AREAS OF PRACTICE
Employment LawCommercial Litigation
Civil Rights
EDUCATION
Duquesne University B.S., Cum Laude, Delta Sigma Pi, 2009
St. John’s University School of Law J.D., 2012ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania, 2014United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Maria N. Pipak
Senior Attorney
Maria practices in the fields of employment and civil rights litigation, healthcare related matters and commercial litigation. She manages discovery, including electronic discovery, in actions in both state and federal court. Her experience as a former federal Law Clerk serves the firm well in her writing and trial support efforts.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
JonesPassodelis, PLLC, Attorney, November 2014-PresentHon. Maureen Kelly, United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania, Law Clerk, September 2014-November 2014
Hon. David J. Novak, United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, Law Clerk, August 2012-August 2014
St. John’s University School of Law Child Advocacy Clinic, Legal Intern, Fall 2011
United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia, Law Clerk, Summer 2011
Hon. Kenneth M. Karas, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York, Intern, Summer 2010
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member, Young Lawyers Division (2019)
- Women's Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania, Member
- New York Law Review, Articles Editor (2011-2012)
- St. John’s Journal of International and Comparative Law, Articles Editor (2011-2012)
RECOGNITION
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2023, 2024