Alison Viola is a highly motivated and dynamic commercial litigator with experience in a broad range of litigation matters.
At Metz Lewis, Ali focuses her commercial litigation practice on breach of contract and warranty claims, business torts, shareholder disputes and oppression claims, directors and officers liability, and litigating restrictive covenant and trade secret matters. Ali is also an experienced Estate & Trusts litigator and is involved in advising and litigating a range of oil and gas related issues.
She also has experience with litigating real estate, False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statue, employment discrimination, product liability, pharmaceutical, financial servicing issues and foreclosure, and mass tort, and class action cases. She is admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia and has extensive experience in both state and federal courts. When working with Ali, clients can expect a diligent work ethic and transparent communication on each and every matter.
While earning her law degree, Ali served as a law clerk and summer associate at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. During this time she gained valuable experience in financial services litigation, primarily concentrating on foreclosure actions. At the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, she was a Torts Teaching Assistant to first-year law students and served as an Associate Editor of the Duquesne Law Review. Additionally, Ali was an active member of the Duquesne Appellate Moot Court Board and competed in several competitions.
In her free time, Ali enjoys working out, hiking with her dog, and cooking.
Core Strengths
- Commercial Contract Disputes
- Complex and Commercial Business Litigation
Professional Affiliations & Honors
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Super Lawyers 2024 Rising Star
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division and Civil Litigation Sections
- Women’s Institute for Leadership in Law
Background
- 2021: Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe LLC
- 2017: Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott, LLC
Education
- 2017: J.D., summa cum laude, Duquesne University School of Law; Duquesne Law Review, Executive Editor; Appellate Moot Court, Member; Torts I & II Teaching Assistant; C.A.L.I. Awards: Appellate Practice and Procedure, Civil Procedure, and Family Law
- 2013: B.S. Criminal Justice, Minor History, summa cum laude, Youngstown State University
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia