FOUNDING SHAREHOLDERS
Chester R. Babst III (Managing Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 2000, West Virginia. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1969); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1973). Topics and Research Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Environmental) since 1993, and Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2003. Has been recognized as one of Pittsburgh's top 50 lawyers and one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Air Quality; Water Quality; Permitting; Enforcement; Environmental Auditing.Email: Chester R. Babst III
Dean A. Calland (Founding Shareholder) born Columbus, Ohio, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia; 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1976); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1979). Editor-in-Chief, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation, 1978-1979. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Environmental), since its inception. Listed in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2003. Has been recognized as one of Pittsburgh's top 50 lawyers and one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American (Vice Chair, Committee on Environmental Transactions and Brownfields, Environmental Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Solid and Hazardous Waste; Site Remediation; Site Revitalization; Environmental Enforcement; Acquisitions/Dispositions; Environmental Law; Compliance; Brownfields.Email: Dean A. Calland
Frank J. Clements (Founding Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Editor-in-Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1971-1972. Listed in the Corporate Section of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental/Business Transactions; Energy/Coal and Power Project Development; International Law; Construction Law; Technology Transfer; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures.Email: Frank J. Clements
SHAREHOLDERS
Richard J. Antonelli (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, July 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Community College of Allegheny County; Duquesne University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975); Catholic University of America. Instructor, Labor Law and Business Law, LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978. Founder and Past Chairman of the Board and President, Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation, 1978-1981. Listed in the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2008. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Labor Law Section), American (Member: Equal Employment Opportunity Law Committee, 1975-1985; Labor and Employment Law) and Federal Bar Associations. [With USAR, 1965-1971]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Richard J. Antonelli
Steven F. Baicker-McKee (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., March 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1980); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 1987). Member, Board of Editors, Marshall-Wythe Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Federal Civil Rules Handbook, West Publishing Company, Now in its Eleventh Edition; A Student's Guide to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Now in its Seventh Edition, West Publishing Company; Violence in Athletics: A Judicial Approach, 3 Entertainment Sports Law Journal 223, Fall, 1986. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers in a 2005 survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Listed in the Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law Sections of The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Insurance Litigation; Technology Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Steven F. Baicker-McKee
Timothy J. Bish (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Real Estate.Email: Timothy J. Bish
Donald C. Bluedorn II (Shareholder) born New Castle, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1998, West Virginia. Education: Grove City College (B.S., with high honors in electrical engineering, 1983); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1985-1986. Adjunct Professor, Environmental Litigation, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Member, Pennsylvania Water Resources Advisory Committee. Chairman, Statewide Water Planning Committee. Member, Ohio Regional Water Planning Committee and Governor's Sustainable Infrastructure Task Force. Listed in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2004. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2004, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the Environmental Section since 2005 and in the Water Section since 2007. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Quality Law; Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste; Compliance; Permitting; Remediation and Enforcement.Email: Donald C. Bluedorn II
Sally Griffith Cimini (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1997, Ohio; 2003, West Virginia. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1986). Certified by Human Resource Certification Institute as Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Law Clerk, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1985. Former Newsletter Editor, Secretary and Membership Chairperson, Pittsburgh Human Resources Association; Past President, Founder and Legislative Chairperson, Society for Human Resource Management; Employment Dispute Arbitrator and Mediator, American and Arbitration Association Panel of Neutral Arbitrators and Mediators. Member, Business Dispute Resolution Alliance. Mediator, Early Neutral Evaluator and Certified Adjunct Settlement Judge for the Pittsburgh Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Has been consistently recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers, and was listed as one of Pennsylvania's top 50 female lawyers and Pittsburgh's top 50 lawyers in 2009, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Listed in the Labor and Employment Section of The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Civil Rights Committee; Unemployment Compensation Mentor), Pennsylvania (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee), Ohio State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Labor Law Section; Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Association for Conflict Resolution; Pennsylvania Council of Mediators; Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Labor Law; Wrongful Discharge; Unemployment Compensation; Wage and Hour; Human Resource Counseling; Restrictive Covenants; Disability Accommodation; Sexual Harassment; Family and Medical Leave; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Sally Griffith Cimini
Kathy K. Condo (Shareholder) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1974); University of Pittsburgh (M.S.W., 1975); Duquesne University (J.D., 1981). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Kathy K. Condo
James V. Corbelli (Shareholder) born Rochester, New York, October 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Elected to Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers in a 2005 survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: James V. Corbelli
Gregory D. Cribbs (Shareholder) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1982); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1986). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.Email: Gregory D. Cribbs
Joseph Decker (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., June 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); University of San Francisco (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Litigation.Email: Joseph Decker
