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Address
4710 U.S. Steel Tower
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2702 (Allegheny Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeBusiness Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Law and Litigation, Environmental Law, Tort and Product Liability Litigation, Intellectual Property, Professional Negligence Litigation, Financial Fraud and Investor Litigation, Corporate Investigations and Criminal Litigation, Construction Litigation, Commercial Transactions. Firm Size: 9
Address4710 U.S. Steel Tower
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2702, (Allegheny Co.)
PhonePhone: 412-288-4000
Fax: 412-288-2405
Website
http://www.psmn.com
Lynette Norton (1946-2002).
Anthony P. Picadio (Shareholder) born Latrobe, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1969-1970. Triple Listing in Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2009 (Business Litigation, Environmental Law and Personal Injury). Member: Allegheny County (Member, Civil Litigation Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on, Civil Litigation; Business Law; Intellectual Property Law). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Law.Email: Anthony P. Picadio
Henry M. Sneath (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1980); Duquesne University (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Member: Academy Of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County; Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (Business Litigation). Member, Defense Research Institute (First Vice-President and Member of the Board of Directors; Former Chair, Commercial Litigation Committee and Intellectual Property Subcommittee). Regional Editor, "The Business Suit," Defense Research Institute. Former Editor, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section. Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association; American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Law, Torts); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Chair, Intellectual Property Section); Defense Research Institute (First Vice-President and Member of the Board of Directors and Former Chair: Commercial Litigation Section); Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation, Construction Law and Federal Court Sections); International Association of Defense Counsel (Vice-Chair, Section on: Business Litigation) Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Fellow); The Federalist Society, Pittsburgh Lawyers Division (Member) Techi, Inc. (Former Board Member)... Fellow: Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Pharmaceutical Products Liability; Products Liability; Insurance and Bad Faith Law; Construction Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Constitutional Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation and Appeals; Professional Malpractice.Email: Henry M. Sneath
Alan S. Miller (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1978); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, 2003-2009. Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, 1982-1985. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, 1985-1987. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Environmental Law Section; Chair, Civil Litigation Section, 1996), Pennsylvania (Member, Environmental, Mineral and Natural Resources Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Alan S. Miller
Bridget M. Gillespie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2005, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Managing Editor, Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to: Honorable Peter Paul Olszewski, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1993-1994; Honorable Richard Webb, Court of Common Pleas, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Co-Author, Norton on Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania, Second Edition (PBI 2005). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York, 1996-1999. Member: Allegheny County Bar (Council Member, Civil Litigation Section; Past Chair, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations (Council Member, Editor of Civil Litigation Section). [Captain, U.S. Army JAGC, 1996-1999]. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bridget M. Gillespie
Jeffrey J. Ludwikowski (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1983); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta; Blue Key; Order of Omega. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Rules Committee), Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Products Liability; Non-Competition Matters; Commercial Bankruptcy; Environmental Litigation; Shareholder, Partnerships and Joint Ventures Litigation.Email: Jeffrey J. Ludwikowski
——————————Brian Headley (Associate) born Marietta, Ohio, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2005, Kentucky; 2007, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004). Brian J. Headley has over five years of litigation and appellate experience, much of which has been gained through his practice in West Virginia. Prior to joining Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C., Mr. Headley worked for litigation firms in Charleston, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh where he handled a number of West Virginia matters. In so doing, Mr. Headley litigated a wide variety of commercial litigation, insurance coverage, bad faith, employment, product liability, construction, toxic tort, wrongful death, and personal injury actions. Mr. Headley now focuses his practice in the areas of commercial, products liability, toxic tort, environmental, and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Headley received his J.D. degree in 2004 from the West Virginia University College of Law where he was a member of the West Virginia Law Review and Order of the Coif. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert B. King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit during his final semester of law school. Mr. Headley received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University in 2001 and graduated summa cum laude. Mr. Headley is licensed to practice in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and the Western District of Pennsylvania. Reported Cases: Tolley v. Carboline Co., 617 S.E.2d 508 (W. Va. 2005); Newark Ins. Co. v. Brown, 624 S.E.2d 783 (W. Va. 2005); Hawkins v. U.S. Sports Assoc., Inc., 633 S.E.2d 31 (W. Va. 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Environmental Litigation.Email: Brian Headley
Joseph R. Carnicella (Associate) born Patton, Pennsylvania, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, 2007, New Jersey; Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2002); Duquesne University (J.D., 2005). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association; Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage.
Jason A. Spak (Associate) born Livonia, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1995); University of Michigan (J.D., 2002). Reported Cases: Perez v. Trans Union, 526 F. Supp. 2d 504 (E.D. Pa. 2007); Diamond Triumph v. Safelite, 441 F. Supp. 2d 695 (M.D. Pa. 2006). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Financial Services Litigation; Fair Credit Reporting Act Litigation.Email: Jason A. Spak
Kelly A. Williams (Associate) born Wilmington, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., with honors, 1991); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Author, "United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in The Balkan Wars and The Changing Role of Peacekeeping Forces in The Post-Cold War World," 8 Temp. Int'l and Comp. L.J. 117, Spring, 1994. Member: Allegheny County (Chair, Volunteer Recognition Event; Member, Public Service Committee). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Trademark Infringement; Unfair Business Competition; Contract Disputes; Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Construction; Employment Discrimination.Email: Kelly A. Williams
Elaine J. Wizzard (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., Biology, 2001); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2004). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association, Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Patent Litigation.Email: Elaine J. Wizzard
Jeffrey B. Cadle (Associate) born Albany, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.F.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Board Member, Intellectual Property Law Section; Member, Civil Litigation Section); Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Civil Litigation and Federal Sections); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Constitutional Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Jeffrey B. Cadle
OF COUNSELKevin J. Fiore (Of Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, Florida. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1984; M.E.R., 1987; J.D., 1987). Member: Allegheny County (Member, Environmental Law Section), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Kevin J. Fiore
Bruce M. Wolf (Of Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1970); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1975). Regional Governor, Independent Petroleum Association of America, 1996-2000. President, Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Chairman, Appeal Energy Group, 1989-1991. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Tax Section, 1975). Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Bruce M. Wolf
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