PARTNERS
Joseph E. Bartoszewicz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Joseph E. Bartoszewicz
Thomas A. Berret (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., 1968); University of Pittsburgh (M.A., 1972); Duquesne University (J.D., 1977). Recipient, Am Jur Award. Comment Editor, Duquesne Law Review, 1976-1977. Editor-In Chief, The Pittsburgh Legal Journal and The Lawyer's Journal, publications of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. [U.S. Army, 1969-1972; RVN, 1971-1972]. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Personal Injury; Torts; Products Liability.Email: Thomas A. Berret
Robert E. Dauer, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Hampden-Sydney College; University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990; M.B.A., 1990). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Robert E. Dauer, Jr.
Patricia L. Dodge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with high distinction, 1974); Duquesne University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Staff Member, Duquesne Law Review. Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, one of the top fifty female lawyers in Pennsylvania, one of the top fifty lawyers in Pittsburgh, 2005 and one of the top 100 lawyers in Pennsylvania, 2008. Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) intensive trial advocacy program. President, Thornburg Borough Council. Listed in Woodward/White's publication "The Best Lawyers in America," Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Land Use Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Patricia L. Dodge
Patricia E. Farrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Executive Articles Editor, Duquesne Law Review. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Title.Email: Patricia E. Farrell
Frederick J. Francis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1959); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1962). Elected, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, active duty, 1963-1966]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation.Email: Frederick J. Francis
J. Robert Hanlon, Jr. (Partner) born Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1993, Ohio. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., 1973); University of Pittsburgh (M.U.R.P., 1975); Duquesne University (J.D., 1986). Member, Duquesne University Law Review, 1984-1986. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Member: Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1998; Client and Community Relations Committee, 1998; Chairman, Legal Services to Persons with Disabilities Committee, 1998) Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Title Insurance; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate.Email: J. Robert Hanlon, Jr.
Kevin C. Hansen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1975). Director, Allegheny County Bar Association Federal Credit Union, 1985-1989. Trustee, Pennsylvania Bar Trust, 1987-1995. Member: Allegheny County (Chairperson, Young Lawyers Section, 1985; Board of Governors) Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Creditor's Rights.Email: Kevin C. Hansen
Ronald L. Hicks, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1984); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property; Computer Law; Banking Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: Ronald L. Hicks, Jr.
Joseph E. Linehan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: Note, "The Recovery of Economic Loss Damages in Tort: Pennsylvania Law and 'Social Adjustment'," University of Pittsburgh L.R., 1989. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: Joseph E. Linehan
Joshua R. Lorenz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1999). Selected to the Order of the Barristers. Inducted in the Woolsack Honor Society. Awarded, Phi Beta Kappa Glen Moser Award for Leadership and Service. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law and Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Tort Defense; Product Liability.Email: Joshua R. Lorenz
John Lucas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Scranton (B.A., 1985); Duquesne University (J.D., 1988). Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associatons. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Torts.Email: John Lucas
James R. Mall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1980 U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1974; M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine. Law Clerk to Honorable James C. Crumlish, Judge of Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1978-1980. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, 2003-2005); American Arbitration Association; Construction Financial Managers Association; Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: James R. Mall
Robert Mauro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1972); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1975). Case Note Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1974-1975. Listed in Woodward/White "The Best Lawyers in America", 1995-2007. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Development.Email: Robert Mauro
James H. McConomy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1959; LL.B., 1962). President: Harvard Yale Princeton Club, 1968-1969; Harvard Club of Western Pennsylvania, 1969-1970. Panelist: American Arbitration Association; National Association of Securities Dealers. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [U.S. Army Reserves, ASA, 1962-1968.]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James H. McConomy
Kevin F. McKeegan (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Order of the Barrister. Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, 1981-1982. Listed in Woodward/White's publication of The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Planned Unit Development Law.Email: Kevin F. McKeegan
