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Practice
Engaged in a specialized practice involving civil rights and constitutional law, employment litigation, and commercial litigation.
Professional Background
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1987; in West Virginia in 1993.
Also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania; the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania;
the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Professional/Civic Activities
Board of Directors, Duquesne University (1997-2001,
2003-Present)
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors (2006-Present)
President, Pennsylvania Defense Institute (2002-2003)
(Co-Chair,
Employment and Civil Rights Committee (2007-2008))
(Previously served as Executive Vice President,
Vice President,
Treasurer and Chair of
Education Committee)
Alumni Board of Governors, President, Duquesne
University (1997-2001)
Graduate: Leadership Pittsburgh '99-'00
Former Inaugural Member: Board of Directors, Artists and
Cities, Inc.
Member: Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
(Chair, Law Firm
Management Program 2007)
Member: Women's Bar Association
Member: Allegheny County Bar Association
(Managing Partners'
Forum, Civil
Litigation Section, and Women in the Law Committee)
Member:
Allegheny County Bar Association Gender Equality Task Force
Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Civil
Litigation Section; Commission
on Women in the Profession;
PA BAR-PAC; Membership Development Committee)
Member: The Disciplinary Board of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
(2001-2007)
(Chair, Hearing Committee, 2006-2007)
Member:
Women in the Courtroom Committee (Defense Research Institute)
Member: Advisory Committee,
Local Rules of Practice in United
States District
Court for the Western District of
Pennsylvania
County
Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania "2004 Friend of County
Government"
"2002 Woman of the
Year," Duquesne University Womens' Law Division
Oakland Catholic
2007 Leading Lady
Fellow, Allegheny
County Bar Foundation (2001-present)
Life Fellow,
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (2007-present)
Education
Duquesne University (B.A., 1985, Cum Laude; J.D., 1987).
Chairman, Duquesne University Appellate Moot Court Board
Member, Order of Barristers.
Up Close And Personal
Marie Milie Jones made history in Pittsburgh when,
in 1998, she became the youngest female managing attorney of a major
law firm in the city's history. Those who know her well are not
surprised by the confidence she has earned from both her colleagues
and clients.
As a lawyer, Marie is a defense trial attorney who represents individuals and companies in employment litigation.
Her work includes counseling and defending employers on a
variety of employment issues and includes practicing before
administrative agencies and in federal and state courts.
She has also achieved prominence for one unusual focus -- the jailhouse. Marie represents local municipalities, counties, and government agencies who, along with their personnel, are sued by those who allege police abuse, excessive force, violation of constitutional rights, and the like. That's why she frequently speaks on such things as prison risk management before groups like the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.
Born and raised in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Marie majored in French and minored in math at Duquesne University where she graduated cum laude in 1985. She stayed at Duquesne for her law degree in the Three-Three Early Admission Program. Her affinity for her alma mater continued when Marie served as president of the university's alumni association for six years, and she now sits on the school's board of directors
and serves as its Vice-Chair. Marie is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh, a program devoted to encouraging leadership in the region. Marie joined Meyer Darragh in 1987 and became a partner in 1993.
Besides the community activities already noted, Marie
has served as the President of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and served on the board of Artists and Cities, Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to promoting urban art. She is also a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel,
the Defense Research Institute, and is active with the
Pennsylvania Bar Association, serving on its Commission on Women
in the Profession Committee and as a Board member of the PABAR-PAC.
Marie served for a number of years as a Hearing Committee member
for the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board. Marie is married to Cameron Jones, the owner of the Northland Ford
and Northland Lincoln-Mercury car dealerships in Butler County. |
