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Judith K. "Judi" Fitzgerald

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2019.
One PPG Place, Suite 1500 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(412) 566-1212
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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.


Years In Practice


Phone Number (412) 566-1212

Former Bankruptcy Judge bringing more than 25 years of experience on the bench to assist clients in and out of bankruptcy court; seasoned litigator, mediator, arbitrator and expert witness.

Judge Fitzgerald has more than 25 years of experience as a Bankruptcy Judge, having presided over matters in the Western District of Pennsylvania (where she was chief judge for five years) as well as in the District of Delaware (20 years), the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (9 years).

Judi has unique experience in mass tort bankruptcies, having adjudicated more cases involving section 524(g) asbestos trusts than any other bankruptcy judge in the country. She has an extensive trial background and frequently served as a settlement judge and mediator. She was the sole judge hearing all chapter 13 cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania and Delaware for many years. She has completed several mediation training courses, including the intensive, 40-hour Bankruptcy Mediation Training course offered by St. John’s University, and the American Bankruptcy Institute, courses by the PA Council of Mediators, and the Council of Mediators of Western Pennsylvania, and now serves as a mediator and arbitrator in addition to her services as an expert witness and consultant. She is a member of FedArb, an association of former federal judges who provide expert witness, consultation, mediation and arbitration services.

In addition to practicing law, Judge Fitzgerald taught contracts, commercial law and bankruptcy courses at the Indiana Tech Law School as a tenured full professor of law. She now holds the position of Professor in Practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she teaches bankruptcy law and advanced bankruptcy law.Before being appointed as a bankruptcy judge in 1987, Judi was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in complex frauds and criminal tax cases.

 

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Arbitration
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mediation
Awards
  • Top Ten Bankruptcy Jurists of the Year, Turnaround and Workouts
  • Law360, Honorable Mention as one of the most influential bankruptcy judges in history
Education
University of Pittsburgh, JD
Graduated
University of Pittsburgh, BA
University of Pittsburgh, BS
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (412) 566-1212
One PPG Place, Suite 1500
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
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