Lisa Pupo Lenihan

Honorable Lisa Pupo Lenihan serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law while concurrently acting as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2004. Her career spans private practice in corporate litigation, in-house counsel roles at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2000–2004), and judicial service. She graduated magna cum laude with a JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1983 and holds a BA from the same university.

Her professional focus includes adjudicating civil and criminal cases, mediating disputes for her judicial colleagues, and shaping institutional policies. She played a key role in developing the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policies and Procedures for the Western District and sits on the Court’s Case Management and ADR Committee. She also serves on the Board of Visitors for her alma mater’s law school.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly noted in the provided text. Her teaching and research interests align with her judicial expertise in litigation, ADR mechanisms, and legal case management practices.