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Dara A. DeCourcy
Ms. DeCourcy was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1975, and Juris Doctor Degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1979. From 1979 to 1989, she was employed by the Office of the District Attorney of Allegheny County, principally in the appellate division of that office. From 1983 through 1990, she was an adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University School of Law, teaching Constitutional Criminal Procedure. At the same time, she served as board member, then board vice president, of the Center for Victims of Violent Crime, and she continues her support of that nonprofit organization.
In 1989, Ms. DeCourcy began her career as a civil litigator with Zimmer Kunz and now leads the firm’s Insurance Coverage/Appellate Practice group. Other areas of practice include commercial litigation; professional liability and errors and omission coverage and litigation. She is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She appears frequently in Pennsylvania’s appellate courts, and she has argued cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits. She has organized and presented appellate practice seminars for attorneys and insurance bad faith seminars for attorneys and insurance industry personnel.
Ms. DeCourcy lives in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and practices principally from the firm’s Greensburg office.
Ms. DeCourcy can be contacted via e-mail at decourcy@zklaw.com or through her legal assistants Lori Katko or Sebilla Czapko.
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