Chad I. Michaelson (Partner) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., Political Science and History, 1996); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1999). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Chad I. Michaelson
Russell J. Ober, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1989, President-Elect, 1986-1987 and President, 1987-1988, University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Association. Diplomate, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Listed in Woodward/White's publication "The Best Lawyers in America," Commercial Litigation. Named, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine. Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1983; Member: Board of Governors, 1984; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, 1984; Member, Finance Committee, 1985-1989; Member of Council, Civil Litigation Section, 1990-1993, Member, Judiciary Committee, 2004, 2007, 2008); Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1983-2004) and American (Member: House of Delegates, Young Lawyers Division, 1982-1983; Discovery Committee, Section of Litigation, 1982) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990; Chair, Federal Practice Committee, 2008-2009). Reported Cases: Patterson v. Hopkins, 247 Pa. Super. 163, 371 A. 2d 1378 (1977); Rensi v. Langston, 499 F. Supp. 720 (W.D. Pa. 1980); Lawson v. Lawson, 524 F. Supp. 1097 (W.D. Pa. 1981), aff'd. 692 F. 2d 748 (3rd Cir. 1982); Bank Center, Ltd. v. Papariella, 15 B.R. 67 (Bkrpcy Ct., W.D. Pa. 1981); United States v. Starusko, 729 F. 2d 256 (3rd Cir. 1984); Frazier v. Materials Transportation Co., 609 F. Supp. 933 (W.D. Pa. 1985); In re: Sharon Steel Corp., 871 F. 2d 1217 (3rd Cir. 1989); Welch v. Cadre Capital, 735 F. Supp. 467 (D. Conn. 1990), rev'd. 923 F. 2d 989 (2nd Cir. 1991), jdgmt. vacated sub. nom; Northwest Savings Bank v. Welch, 501 U.S. 1247, III S. Ct. 2882, 115 L. Ed. 2d 1048 (1991); In re: Francis Edward McGillick Foundation, 406 Pa. Super. 249, 594 A. 2d 322 (1991), rev'd 537 Pa. 194, 642 A. 2d 467 (1994); Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 148 Pa. Cmwth 465, 611 A. 2d 815 (1992), aff'd. 534 Pa. 392, 633 A. 2d 588 (1993); Martin v. Brown, 151 F.R.D. 580 (W.D. Pa. 1993); Zerand-Bernal Group, Inc. v. Cox, 23F. 3rd 159 (7th Cir. 1994); Dice v. Clini Corp, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 803 (W.D. Pa. 1995); Wellsboro Hotel Co. v. Prins, 894 F. Supp. 170 (M.D. Pa. 1995); Aronson v. Creditrust Corporation, 7 F. Supp. 2d 589 (W.D. Pa. 1998); Woodzicka v. Artitex, Ltd., 25 F. Supp. 2d 930 (E.D. Wis. 1998); Sharp v. Artifex, Ltd., 110 F. Supp. 2d 388 (1999); Acceptance Ins. Co. v. Sloan, 263 F. 3rd 278 (3rd Cir. 2001); Tedesco Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Honeywell International, Inc. 127 Fed. Appx. 50 (3rd Cir. 2005). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Russell J. Ober, Jr.
Joel Pfeffer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: Beth Medrash Govoha Rabbi Aaron Kotler Institute for Advanced Learning (B.T.L., 1976; M.T.L., 1980); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1985). Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1983-1984. Listed in Woodward/White's "The Best Lawyers in America", Immigration Law. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Probate and Trust Section, Immigration Practitioners Committee); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chair, Pittsburgh Chapter, 1998-2001). Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Trusts and Estates; International Estate Planning; Estate Administration.Email: Joel Pfeffer
John W. Powell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Pennsylvania; 1980, District of Columbia (inactive); U.S. Tax Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1978). Member: Allegheny County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Pittsburgh Tax Club (Past President, 2004-2005); Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh (Past President, 2004-2005); Allegheny Tax Society (Past President, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Taxation; Family Wealth Transfer; Family Limited Partnerships; Closely Held Corporations; Business Law.Email: John W. Powell
W. Grant Scott, II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and District of Columbia; 1989, Florida and Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S. Commerce, 1983); Duquesne University (J.D., 1987). Listed in Woodward/White, Inc. "The Best Lawyers in America," Real Estate Law. Faculty, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Member, Mt. Lebanon Planning Board, 1994-1996. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Commercial Law.Email: W. Grant Scott, II
Beth A. Slagle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: Youngstown State University (B.S., 1987); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1990). Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, University of Pittsburgh 1989-1990. Finalist, ATHENA Award, 2005. Co-Author: with Richard T. Victoria, "Consequential Damages: An Overview and State-by-State Survey Regarding the Compensibility of Consequential Damages in an Insured's Action to Recover Proceeds Due Under an Insurance Policy," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 53., Spring, 2000. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Contracts; Employee Privacy; Restrictive Covenants.Email: Beth A. Slagle
Elaina A. Smiley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Duquesne University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1999-2000. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Immigration; Civil Litigation.Email: Elaina A. Smiley
