Michelle A. Allan

Michelle Allan is a Member currently practicing in the firm's Workers' Compensation Section.

Ms. Allan obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she received the Judge David Shahl Memorial Scholarship.

In addition to practicing Workers' Compensation Law, Ms. Allan focuses her practice on addressing Medicare issues in workers' compensation settlements through the preparation of Medicare Set-Aside arrangements. This includes preparing Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements and having the same approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ensure that Medicare's interests have been adequately considered as required by the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Allan worked as a journalist, reporting daily news for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. While attending law school, Ms. Allan served as an extern for the United States Magistrate Judge Ila Jeanne Sensenich in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Allan is admitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Allegheny County Bar Association.

Seminars

• “Medicare in Workers’ Comp Settlements: Critical Insights and Guidelines Regarding Medicare Set-Aside Allocations,” Florida Workers’ Compensation Forum, June 2006, Orlando, FL
• “Practical Aspects and Applications of Medicare Set-Asides,” Burns White St. Patrick’s Day Seminar, March 2006, Pittsburgh, PA
• “Medicare Set-Asides,” RIMS/PRIMA annual chapter meeting, October 2005, Williamsburg, VA
• “Third-Party Settlements,” Advanced Issues in Medicare, Medipro Seminars, October 2005, Orlando, FL
• “The Basics of Medicare Set-Asides,” Burns White St. Patrick’s Day Seminar, March 2005, Pittsburgh, PA
• “Medicare Set-Asides,” Arkansas Self-Insured Association Conference, March 2005, Hot Springs, AR
• "Medicare Set-Asides: What You Don't Know May Hurt You", California Workers' Compensation Forum, October 2004.

Areas Of Law

• Litigation
• Workers' Compensation
• Medicare Set-Asides

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D. 2002)
• University of Pittsburgh (B.A. 1999)
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1996)

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association

Michelle A. Allan
Pittsburgh Office
Litigation/ Workers' Compensation / Medicare
Phone: 412-995-3171
maallan@burnswhite.com