Kevin K. Douglass (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2000, West Virginia. Education: Mount Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Duquesne University (J.D., 1986). Member, Duquesne University Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Judiciary Committee; Former Chair and Member, Court Rules Committee; Member, Voir Dire Sub-Committee), Pennsylvania (Civil Litigation and Business Sections) and American (Litigation Section) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar.. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Kevin K. Douglass
James A. Escovitz (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1971); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Equity, Debt and Project Financing Transactions; Structuring Business Entities and Succession Plans; Real Estate Transactions; Trademarks; Protection of Confidential Business Information; Licensing of Technology.Email: James A. Escovitz
Christian A. Farmakis (Shareholder) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Headnote Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1992-1993, Member, 1991-1992. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2006, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Contract Law.Email: Christian A. Farmakis
Kurt F. Fernsler (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1997, West Virginia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1992); Duquesne University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Kurt F. Fernsler
Leonard Fornella (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1996, West Virginia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1975); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1976-1977). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. Member, 1980, Vice-President, 1983, 2005, President, 1984, 2006, 2009 and Treasurer, 1989-2004, Board of School Directors, South Fayette Township School District. Member, Board of Standards, 2002 and Member, Visioning Committee, 2005-2007, South Fayette Township. Member, Board of Directors: Pittsburgh Region, British American Business Council, 2000-2004; Pittsburgh Maritime Club, 2000-2004. Member, 2004 and Treasurer, 2006, Board of Trustees, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Maritime Law Association; Pittsburgh Maritime Club. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Leonard Fornella
Kevin J. Garber (Shareholder) born State College, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Biology, with distinction, 1978); University of Wisconsin (M.S., Oceanography and Limnology, 1981); University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D., Ecology, 1983); Duquesne University (J.D., 1987). Member, Duquesne University Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Local Opposition to Hazardous Waste Facilities in Pennsylvania," 25 Duquesne Law Review 299, 1987; "Internal Phosphorus Loading to Shallow Edinboro Lake in Northwestern Pennsylvania," 122 Hydrobiologia 45, 1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne Law School. Listed in: Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2004; The Best Lawyers in America® in the Environmental Section since 2005 and in the Water Section since 2007. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Quality; Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste; Permitting; Compliance; Enforcement; Auditing.Email: Kevin J. Garber
Norman E. Gilkey (Shareholder) born Sharon, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Colorado (M.P.A., 1977); Oklahoma City University School of Law; Duquesne University (J.D., 1981). Member: Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1977-1978; Duquesne University Law Review, 1978-1981. Listed in the Bankruptcy Section of The Best Lawyers of America® since 2001. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2004 and listed as one of Pittsburgh's top 50 lawyers since 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law.Email: Norman E. Gilkey
Marcia Lucidi Grimes (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 2000, Texas. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Board of Directors: CREW Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers in 2008, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Eminent Domain; Right of Way; Corporate and Municipal.Email: Marcia Lucidi Grimes
Heather S. Heidelbaugh (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1985, Illinois; 1987, Pennsylvania; 1994, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Fellow, Allegheny County Bar Foundation, 2000. Recipient, Pro Bono Service Award, 1989. Has been consistently recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee. Member: Allegheny County (Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section; Past President, Young Lawyers Section; PBA Commission on Women in the Profession; Judiciary Committee), Pennsylvania, West Virginia State and American Bar Associations (Member, Litigation and Product Liability Committees); The Missouri Bar; Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Heather S. Heidelbaugh
Lindsay P. Howard (Shareholder) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, January 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Ranked among Pennsylvania's top environmental lawyers in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2005. Listed in the Environmental Section of The Best Lawyers of America® since 2005. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Council Member, Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Property Remediation; Lender Liability; Superfund Litigation.Email: Lindsay P. Howard
D. Matthew Jameson III (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1988); Rutgers University-Camden (J.D., with honors, 1992). Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Journal, 1991-1992. Judicial Clerk, Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, 1992-1993. Author: Education Clauses in State Constitutions and Their Effect on Public School Financing: Developments in State Constitutional Law, 1990, 22 Rutgers L.J. 892 (1991); Search and Seizure: Development in State Constitutional Law, 1990, 22 Rutgers L.J. 1020 (1991). Listed in the Construction Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: D. Matthew Jameson III
Richard D. Kalson (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Richard D. Kalson
Maureen P. Kelly (Shareholder) born Youngstown, Ohio, August 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); Duquesne University (J.D., 1987). Recipient, Duquesne University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, 1999. 2003 Western Pennsylvania's 50 Fast Trackers in Business, Pittsburgh Business Times. 2004 Women of the Year, Duquesne University Women's Bar Association. 2006 Dorothy Ann Richardson award, Neighborhood Legal Services Association. 2007 Susan B. Anthony Award, Women's Bar Association. 2007 Outstanding Leadership in Support of Legal Services award, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. Past Chair, Equal Justice Under Law Campaign. Chair Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board. Past Chair, Merit Selection Panel for the Selection and Appointment of Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Listed in the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2008. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, and was listed as one of Pennsylvania's top 50 female lawyers and Pittsburgh's top 50 lawyers in 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County (Immediate Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section Council; Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Federal Court Section), Pennsylvania (Former Member, Labor and Employment Section, House of Delegates, Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor; Co-Chair, Task Force on Law Student Loan Forgiveness) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Academy of Trial Lawyers; Academy of Trial Advocacy; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Title VII; ADEA; Americans with Disabilities Act; Restrictive Covenants; Product Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Maureen P. Kelly
