Lisa A. Mantella

Lisa A. Mantella is Counsel in Leech Tishman’s Litigation, Embezzlement, Internal Investigations and White Collar & Criminal Defense Practice Groups. Lisa is based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office where she focuses her practice on internal investigations and white collar criminal defense matters.

Lisa has extensive experience with complex criminal litigation matters. Before joining Leech Tishman, Lisa served as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County for over 10 years. During that time, she prosecuted white collar criminal cases involving employee theft, fraud, corruption, bribery, money laundering, misapplication of property, obstruction of justice and embezzlement. She has tried numerous jury and non-jury trials to verdict including several cases against elected and public officials. Lisa served as a legal advisor to the Allegheny County Investigating Grand Jury in multiple investigations involving individuals and organizations including a hospital and public schools. She was also designated by the District Attorney to handle state level wiretap matters and assisted law enforcement in obtaining evidence through the use of consensual and nonconsensual wiretaps.