KATHRYN M. KENYON is a partner in the Employment & Labor, Litigation and Health Care Practice Groups of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP.

Ms. Kenyon focuses her litigation practice on complex commercial matters; civil rights litigation; defense of claims of professional malpractice; and employment litigation defense. She has successfully represented a variety of clients in extended pre-trial negotiations, at trial, and in federal and state proceedings.

Representative matters of Ms. Kenyon’s practice include:

• Defending medical negligence claims against a community hospital and obtaining a defense verdict on behalf of the client after a jury trial.
• Obtaining dismissal of claims against a health system regarding credentialing of staff physicians and issues of corporate negligence.
• Defending an insurer in a civil suit involving wrongful denial of insurance benefits.
• Representing municipalities and employers in litigation matters involving claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge and whistle blowing.
• Representing non-profit housing association in tenant issues in arbitrations and non-jury trials as well as contract negotiations for federal funding.
• Representing former employee of corporation in trade secret litigation including preparation of declarations and defending deposition, which resulted in employee not being named as a party to the litigation.
• Defending correctional healthcare providers in civil rights litigation as well as licensing and professional claims.

Ms. Kenyon is Chair of the Administrative Board of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Legal Services Association where she serves as Treasurer. She is a former member of the United Way of Allegheny County’s Women’s Leadership Council. Ms. Kenyon was past Treasurer of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and served as Chair of its Public Service Committee for over six years.

Ms. Kenyon was a recipient of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network 2013 Excellence Award which recognizes Ms. Kenyon for her efforts in support of the clients served by the civil legal programs of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. In addition, she was the recipient of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s ‘2008 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award’, presented to a young attorney who best exemplifies leadership and distinguished service to the legal profession and the community at large.

Ms. Keyon was selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a Lawyer on the Fast Track for 2010. Ms. Kenyon has also been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2010, 2011 and 2012 in the area of Health Care and from 2005 through 2009 in the area of Business Litigation.