Joseph S. Koscinski (Shareholder) born New Castle, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Point Park College (B.A., Journalism and Communications, magna cum laude, 1987); Duquesne University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Executive Editor, Juris, 1994-1995. Senior Staff Member, 1994-1995 and Member, 1993-1995, Duquesne Law Review. Clinical Clerk, Honorable Ralph J. Cappy, Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1995. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers in a 2005 survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Co-chairman, Business Services Group of Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., 2008. Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Council of the Business Law Section, 2005-2007), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Contract Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate; Technology Law.Email: Joseph S. Koscinski
Blaine A. Lucas (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Virginia (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Virginia Journal of International Law, 1979-1981; Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1980-1981. Author: "The Municipalities Planning Code Revision: A Solicitor's Checklist," Pennsylvanian Magazine, May, 1989. Listed in the Land Use and Zoning, and Municipal Sections of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2006, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Land Use; Construction Law.Email: Blaine A. Lucas
John A. McCreary, Jr. (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1986, West Virginia; 2008, Ohio. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1980); Duquesne University (J.D., 1985). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits Law; Public Sector Labor Relations.Email: John A. McCreary, Jr.
Matthew I. Moses (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, February 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New Mexico; 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1993). Attorney-Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 1996-1998. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Corporate/Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Information Technology; Contract Law.Email: Matthew I. Moses
Joseph K. Reinhart (Shareholder) born Homestead, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 2000, West Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1981); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1984). Listed in the Environmental Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003. Ranked among Pennsylvania's Top Environmental Lawyers in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2005. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2004, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Mining Law; Property Remediation; Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste.Email: Joseph K. Reinhart
David W. Ross (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1991). Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers in a 2006 survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County (Treasurer, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Association of School and Municipal Solicitors), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Title Insurance Law.Email: David W. Ross
Mark D. Shepard (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1991, West Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979) Phi Beta Kappa; Duke University (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Member, Duke Law Journal, 1981-1982. Author: The Need For An Additional Notice And Comment Period When Final Rules Differ Substantially From Interim Rules, Duke Law Journal, Issue 2, 1981. Listed in the Commercial Litigation Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, Civil Litigation Section; Federal Court Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation and Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resource Law Sections, Judicial Evaluation Commission, Service to the Public and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees), West Virginia and American (Member, Litigation Section and Environment, Energy and Resources Section) Bar Associations; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Lanham Act; Trademark Litigation.Email: Mark D. Shepard
Laura Williams Stone (Shareholder) born Springville, New York, July 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1982). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Municipal Law.Email: Laura Williams Stone
Robert W. Thomson (Shareholder) born Collingswood, New Jersey, November 9, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1964); Rutgers University (J.D., 1970). Listed in Chambers USA's America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2007. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers in a survey published by Philadelphia magazine in 2004. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Environmental Law Section), Pennsylvania (Past Chairman, Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Law Section) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Robert W. Thomson
Ted Wesolowski (Shareholder) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1973); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Business Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1979-1980. Faculty Member, Pennsylvania Business Law Institute. Listed in the Corporate Section of The Best Lawyers in America® since 2008. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Executive Council and President Emeritus, Business Law Section), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Ted Wesolowski
David E. White (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1987); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1990). Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best lawyers since 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Construction Litigation.Email: David E. White
Michael H. Winek (Shareholder) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 2002, West Virginia; 2009, Ohio. Education: Tufts University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Duquesne University (M.S., 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Air Quality; Climate Change; Permitting and Enforcement; Compliance.Email: Michael H. Winek
Timothy C. Wolfson (Shareholder) born Omaha, Nebraska, March 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Robert Morris College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Business Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Timothy C. Wolfson
SENIOR COUNSEL
Rebecca J. Dick-Hurwitz (Senior Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, October 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1976); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1991). Executive Editor, Law Review. Recipient: Scribes Award; William H. Eckert Prize. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Rebecca J. Dick-Hurwitz
Alan B. Rosenthal (Senior Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.Phil., summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Alan B. Rosenthal
ASSOCIATES