Robert P. Struble (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1972); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1977). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Family Wealth Transfer; ERISA Compliance; Multi-Employer Pensions; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans.Email: Robert P. Struble
Dennis Unkovic (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1974, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; Superior Court of Pennsylvania; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1970); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1973). Member, Allegheny County International Transition Team, 2000. Millennium Volunteer, and Jurist, 2000, Awards Program, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs. Member: Commerce Work Study Group, Governor-Elect Transition Team, 1994; Governor's Export Task Force, 1995; International Business Advisory Board, Duquesne University, 1995; Advisory Board, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 1998-2006; Pittsburgh-Kitakyushu Business Partnership Committee, 1999; Regional Business Opportunities Working Group, Regional Economic Revitalization Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University. Chairman, School-to-Career Committee (appointed by the Grable Foundation and the Pittsburgh Foundation), 1998-2000. Board Member and Member, Executive Committee, 1994-2000, SMC Business Councils. Member, Advisory Board, University of Pittsburgh Center for International Legal Education, 1997. Board Member, Board of Visitors, University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1999. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America (Woodward/White). Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Lawyer Referral Committee, 1980-1983), Pennsylvania (Chairman, International Business Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Association Internationale des Jeunes Advocates (International Association of Lawyers); Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Board Member, 2005-2008); Meritas (Board Member, 2005-2008); American Arbitration Association (Panel Member, 1977); International Panel of Arbitrators; Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania (Secretary, Legal Counsel and Board Member, 1993); Licensing Executives Society U.S.A.; Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Member, Business Law Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1999); Pennsylvania Economy League (Vice Chairman, 2002-2006; Member, Statewide Board of Directors, 1998-2000; Board Member, 1996, Western Division); Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors (Board Chairman, 1989-1994); World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh (Chairman, Board of Directors, 2002-2004; Board Member, Vice Chairman, and Member, Executive Committee, 1996-2008). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: International Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Dennis Unkovic
Joseph A. Vater, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. Education: Gannon College (B.A., 1970); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Treasurer, Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania. Member, Board of Directors, Hunters Creek Home Owner Association. Practice Areas: ERISA; COBRA; Age Discrimination in Employment; Multi-Employer Benefit Plans.Email: Joseph A. Vater, Jr.
Richard T. Victoria (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., with high honors, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995). Author: Insurance Law Notes (http://painsurancelaw.blogspot.com/); "Commentary: Court Rules Ambiguities in Insurance Policies Favor Policyholders," Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, Vol. 21, No. 19, March 20, 2007; "Pa. Supreme Court Decision May Affect Insurance Coverage," ACBA Lawyers Journal, Vol. 10, No. 6, March 10, 2008; "Change in Insurance Law," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 5, 2008; "A Price for Relative Exposure," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 4, 2007; "Court Victory for Policyholders," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 14, 2007. Co-Author: with Beth A. Slagle, "Consequential Damages: An Overview and State-by-State Survey Regarding the Compensability of Consequential Damages in an Insured's Action to Recover Proceeds Due Under an Insurance Policy," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 53., Spring, 2000. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Civil Litigation Section), Westmoreland County and American (Associate Editor, Litigation Update; Author, Sidebar) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Cunningham v. Byers, 732 A. 2d 655 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1999); Green Valley v. Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation, 832 A. 2d 1143 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Advocacy; Banking Litigation; Bankruptcy and Commercial Law; Employment Law and Employee Benefits; Employment Litigation; Trade Secrets and Business Protection Litigation.Email: Richard T. Victoria
Matthew D. Whitworth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1992); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Lending; Commercial Leasing.Email: Matthew D. Whitworth
SPECIAL COUNSEL
William P. Getty (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1967); Georgetown University (J.D., 1970).Email: William P. Getty
William A. Meyer, Jr. (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1961); University of Pittsburgh (LL.B., 1964). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employment Contracts; Labor Arbitration; Management Labor Law; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations.Email: William A. Meyer, Jr.
