Background
Acheson, Amy J. was born on July 16, 1963 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Willard Phillips and Patricia Louise (Marshall) Acheson.
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Amy J. Acheson
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Haverford College (Bachelor of Arts, 1984). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1987).
Career
Berrington v. Berrington, 534 Pennsylvania 393, 633 A.2d 589 (1993); Cavaliere v. Duff"s Business Institute, 413 Pennsylvania Super. 357, 605 A.2d 397 (1992); City of Pittsburgh v. Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Review, 129 Pennsylvania Comwlth. 69, 564 A.2d 1026 (1989), appeal denied, 525 Pennsylvania 587, 575 A.2d 117 (1990); Lacey v. Cessna Aircraft Company, 932 F.2d 170 (3d Circuit 1991), rehearing denied.Worked at Berger Law Firm, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1988, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Order of the Coif.
Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1986-1987. Company-Author with A.J. Basinski: "Preventing Inadvertent Waivers." National Law Journal, February 14, 1994.
"New Weapon Against Civil RICO Claims," Insurance Journal, June 7, 1993.
Member: Allegheny County (Member, Civil Litigation Section. Young Lawyers Division), Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation Section.
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee) and American (Member, Litigation Section. Judicial Administration Division Lawyers" Conference, 1991.
Chair, Subcommittee on Discipline of Federal Judges) Bar Associations.
Achievements
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Finance officer Retired Senior Volunteer Program Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, 1990-1991. Treasurer Parents League for Emotional Adjustments, Pittsburgh, 1990-1991. Member advisory board Pennsylvania Department Correction, Community Service Center Northern 1, Pittsburgh, 1990-1997.
Board managers The Woodwell, Pittsburgh, 1992-1997, vice president, 1998-2000. Board directors Presbyterian Seniorcare Network, Inc., 2000^. Board trustees Shadyside Presbyterian Church Nursery School, 2001-2003.
Member American Bar Association (judicial administration division committee, chairman subcommittee on discipline of federal judges, 1990-1991), Association of Trial Lawyers of America (life member), Allegheny County Bar Association (young lawyers section council 1990-1991), Order of the Coif, Order of the Wig and Robe.
