Atty. Lynn Ellenberger

• Attorney Lynn Ellenberger has a long-standing history of fighting for victims of injustice and challenging civil rights violations and wrongful convictions by representing those who need it most
• Lynn, a legal veteran of nearly three decades, has extensive trial and appellate experience in courts around the country
• In 2019, Lynn launched the Pittsburgh office of FeganScott, where she focuses on the firm’s fight against sexual abuse, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, consumer fraud and civil rights violations
• Before joining FeganScott, Lynn was an assistant federal public defender in the Western District of Pennsylvania, where she fought for the constitutional and civil rights of death-sentenced individuals and persons serving lengthy prison sentences
• Lynn secured life-changing legal victories for her clients, including overturning improper death sentences and, in one instance, she obtained her client’s release after 28 years in prison
• Additionally, one of Lynn’s clients is on the National Registry of Exonerations
• Prior to serving as an assistant federal public defender, Lynn was a partner at the Chicago law firm Shefsky & Froelich, where she represented businesses and governmental agencies in trial and appellate proceedings
• After law school, Lynn was law clerk to Honorable Maurice B. Cohill, Jr. of the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
• Lynn earned her law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and received the Junius I. Allison Prize for Public Interest Work
• She received her bachelor’s degree in economics with honors from Washington and Jefferson College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa
• Lynn is a sought-after speaker and has published articles on mental illness, intellectual disabilities, the death penalty, appellate practice, medical liability and a variety of business-related issues
• Lynn is also an avid tennis player, writes a tennis blog and generally tries to keep up with her teenaged daughter on the court
• Together they have organized tennis community service events, which provide free tennis racquets and instruction to local children in need

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• Fights for constitutional and civil rights • Nearly three decades practicing law • Overturned improper convictions and death sentences • National trial and appellate experience