ASSOCIATES
Joshua M. Farber (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Swathmore College (B.A., 2002); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions and Planning.
Matthew D. Irvin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Cali Award in Legal Process. Research Editor of Citations, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking.Email: Matthew D. Irvin
Quinn A. Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Moritz Fellowship. Articles Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Quinn A. Johnson
Mary C. McGinley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A, 1999); Duquesne University (J.D., 2002). Member, Duquesne Law Review. Member, Allegheny County Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, 2009. Young Fellows, Allegheny County Bar Foundation, 2007. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division Council, 2007-2009; Member, Judiciary Committee, 2009); Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Mary C. McGinley
Andrew L. Noble (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Coif. Topics Editor and Editorial Board Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Andrew L. Noble
Stacey M. Noble (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2004). Little Lake Theater Board Member, Katz Small Business Development Lecturer. Member: Allegheny County and Third and Sixth Circuit Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Huntley v. Borough of Oakmont, 929 A.2d 1252 (Pa. cmwlth. 2007), cert. granted, 2008 Pa. Lexis 821 (Pa. May 27, 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Land Use.Email: Stacey M. Noble
Antoinette Oliver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Smith College (B.A., 2002); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law and Employee Benefits; Real Estate and Lending; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Christopher P. Smith, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); Duquesne University (J.D., 2001). Notre Dame Young Alumni Club of Pittsburgh. Board Member, Finance Committee and Chair, Human Resources Committee of Residential Resources Incorporated. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Christopher P. Smith, Jr.
Tony J. Thompson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2006). Member: Allegheny County (Council Member, Young Lawyer's Division), Pennsylvania (Member, Minority Bar Committee) and American Bar Associations; Homer S. Brown Law Association. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Disputes; Tort Defense Litigation; Banking Litigation; Corporate and Partnership Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: Tony J. Thompson
Alexis Unkovic (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania; 2009, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2005); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate and Banking.Email: Alexis Unkovic
Jason M. Yarbrough (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Research Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Bar Leadership Initiative Program, 2007-2008) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Jason M. Yarbrough
SENIOR COUNSEL
Laura A. Candris (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., with distinction and departmental honors, 1975); University of Florida, Holland Law Center, Gainesville, Florida (1977-1978); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1978). Author: Numerous Articles, including: "Confidentiality of Mediation-Related Communications," PBI No 2007-5179, December 2007; "Running with the Big Dogs: Negotiating and Drafting Executive Employment Contracts," PBI No. 2006-4171, Vol. 1, April, 2006; "Landmines in the Fair Labor Standards Act, Part II: Lessons from the Rising Tide of Overtime Pay Lawsuits," Compensation and Benefits Review, Vol. 35, No. 2, March/April 2003; "Compensating Office Personnel: Landmines in the Fair Labor Standards Act," Compensation and Benefits Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, May/June 2002; "Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in the Aftermath of Wafflehouse and Circuit City: New Developments and Views from the Trenches," Eighth Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute Manual, April 2002, PBI No. 2002-2979, Vol. II (Pennsylvania Bar Institute); "Minimizing Employment Claims and Liability: Ten Critical Steps for Every Employer," Employee Benefit Issues: The Multi-Employer Perspective, Vol. 42 (2000) (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans); "Separation Agreements and Releases," 34th Annual Midwest Labor & Employment Law Conference Manual, October 1997, Vol. 97-76 (Ohio CLE Institute), republished, The Best in Labor & Employment Law-1997, January 1998, Vol. 98-703 (Ohio CLE Institute); "What Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Sexual Harassment," Forum Reporter, Vol.10, No. 2, January 26, 1996. Appointed, Panel of Mediators, Early Neutral Evaluators and Arbitrators, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Participant: Program on Negotiation/Mediation Workshop, Harvard Law School, 2006; Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Pittsburgh Mediation Center, 2006. Member: Allegheny County (Chair, Federal Court Section Council, 