Lyle D. Washowich

Lyle D. Washowich is Burns White’s Chief Operating Officer (Western Region) and Co-Chair of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services, Complex and Commercial Litigation, and Cybersecurity practice groups. Mr. Washowich focuses his practice in the areas of civil, commercial, and complex litigation for a diverse clientele from the financial services, business, insurance and manufacturing sectors.

In financial services litigation, Mr. Washowich has represented national banks, federal and state savings associations, state-chartered banks, community banks, and other affiliated entities, as well as investment services firms and investment advisors, in federal/state court litigation and in private venues. He has handled alleged breaches of contract, disputes among partnerships and other business interests, alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, claims brought pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and other types of statutory and common law claims. These include single plaintiff and putative class action cases, along with initiating and defending emergency motions for injunctions and temporary restraining orders.

Mr. Washowich’s commercial and civil litigation practice includes representation of large, midsized, and small business clients. These cases often involve contract disputes, controversies arising out of strained business relationships, and allegations resulting from business torts and accident and bodily injury. These cases have included claims for professional malpractice, breaches of agreement, business ventures gone awry and many others, including numerous putative class action cases. Mr. Washowich also performs analyses of indemnity, defense, coverage and related obligations for a series of insurance and oil/gas clients. Additionally, he handles litigation and advises clients in the cybersecurity area.

As a result of Mr. Washowich’s experience handling litigation claims, he was selected as one of 30 Pennsylvania “Lawyers on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly publications in 2010. He was selected as an Allegheny County Bar Foundation Fellow in 2016. In 2019, he was selected to participate in Burns White’s Leadership Program. In 2021, he was recognized as one of the 20 People to Know in Law, by the Pittsburgh Business Times.