Stephen A. Antonelli (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (B.S., 2000); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Executive Comments Editor, Duquesne Business Law Journal, Volume 7, 2004-2005. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Rules Committee), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Stephen A. Antonelli
Kevin L. Barley (Associate) born Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., 1997); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2000). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Member, Pittsburgh Chapter). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Kevin L. Barley
Margaret N. Boyle (Associate) born Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 2000); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
Lisa M. Bruderly (Associate) born Jeannette, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1989); Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Woolsack Honor Society. Managing Editor, Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety.Email: Lisa M. Bruderly
Christopher M. Buell (Associate) born Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2009, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Christopher M. Buell
Timothy S. Bytner (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown (B.S., 1996); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Timothy S. Bytner
Christopher S. Channel (Associate) born June 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, West Virginia. Education: West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., 1999); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2002). Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Products Liability.Email: Christopher S. Channel
Rachel Brown Clark (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A. 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Rachel Brown Clark
Mark K. Dausch (Associate) born Dubois, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Mark K. Dausch
C. Shawn Dryer (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina; 1998, Pennsylvania; 2003, New York. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1992); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1996). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, New York State, Federal Communications and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. [Specialist, U.S. Army, 1986-1988]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: C. Shawn Dryer
Christopher M. Helms (Associate) born Logan, Utah; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Arkansas State University (B.A., 2004); University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Christopher M. Helms
Lisa A. Klingensmith (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., Environmental Science, 1995); Duquesne University (J.D., 2005; M.S., Environmental Science, 2005). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Lisa A. Klingensmith
Erica L. Koehl (Associate) born 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006); Duquesne University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Erica L. Koehl
Stephen L. Korbel (Associate) born November 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1999); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2002). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Public Sector; Municipal Law.Email: Stephen L. Korbel
Antonino Legeza (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Alfred University (B.S., Ceramic Engineering, 1996); Duquesne University (J.D., 2006). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Antonino Legeza
Emily T. Lewis (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Legal Intern, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Chief Counsel, SW Region, Summer 2003. Legal Intern to the Hon. W. Terrence O'Brien, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, 2003-2004. Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, 2005. Certificate in Environmental Law, Science and Policy, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety.Email: Emily T. Lewis
Mark A. Lindsay (Associate) born September 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1995); Duquesne University (J.D., 2002). Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.Email: Mark A. Lindsay
Patrick R. Malone (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, July 20, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999); Northwestern University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Patrick R. Malone
Erin E. McCurdy (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2001); Duquesne University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Incorporation; S Corporations.Email: Erin E. McCurdy
Sean M. McGovern (Associate) born Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.P.H., Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus in Mathematical Modeling, cum laude, 2001); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsyslvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Sean M. McGovern
April L. Milburn-Knizner (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2002). Recognized as one of Pennsylvania's best up-and-coming lawyers since 2007, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.Email: April L. Milburn-Knizner
Seth A. Rice (Associate) born Indiana, Pennsylvania, May, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Westminster College (B.S., Environmental Science, cum laude, 2001); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 2004). Order of the Curule (Chair); Phi Delta Phi. Executive Articles Editor, ABA Section on Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law. Articles Editor, Energy Law Journal. Honorary Membership in Scribes. Finalist, Martin Frey Negotiation Competition. Author: "Consolidated Edison Co. of NY v. Pataki," Energy Law Journal, Spring 2003; Surveying the Basics: The "New" All Appropriate Inquiry Rule and CERCLA Liability Defenses, ABA Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter, Winter 2006. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental; Climate Change; Air Quality; Water Quality; Permitting and Enforcement; Compliance; Auditing; Litigation; Transactional.Email: Seth A. Rice
Lauren C. Rodriguez (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Land Use; Litigation.Email: Lauren C. Rodriguez
Richard W. Saxe, Jr. (Associate) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1998); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.Email: Richard W. Saxe, Jr.
Peter H. Schnore (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1996); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Tax Litigation.Email: Peter H. Schnore
Matthew H. Smith (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2000, West Virginia. Education: Rollins College (B.S., 1995); Duquesne University (J.D., 1999). Member, Duquesne Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment; Labor; Litigation.Email: Matthew H. Smith
Krista-Ann M. Staley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Ball State University (B.U.P.D., cum laude, 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2007). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use; Zoning Law.Email: Krista-Ann M. Staley
Erica L. Steele (Associate) born Brockway, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 2001); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Centre County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Labor and Employment.
Peter J. Veltri (Associate) born Washington, Pennsylvania, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Allegheny County, Washington County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate.Email: Peter J. Veltri
Kevin T. Wills (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, June 5, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Mars Hill College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Kevin T. Wills