2006-2007; Newsletter Editor, 2003; Vice-Chair, 2004-2005; Chair Elect, 2005-2006; Employment Law Section Council 2006; ADR Committee; Headquarters Committee; Personnel Subcommittee; Women in the Law Division, Public Service Committee; Past appointed Member, Council on Professionalism), Pennsylvania (Member, ADR Committee; Chair, Pro-Bono Subcommittee; Member, Employment Law Section, Commission on Women in the Profession) and American (Member: EEO Subcommittee, Employment Law Section; Dispute Resolution Section; Former Member, Litigation Section); Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania (Member, Board of Directors, Board Secretary); Pennsylvania Council of Mediators (Chair, Committee to revise the ADR Policies and Procedures of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2009). Reported Cases: Moss v. Koolvent Aluminum Products, Inc., 962 F. Supp. 657 (W.D. Pa. 1997); Welch v. Bd. of Directors of the Wildwood Golf Club, 904 F. Supp. 438 (W.D. Pa. 1995), 877 F. Supp. 955 (W.D. Pa. 1995), 146 F.R.D. 131 (W.D. Pa. 1993), 904 F. Supp. 441 (W.D. Pa. 1995), 904 F. Supp. 437 (W.D. Pa. 1995); Trevino Barton v. Pittsburgh National Bank, 919 F. 2d 874 (3rd Cir. 1990); Ames v. Westinghouse Corp., 864 F. 2d 289 (3d Cir. 1988); St. Margaret Memorial Hospital v. Pa. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 552 A.2d 666 (Pa. 1989); Rasmussen v. Borough of Aspinwall, 519 A.2d 1074 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1987). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Labor Law; Executive Contracts; Fair Labor Standards Act; Mediation.Email: Laura A. Candris
Michael J. Boyle (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1957); Duquesne University (LL.B., 1962). Chairman, Allegheny County Association of Municipal and School Solicitors, 1972. Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1969; Member, Judiciary Committee, 1975-1977; Secretary, 1979; Governor, 1980-1982; Member, Board of Governors and President Elect, 1985; President, 1986; President, Federal Credit Union "ALCOBAR," 1980-1989), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1993); Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Fellow: Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. [Lt. J.G., USNR, Active Duty, 1957-1959]. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Workers' Compensation; Trusts and Estates; Family Law.Email: Michael J. Boyle
Herman S. Harvey, Jr. (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1951; LL.B., 1956). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
Richard G. Kotarba (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania. Education: John Carroll University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1963); Boston College (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif. Casenote Editor, Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review, 1965-1966. Listed in Woodward White, The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2010. Recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Council Member, Real Property Section, 1980-1983; Secretary, 1984-1985; Vice-Chairman, 1986; Chairman, 1987; Construction Law Section, Vice-Chairman, 2003-2005; Chairman, 2005), Pennsylvania Bar Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Litigation; Zoning; Commercial Law.Email: Richard G. Kotarba
W. Reid Lowe (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1953; J.D., 1955). Delta Theta Phi. Chairman, Pittsburgh Tax Club, 1986-1987. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, 1995. Member: Allegheny County (Secretary, Tax Section, 1971-1972; Council Member, Probate Section, 1979; Lawyers Insurance Committee, 1976; Tel-Law Committee, 1983-1987), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Decedents Estates; Probate Taxation.Email: W. Reid Lowe
Lawrence B. Niemann (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1959); Harvard University (LL.B., 1962). Member: Allegheny County (Council Member, Corporate Law Section, 1971; Chairman, 1983-1984) and Pennsylvania (Member, Title 15 Revision Subcommittee of Corporate and Banking Law Section, 1982-2000) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Family Wealth Transfer; Employee Benefits; Closely Held Business Estate Planning.Email: Lawrence B. Niemann
OF COUNSEL
Debra Z. Anderson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1979); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Debra Z. Anderson
Richard T. Kennedy (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1973; M.P.A., 1980); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1977). Member: Allegheny County (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits(100%).Email: Richard T. Kennedy
David G. Oberdick (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations; Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Patent, Trademark and Copyright; Antitrust.Email: David G. Oberdick
Jane L. Volk (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1973); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Constructors Assocation of Western PA; Pittsburgh Human Resources Association. Practice Areas: Employment; Labor; Litigation.Email: Jane L. Volk
All Partners and Associates are members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.