Weldianne C. Scales

Staff Attorney

Global Solutions - Pittsburgh

Weldianne is a staff attorney providing firmwide support to the Business & Finance and Litigation Departments. Her practice includes representing companies across multiple industries, including financial services in a broad range of disputes and transactions. She has experience with matters involving consumer and commercial finance, breach of contract, criminal defense, creditors’ and debtors’ rights, commercial litigation such as lender liability, estate planning, pre-litigation matters, negotiating matters to resolution, litigating and supporting complex litigation matters in all stages. She handles all phases of litigation, including drafting pleadings, subpoenas, discovery and dispositive motions, pretrial preparation, trial, alternative dispute resolution, including the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Recognitions

  • Recognized by Pittsburgh Courier as Fab40, 2022
  • Ranked as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2026, 2024, and 2023

  • Nominated for the Professional Women’s Network Ladies Who Lead Award, 2023

Credentials

Education

  • University of Detroit Mercy, 2014, J.D., Honorable Denise Langford Morris Scholarship recipient; CALI Award for Excellence Achievement in the clinical study of Mortgage Foreclosure Defense
  • University of Central Florida, 2011, Bachelor of Science, Business Finance

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • Pennsylvania

Court admissions

  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania

Professional affiliations

  • 2026 Emerging Leader, The Advanced Leadership Institute, Carnegie Mellon University -Tepper School of Business
  • Reed Smith 2025 Global LEAD Cohort 
  • Former Vice President & Elected Member of Council for the Borough of Swissvale Council
  • Allegheny County Bar Association Judiciary Committee Member
  • Pittsburgh Legal Diversity and Inclusion Coalition
  • Allegheny County Bar Association’s CDI Pathways to Leadership 2024 Cohort
  • Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Arbitration Advisory Committee