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Sally Griffith Cimini

Partner

Sally Griffith Cimini is a Partner with Leech Tishman and chairs the firm’s Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Groups. Based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office, Sally is highly regarded for her experience in the areas of employment law and alternative dispute resolution. For many years, Sally served on the firm’s Management Committee.

Sally has over 32 years of experience devoted exclusively to counseling and litigating on behalf of private and public sector employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, from hiring through termination. She regularly advises clients on employment discrimination issues, workplace and sexual harassment, disability accommodation, Family & Medical Leave Act compliance, employee handbooks, human resource policies and practices, wage and hour issues, use of temporary/leased/contract employees and independent contractors, performance appraisals, workplace investigations, drug and alcohol testing, workplace privacy issues, disciplinary action and termination, reductions in force, employment at-will/wrongful discharge, alternative dispute resolution, union avoidance, employment agreements, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements, severance agreements, waivers and releases, and unemployment compensation claims.

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Sally routinely represents employers in employment discrimination litigation before the federal and state courts as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. She also represents employers in all aspects of labor relations, including collective bargaining, grievances, arbitration and National Labor Relations Board proceedings. Sally has extensive experience with wage and hour practice before the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division.

Sally is well-known in the field of alternative dispute resolution, particularly as an employment dispute mediator, arbitrator and early neutral evaluator. She regularly serves as a mediator, arbitrator and early neutral evaluator for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Sally is a mediator and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and also provides services as a private mediator. She is also a panel mediator on the UPMC Intermediation Panel. Sally has served as a contract mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and as a member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. In May 2014, the Pennsylvania Bar Association awarded her its annual Sir Francis Bacon Dispute Resolution Award in recognition and appreciation for her pioneering efforts to develop and enhance mediation throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She is the past president of the Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania, and formerly chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s ADR Committee.

Prior to joining Leech Tishman, Sally was a shareholder and associate at various prominent law firms in Pittsburgh. During the course of her career, she has practiced employment and labor law in both private practice and as in-house employment counsel for a major electric utility in Pittsburgh. Her work has always focused on employment and labor matters, prior to, while attending and since graduating from law school. While attending law school, Sally worked as a personnel specialist at Union Switch and Signal and also spent time as a law clerk for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

Sally has published numerous articles on employment law and is a regular speaker on employment, labor law and human resources issues and has served on the faculty of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Employment Law Institute and other PBI employment programs for many years.

Academics
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law
Certificate in Personnel & Industrial Relations, University of Pittsburgh
B.A. in Speech Communication & Theatre and Journalism/Public Relations, Duquesne University

Admissions
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio (Inactive Status)
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Indiana
U.S. District Court, New York

Experience
Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C.
Polito & Smock, PC
Buchanan Ingersoll, PC (now Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC)
In-House Employment and Labor Counsel, Duquesne Light Company
Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Mannino, P.C.
Law Clerk, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Professional Memberships
American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section; Section of Dispute Resolution)
Pennsylvania Bar Association (Former Chair and Vice Chair, ADR Committee; Member, Labor and Employment Section; Member, Women in the Profession Commission)
Allegheny County Bar Association (Council Member, Labor & Employment Law Section; Member, ADR Committee; Member, Women in the Law Division Model Policy Committee)
Allegheny County Personnel Board (Member)
Association for Conflict Resolution
College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (Fellow, 2018, 2016)
Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania (Immediate Past President; Former Program Chair)
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (Former Board Member; Former Newsletter Editor; Former Membership Chairperson)
Society for Human Resource Management
Tri-State Society for Human Resources Management (Founding Member; Board Member; Former President)

Professional Accolades

Martindale-Hubbell

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Attorney
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

Best Lawyers

The Best Lawyers in America: Mediation (2010-2019), Alternative Dispute Resolution (2015-2017), Litigation- Labor and Employment (2011-2019), Employment Law- Management (2011-2019)
The Best Lawyers in America: Women in the Law Edition: Mediation (2016-2019)
Best Lawyers Pennsylvania (2019)
Best Lawyers Pittsburgh Mediator of the Year (2018; 2016)
Best Lawyers Pittsburgh, Mediation (2010-2019), Alternative Dispute Resolution (2015-2017), Litigation- Labor and Employment (2011-2019), Employment Law- Management (2011-2019)

Super Lawyers

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine, Top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2009-2011)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2005, 2007-2018)
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine, Top 50 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers (2009-2011)

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association Sir Francis Bacon Alternative Dispute Resolution Award (2014)

Publications
List of speaking engagements/published articles available upon request.

