Judicial Insight
Mediation Excellence

The Honorable Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan is a nationally recognized United States Magistrate Judge who served for 20 years on the bench in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Her federal court case experience spans virtually every type of dispute, including employment matters, FLSA claims, class action suits, civil rights litigation, environmental claims, medical malpractice, complex commercial matters, and personal injury. She has presided over many jury and bench trials, ruled on countless discovery disputes, and successfully mediated hundreds of cases. During the Court’s Covid-19 initiative to resolve cases, Judge Lenihan had a 96% success rate. After retiring from the bench in October 2023, she has decided to continue her work in mediation and other forms of conflict resolution. She and her team are available to provide mediation, early neutral evaluation, arbitration and special master services.

The Honorable Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan is a nationally recognized United States Magistrate Judge who served for 20 years on the bench in the Western District of Pennsylvania and has recently retired. Her federal court case experience spans virtually every type of dispute including employment matters, FLSA claims, class action suits, civil rights litigation, environmental claims, medical malpractice, complex commercial matters, and personal injury. She has presided over many jury and bench trials, ruled on countless discovery disputes, and successfully mediated hundreds of cases. During the Court’s Covid-19 initiative to resolve cases, Judge Lenihan had a 96% success rate. After retiring from the bench in October 2023, she has decided to continue her work in mediation and other forms of conflict resolution. 

A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO
LEGAL EXCELLENCE

Judge Lenihan currently has an 85% settlement rate primarily handling cases in the early discovery phase.  As one litigant stated: “I had never been in a situation like this business breakup before, and was a bit anxious, to say the least. I appreciate the fact that you were able to oversee the process so that it remained civil, allowed all sides to be heard, and kept us all moving toward a mutual agreement.”
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