Jaden Rankin-Wahlers is an associate in Meyer, Unkovic & Scott’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
Jaden previously worked as an in-house legal intern for American Eagle Outfitters, where she was recognized for her contract negotiations which helped secure key transportation logistics. Additionally, she assisted with trademark registrations, provided counsel for regulatory compliance standards, and spear-headed multi-department policy development initiatives.
Prior to that, Jaden assisted with contract negotiations and complex federal funding regulations while a Legal Extern at the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences in Washington, D.C. and partnered with the F.B.I. through an interdisciplinary team tackling the history and trajectory of domestic terrorism as a Research Associate at the Ridgeway Center for International Security Studies.
Jaden has worked as a research assistant through the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and was a Court Operations Clerk for the Bucks County Juvenile Probation Court.
Jaden received her J.D. in 2022 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship, recognized as a Pro Bono Leader, and was named as the Distinguished Public Interest Scholar.
Jaden is a native of Doylestown, Pennsylvania and enjoys spending her free time reading, cooking, and camping.
- University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Online Editor
- Order of the Barristers
- Blackburn Memorial Award for useful contributions to the Appellate Court Competition
- Pro Bono Service Leadership Recognition Award
- William Frederick Schulz, Jr. Legal History Award
- Undergraduate Class Marshall of Political Science
- John S. Oswald Award
- Recognizes the largest philanthropic impact of graduating class
- Rock Ethics Stand Up Award for outstanding ethical leadership
- Pitt Law National Moot Court Coach, 2023-Present
- Pitt Law Cordozo/IBM Moot Court Coach, 2025-Present
- ACH Clear Pathways Board Member, 2026-Present
- Pittsburgh Black Men’s Wellness Day Committee Member, 2024-Present
- 3 Rivers Venture Fair Coach, 2023-Present
- Landlord Tenant Hotline Volunteer, 2023-Present
- Schreyer’s Scholar Alumni Ethics Advisory Board, Member, 2021-2022
- Schreyer’s Scholar Alumni Volunteer, 2020-Present
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2022
- B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2017
- Graduate of Schreyer Honors College
- “Real Estate and Religion: The National Principles Approach,” PBI: PA Real Estate Conference, December 4, 2025.
- “Real Estate Leasing: Pennsylvania,” Thomson Reuters, February 3, 2025.
- “Real Estate Ownership: Pennsylvania,” Thomson Reuters, July 16, 2024.