ADR Training
Advanced Mediation Training, Center for Dispute Resolution (2000, 2004, 2015)
Mediation Workshop, Harvard Law School (1999)
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Training, Pittsburgh Mediation Center (1998)
AAA Employment Arbitration I & II Training Programs
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Mediation Training

Certifications & Designations
Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Human Resources Certification Institute
Advanced Workplace Practitioner status, Association for Conflict Resolution

Insights

Mar. 26, 2018  |  News

Leech Tishman Employment Practice Group Partner Recognized in Best Lawyers Pennsylvania 2018 Publication

PITTSBURGH, PA – March 26, 2018 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that Employment…

Mar. 22, 2018  |  Press

Employment Partner Sally Griffith Cimini Recognized in Best Lawyers Pennsylvania

Employment Practice Group Partner Sally Griffith Cimini was recently recognized in Best Lawyers Pennsylvania. To…

Nov. 13, 2017  |  News

Leech Tishman Partner Inducted as Fellow of College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

PITTSBURGH, PA – November 13, 2017- Leech Tishman is proud to announce that firm partner…

Nov. 10, 2017  |  News

Leech Tishman Recognized as U.S. News- Best Lawyers in 2018 “Best Law Firms” Rankings

PITTSBURGH, PA – November 10, 2017- Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that it was…

Sep. 28, 2017  |  Press

Partner Sally Griffith Cimini featured in “Pittsburgh’s Finest 2017”

Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Partner Sally Griffith Cimini was recently featured in “Pittsburgh’s Finest 2017,” produced…

Aug. 18, 2017  |  News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers of America 2018 Edition

PITTSBURGH, PA – August 18, 2017 – Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC (Leech Tishman)…

Jun. 8, 2017  |  News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Recognized as 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

PITTSBURGH, PA – June 8, 2017 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that partners…

Jan. 10, 2017  |  Client Alerts

Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment…

Dec. 27, 2016  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Employers May Legally Pay Employees’ Wages via Payroll Debit Cards

By: Heather S. Heidelbaugh, Esq. and Sally Griffith Cimini, Esq. On November 4, 2016, Pennsylvania…

Nov. 20, 2016  |  News

Leech Tishman Partners Participate in PBI’s 20th Annual Employment Law Institute West

PITTSBURGH, PA – On November 17 and 18, 2016, Leech Tishman Partners Sally Griffith Cimini,…

Nov. 1, 2016  |  News

Leech Tishman Recognized By U.S. News – Best Lawyers® In 2016 “Best Law Firms” Rankings

PITTSBURGH, PA – November 1, 2016 – Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC (Leech Tishman)…

Aug. 16, 2016  |  News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Chosen Among Best Lawyers in America in National Survey

PITTSBURGH, PA – August 15, 2016 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that eight…

Events

Nov. 13, 2018  |  Event

What Do You Expect? The Ethical Line Between Parties’ Expectations and the Obligations of the Mediator/Early Neutral Evaluator (ETHICS)

On Tuesday, November 13, Leech Tishman Employment Partner, Sally Griffith Cimini, will be presenting at…

Oct. 18, 2018  |  Event

Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Employment and Alternative Dispute Resolution Partner Sally Griffith Cimini will be presenting as part of a Women’s…

Jul. 31, 2018  |  Event

Webinar: Supporting International Students in the Job Search

Local Challenges with Hiring & Employing International Students. Employment Practice Group Chair Sally Griffith Cimini…

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Contact

Email: scimini@leechtishman.com

Phone: 412.261.1600

Fax: 412.227.5551

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