Background
DiPietro, Melanie was born on October 29, 1944 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Jessie (Detoro) DiP.
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Melanie DiPietro
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Bachelor cum laude, Seton Hill College, 1969; Master of Arts, Occidental College, 1971; Juris Doctor, Duquesne U., 1975; certified, Harvard University, 1985; Juris Canonici Licentiatus summa cum laude, U. St. Thomas, Rome, 1987.
Career
Worked at Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Health Care Law, Church-Affiliated/Non-Profit Corporations. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Pennsylvania and United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1992, Missouri.
Member, Order of Barristers.
Instructor, Administration of Justice, Duquesne University, 1979. Lecturer: Business Law, Seton Hill College, 1978-1980. Author: Revisions of "Canonical Concerns in Hospital Contracts," Hospital Contract Manual, Aspen Public, 1988, 1990, 1992.
"Fact Finding Faith," The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, Volume 3, The Catholic University of America, pub. 1987; "Special Problems of Religious Institutions," in Representing Tax-Exempt Organizations, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February, 1990. "Traveling Trust: Hidden Risks," Legal Bulletin Office of Legal Services, November, 1991.
"The Search for Identity: Canonical Sponsorship of Catholic Healthcare," CHA, St. Louis, Missouri (publisher). Member/Trustee, Legal Commission Caritas Internationales, Seton Hill College. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Elderly Law Project Neighborhood Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1976-1980. Member American Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association (religious and charitable orgns.com., public service committee, mental health committee), Caritas Internationalis: Legal Affairs Commission.
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Awards
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Coro Foundation grantee, 1970-1971. Recipient West Public award, 1975, Cardinal Cooke award National Association Catholic Chaplains, 1984. Named one of Outstanding Young Women American, 1975, 77.Coro Foundation grantee, 1970-1971. Recipient West Public award, 1975, Cardinal Cooke award National Association Catholic Chaplains, 1984. Named one of Outstanding Young Women American, 1975, 77.