Alesia is a member of the Professional Liability Department where she focuses her practice on the defense of claims made and suits brought against a variety of professionals. She regularly defends attorneys in legal malpractice claims, wrongful use of civil proceedings claims, abuse of process claims and disciplinary matters. Alesia handles a wide variety of real estate matters, including defending real estate agents, appraisers and title agents in litigation and disciplinary matters, and advising corporate clients on real estate and property matters. Additionally, she defends other professionals, including accountants, non-profit organizations and directors and officers, and provides representation in commercial litigation matters.
Alesia regularly presents on risk management and legal malpractice avoidance topics for attorneys throughout Pennsylvania. She publishes extensively in this area as well, including co-authoring a recurring column in The Legal Intelligencer on professional liability themes. She is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Professional Liability Committee and Ethics Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Liability Defense Federation.
In 2012, Alesia earned her juris doctor from the Villanova University School of Law where she graduated cum laude. While in law school, she was on the executive board of the Villanova Law Moot Court Board and ran the annual Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition. Prior to attending law school, Alesia worked as a corporate underwriter for a mortgage company in Philadelphia, PA.
Alesia attended St. Joseph's University as an undergraduate, and she graduated magna cum laude in 2006. She received several academic honors including the Presidential Scholarship and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation
2024-2025
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star
2021-2023
Year joined
2011
Results
Unanimous Appellate Decision Preserves Defense Win in Legal Malpractice Suit
Appellate Advocacy & Post-Trial Practice
Lawyers' Professional Liability
May 6, 2025
We successfully defended an appeal from a jury verdict previously secured by members of our Lawyers’ Professional Liability Department in favor of the firm’s client in a legal malpractice case. The plaintiffs initially asserted multiple tort claims and a claim under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, which were dismissed by the trial court upon partial grant of the defense’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The case proceeded to trial on a remaining breach of contract claim, resulting in a defense verdict.
Defense Verdict Secured in Legal Malpractice Case
Lawyers' Professional Liability
April 7, 2025
We won a defense verdict in a legal malpractice case arising from an underlying civil rights claim. The plaintiff was arrested in August 2015 following a physical altercation with her daughter and her daughter’s friends. The plaintiff alleged that, while she was being searched at the Philadelphia Police Detention Unit, a City employee struck her, causing her to fall into a “split” and suffer a hamstring avulsion. The defendant attorneys represented the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the City.
Defense jury verdict in Philadelphia on a legal malpractice claim.
Lawyers' Professional Liability
May 30, 2023
The plaintiffs had hired our attorney client to represent them in a property damage case against contractors and an insurance company after, as they claimed, the roof of their property was left open and water damage was sustained. The plaintiffs argued that their attorney failed to faithfully represent them and caused them to lose their claims against the contractors.
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Legal Malpractice Case
Lawyers' Professional Liability
May 30, 2023
We secured a unanimous defense verdict in a legal malpractice case stemming from underlying property damage litigation. The plaintiffs rejected a $350,000 settlement before the jury found for our client.
Claims against real estate agent dismissed.
Real Estate E&O Liability
December 2, 2021
Our attorneys obtained dismissal of claims against a real estate agent arising from the agent’s representation of a buyer in connection with the purchase of a home in Philadelphia. Following the purchase of the property, the buyer discovered numerous undisclosed issues with the home and commenced suit against the seller and the seller’s agent.
Thought Leadership
The Distinction Between Abuse of Process and Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings
Philadelphia - Headquarters
March 16, 2026
No Certificate of Merit Requirement in Federal Court
Lawyers' Professional Liability
March 1, 2026
Berk v. Choy, 607 U.S. ---, --- S. Ct. ---, 2026 WL 135975 (January 20, 2026)
Your Engagement Agreement as a Defense Against Fee Disputes
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Lawyers' Professional Liability
November 17, 2025
Alesia Sulock Appointed to the Professional Liability Defense Federation Board
Lawyers' Professional Liability
Miscellaneous Professional Liability
October 1, 2025
Alesia S.
Status of ‘Gist of the Action’ in Legal Malpractice Claims Following ‘Swatt v. Nottingham Village’
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Lawyers' Professional Liability
September 19, 2025
Classes/Seminars Taught
Attorney Well-Being as a Matter of Professional Competence, Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting, September 26, 2024
The Defense of Appellate Counsel in Legal Malpractice Actions, Client Seminar, June 4, 2024
Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Monroe County Bar Association, June 25, 2024
The Assessment of Damages in Professional Liability Claims, ILG Live Webinar, May 29, 2024
Socially Responsible: How to Ethically Use Social Media in Your Practice, Attorney Protective, CLE Webinar, May 22, 2024
The Business of Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 9, 2024
The Business and Ethics Basics of Law Firm Management 2024, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, January 26, 2024
Defending and Avoiding Disciplinary Complaints, Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting, September 2023
Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Dauphin County Bar Association, August 2023
Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Pennsylvania Bar Association, June 2023
Malpractice Avoidance, Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys Winter Conference, February 2023
Legal Malpractice Avoidance, Monroe County Bar Association, June 16, 2021
Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, June 9, 2021
Trends in Claims Against Lawyers, Client Seminar, July 2018 and January 2019
