MEYER DARRAGH ATTORNEY SELECTED AS ONE OF 2007 OAKLAND CATHOLIC LEADING LADIES

Pittsburgh, PA —  Marie Milie Jones, a senior partner and the managing attorney of Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, P.L.L.C., was recently selected by Oakland Catholic High School as one of its 2007 Leading Ladies.

Ms. Jones was one of the women honored at the recent Wizard of Oz-themed Leading Ladies Taking the Lead IV event. The Leading Ladies are recognized as some of the Pittsburgh area’s most influential ladies in business, the arts, philanthropy, and education.

“It is especially gratifying to be selected as a Leading Lady by such an outstanding educational institution,” said Ms. Jones. “I am extremely honored by this recognition and by the inclusion in such an elite group.”

A defense trial attorney who represents companies in employment matters and other clients in commercial disputes, Ms. Jones has also achieved prominence in her representation of counties and local governments sued by those who allege police abuse, excessive force, and other violations of constitutional rights.

Ms. Jones was born and raised in Greensburg, and is a cum laude graduate of Duquesne University and its law school. At age 35, she became managing attorney for Meyer Darragh, the youngest female to head up a major law firm in Pittsburgh’s history. Now a resident of Cranberry Township, Marie is married to Cameron Jones, the owner of the Northland Ford and Northland Lincoln-Mercury car dealerships in Butler County.

Meyer Darragh is a 30-plus attorney Pennsylvania law firm with offices in Altoona, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh and a particular focus on litigation defense, employment law, municipal law, and motor vehicle and criminal defense.