Former federal appeals court Judge Timothy Lewis joined Blank Rome’s Pittsburgh office following Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis’ dissolution, beginning with the firm on Sept. 1.

Lewis, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, will be joining the firm as senior counsel for Blank Rome’s corporate litigation group and will continue his practice handling alternative dispute resolution matters in addition to his work encouraging diversity and promoting civil rights.