Biography

Gerri's three areas of practice are diverse. The first is her work in health law, dealing with claims litigation and provider contracts. She represents health insurance companies in claims litigation and providers of all sizes in reimbursement and contract matters. She also does a large amount of employment work, representing employers and employees handling discrimination cases and EOC claims, benefits issues, negotiating, drafting, and more. Then there is her work in adoption; as an individual, Gerri probably handles the second greatest volume of private adoption work in western Pennsylvania.

She enjoys all three areas, especially the onsite training she does in her employment work. She admits that the adoption work is closest to her heart, stemming from her own experience of adopting a daughter.

Gerri is passionate about reading, cooking, movies, and traveling. She decided she wanted to be a lawyer at the age of eleven, inspired by her hero Robert Kennedy ("He helped people, and I want to help people," she remembers thinking).

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Representative Matters

• Successfully represented real estate developers in Third Circuit appeal and 
subsequent trial on First Amendment retaliation claim against Township.
• Successfully represented adoption agency in involuntarily terminating parental rights 
of birth fathers who contested termination of parental rights.
• Handled and settled class actions brought by health care providers against third party 
payors in federal and state court.
• Represented employer in federal sexual harassment and discrimination claim 
brought by former employee and obtained favorable settlement for client.

Professional Affiliations

• American Health Lawyers Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Chair, Adoption Committee
• Advisory Board, New Choices, Carlow University
• Board of Directors, School Facilities Management Corporation
• Secretary, Board of Directors, the Pace School
• Recognized as an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell peer review

Background

• 2005  Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC

  Compliance Officer
• 1981  Springer Bush & Perry, P.C.