Judge Lenihan has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Pennsylvania since April 2004. From January 2000 until her appointment to the bench she served as Assistant Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Before going in-house, Judge Lenihan was in private practice handling primarily corporate litigation matters. Judge Lenihan is a 1983 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she is teaching Mediation Skills and serves as a member of its Board of Visitors. In her role as a federal Magistrate Judge, Lenihan handles a wide variety of both criminal and civil cases. She was appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to the Federal Judicial Center’s Magistrate Judge Education Committie through which she  taught magistrate judges on a national level in a wide variety of areas, including mediation skills. She has also mediated hundreds of cases for her colleagues on the bench. Judge Lenihan was instrumental in developing the ADR Policies and Procedures for the Western District of Pennsylvania and serves on the Court’s Case Management and ADR Committee. She plans to retire in October of 2023 and start her own mediation practice as Judge Lenihan ADR. 

Elizabeth Bailey is of counsel at Grant & Eisenhofer where she focuses on complex and mass tort litigation as well as catastrophic injury litigation. Prior to joining G&E, Ms. Bailey was a partner in the Philadelphia office of a national catastrophic personal injury law firm. Many of her clients sustained life-altering physical and/or emotional injuries from corporate negligence, defective consumer and industrial products, and workplace injuries. She has also represented student sexual assault survivors and student-survivor organizations in cases of alleged sexual discrimination, harassment, and violence on campuses. While in college, Ms. Bailey worked summers as a member of the local United Automobile Workers Union (UAW), on the third shift in an auto parts plant. This experience provides her a unique perspective—one few lawyers have—when representing workers injured in the workplace. Ms. Bailey has been recognized on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list every year since 2017. She was also named one of the top ten female personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. Ms. Bailey earned her LLM in trial advocacy and J.D. from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, and her B.S. from Penn State University. She is a member of the American Association for Justice (Vice Chair, Product Liability Section), the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers.  

A partner with German
Gallagher & Murtagh, Andre manages the investigation, litigation, and
defense of numerous high-impact, complex cases involving catastrophic injury
or death. Andre concentrates his practice on defending insured and self-insured
entities in various litigation matters, including premises liability, dram
shop/liquor liability cases, transportation, and professional liability
matters. Prior to joining German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Andre was
Trial Counsel for a large Insurance Company where he led an expansive range
of cases in both state and federal courts. The diverse nature of Andre’s
practice, along with his background and expertise, provides him with a unique
perspective when advising and counseling clients towards attaining the best
and most cost-effective resolution. Andre’s professional activities extend
beyond the courtroom as he is very active in the legal community. Andre was
listed as one of 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, named one of
Pennsylvania Legal Award’s “2021 Lawyers on the Fast Track” by The Legal
Intelligencer, and recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer “Rising Star.”
Andre is an elected member of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Board of
Governors; he served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers
Division (“YLD”) and is an Executive Committee member of the Philadelphia
Association of Defense Counsel (“PADC”). Andre is also active with the
Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he serves in the House of Delegates.
Andre is an active member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate
Counsel (FDCC), a widely recognized defense organization composed of leaders
in their practice area who have achieved professional distinction. The FDCC
membership is highly selective via nomination only. When Andre is not
practicing law, he enjoys traveling, listening to podcasts, and reading
(during the pandemic, he created a book club with friends). He also enjoys
spending time with his family at Smith Memorial Playground &
Playhouse, where he serves on the Board of Directors.