigh University
    Class of 1985
    B.A.

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Union Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Suite 700Pittsburgh, PA 15219U.S.A.

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    Alyson J. Kirleis was admitted in 1988 to the State of Pennsylvania.
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    Alyson J. Kirleis is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and United States Supreme Court.
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    Alyson J. Kirleis attended University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

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