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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.

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

Prior to her time as a judge, Lenihan was a civil litigation attorney as well as Corporate Secretary & Assistant Counsel at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She completed her mediation training at the Federal Judicial Center and subsequently taught those skills to judges on a national level. Judge Lenihan received her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and served on the Law Review. She currently teaches Mediation Skills at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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