Cynthia O'Donnell | Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer

Cindy grew up in White Oak where she attended McKeesport High School.  She has lived in Pittsburgh all of her life and currently resides in Pleasant Hills.

Cindy attended University of Pittsburgh where she obtained a BS in Psychology and later went to Pitt’s School of Law, graduating in 1990.  Following law school, Cindy was a judicial clerk for the late Judge Peter Paul Olszewski of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Cindy subsequently worked at prominent Pittsburgh law firms where she focused her practice on civil litigation including cases involving motor vehicle accidents, products liability, premises liability, workers’ compensation claims and general insurance coverage matters.  Cindy has worked on both the defense side and representation of injured parties.  Since joining Patberg Law Firm her practice is devoted exclusively to representing injured parties and she also is in engaged in commercial litigation and employment litigation.

Cindy is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania courts, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  She has argued before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and has tried a number of cases to verdict.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Allegheny Bar Association.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Patberg Law Firm	Pittsburgh	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
University of Pittsburgh	Bachelors	Psychology	N/A

State / Court	Date
West Virginia	2012
Pennsylvania	1990

• Member | Pennsylvania State Bar Association
  Member | West Virginia State Bar Association

• Business Litigation - Patberg Law Firm
  Successful defense of prominent businessman in suit brought by parties claiming 6 figure damages for breach of contract

• Construction Litigation - Patberg Law Firm
  6 figure award against general contractor for failing to pay sub-contractor on large construction project 6 figure verdict against contractor who performed sub-standard construction on residential home remodeling job Negotiation and settlement of complex multi-million dollar dispute on large construction project

• Employment Law - Patberg Law Firm
  $500,000 Employment Law settlement for sex discrimination and harassment for executive manager $200,000 Employment Law settlement for sex discrimination and harassment for a professional employee

• Motor Vehicle Accidents - Patberg Law Firm
  $4.6 million trucking accident settlement 6 figure verdict against drunk driver striking another motorist and causing serious injuries 6 figure verdict for passenger injured in motor vehicle crash 6 figure settlement involving young boy struck by driver who fled scene of accident 6 figure settlement involving woman injured by vehicle crossing center line

• Medical Malpractice - Patberg Law Firm
  $2.5 million breast cancer medical malpractice jury verdict $1 million colon cancer medical malpractice settlement $4.4 million birth trauma medical malpractice settlement $150,000 Chiropractic malpractice settlement $1 Million Nursing Malpractice Causing Cardiac Arrest case

• Personal Injury - Patberg Law Firm
  $180,000 Negligent Dog bite case and settlement for mauled victim

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