Alana focuses her practice on workers’ compensation defense. She represents employers, insurance carriers and third party administrators throughout Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Alana gained valuable experience working for a regional defense firm, including conducting oral arguments before workers’ compensation judges, witness examinations, and depositions of claimants, fact witnesses, and vocational and medical experts. She is also experienced in handling settlement negotiations. Alana has also written several articles on topics germane to workers’ compensation.
Alana graduated from Duquesne University School of Law, cum laude, after receiving both a B.S. and B.A. from Duquesne University, magna cum laude. During law school, Alana was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the Women’s Law Association and served as an Academic Excellence Student Mentor and Student Bar Association Mentor. She was also the Executive Student Article Editor of the Duquesne University Law Review Volume 58 and participated in the Appellate Moot Court Board. She was a McGinley Public Service Law fellow, a member of the Order of the Barristers, the recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Corporations II, and a merit-based scholarship recipient.
Outside of the office, Alana enjoys making homemade pierogis, spending time with her dog Remy, and all things Disney.
Honors & awards
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
2026
Year joined
2023
Thought Leadership
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Narrows Who May Seek Recourse Through The Workers’ Compensation Act’s Fee Review Process
Erie
Harrisburg
King of Prussia
Philadelphia - Headquarters
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Workers' Compensation
March 19, 2026
On March 16, 2026, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court provided much-needed clarification on who may seek recourse under Section 306(f.1)(5) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act-specif
98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
August 20, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S.
Pa. Supreme Court Permits Payment of Specific Loss Benefits to a Deceased Injured Workers’ Estate
Pittsburgh
Workers' Compensation
August 1, 2025
Commonwealth Court Paves the Way for Workers’ Compensation Fee Agreements Pertaining to Prospective Medical Benefits by Declaring the Same “Per Se Reasonable”
Pittsburgh
Workers' Compensation
June 1, 2024
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 30, No.
