MANAGING PARTNER
Jeffrey J. Conn (Managing Partner) born Monessen, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate; General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey J. Conn
PARTNERS
Charles Monroe Thorp (1863-1942).
Earl Frederick Reed (1894-1963).
Kevin P. Allen (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, November 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1996, West Virginia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1992); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1995). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; First Amendment and Media Law; Telecommunications; Zoning and Land Use; Construction Law.Email: Kevin P. Allen
Cathy M. Armstrong (1950-2003).
Clyde Allman Armstrong (1898-1975).
Clyde W. Armstrong (1926-1985).
Paul D. Bangor, Jr. (Partner) born Sewickley, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1994, Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 1985); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 1989). Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets.Email: Paul D. Bangor, Jr.
Peter K. Blume (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1981). Member, Notre Dame Journal of Legislation, 1980-1981. Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Investment Company Regulation Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Peter K. Blume
Joseph R. Brendel (Partner) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1981); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1984). Member, William & Mary Law Review, 1982-1984. Practice Areas: Natural Resources and Environmental Law.Email: Joseph R. Brendel
Kimberly A. Brown (Partner) born Waterloo, New York, January 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Duke University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; AAA National Roster of Neutrals. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Device Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Kimberly A. Brown
Kimberly Ward Burns (Partner) born Newton, Massachusetts, March 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1987); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Kimberly Ward Burns
Patrick W. Carothers (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2003, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Robert Morris College (B.S., B.A., 1996); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Research Editor, Duquesne University Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Patrick W. Carothers
Lisa A. Chiesa (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Finance, 1983); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1992). Associate Editor, 1990-1991 and Business Editor, 1991-1992, Journal of Law & Commerce. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance.Email: Lisa A. Chiesa
Sarah Lockwood Church (Partner) born Paintsville, Kentucky, November 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Education: University of Kentucky (B.G.S., 1977; J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Sarah Lockwood Church
Kevin L. Colosimo (Partner) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of International Trade and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Duquesne University (J.D., 1997). Member: Allegheny County (Member, Sections on: Construction Law; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy; Federal Courts), Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; U.S. Court of International Trade Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; International Business Law; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Kevin L. Colosimo
Jarrod J. Duffy (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; State Tax; Local Tax; Real Estate; Federal Tax.Email: Jarrod J. Duffy
Walter D. Enick (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania. Education: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1975); Duquesne University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Business Law; Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Acquisitions; Entertainment Law.Email: Walter D. Enick
Jonathan M. Fingeret (Partner) born December 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado; 2004, Michigan; 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Associate Editor, Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, 1994-1996. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities; Private Equity; Private Finance.Email: Jonathan M. Fingeret
Joseph Friedman (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1968); University of Cologne, Germany; University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors' and Debtors' Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation; Antitrust Law; Public Finance Law; Employment Litigation; ERISA Litigation.Email: Joseph Friedman
Stuart C. Gaul, Jr. (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., History, 1987); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Sean J. McLaughlin, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994-1996. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Zoning and Land Use Litigation.Email: Stuart C. Gaul, Jr.
Douglas E. Gilbert (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1974); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1977). Managing Partner, 1995. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Business Law; Construction Law.Email: Douglas E. Gilbert
Sean M. Girdwood (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1995); Duquesne University (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Research Editor, Duquesne Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Allegheny, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions.Email: Sean M. Girdwood
James K. Goldberg (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1967); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Taxation; Estates.Email: James K. Goldberg
Scott E. Henderson (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, February 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1968); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1972). Chairman, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Blackburn Memorial Award. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Media Law; Products Liability.Email: Scott E. Henderson
J. Alexander Hershey (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1994); George Washington University (J.D., 1999). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: J. Alexander Hershey
Joseph A. Katarincic (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1931; admitted to bar, 1960, Pennsylvania; 1993, Texas; 1995, West Virginia; 2001, Ohio. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1953); University of Pittsburgh (M.A., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Law Clerk to the Hon. Austin L. Staley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1960-1961. Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, 1962-1970, 1997. Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2003. Member: Board of Directors, Duquesne University; Board of Governors, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Delegate, Judicial Conference of the Third Circuit. Member, Supreme Court Rules Committee, 2000-2003. Senior Counsel of Allegheny County, January-May, 1996. Member: State Bar of Texas; West Virginia State Bar; Ohio State Bar Association; American Law Institute; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Joseph A. Katarincic
Clifford B. Levine (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, April 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Member, Governor Edward G. Rendell's, Transition Team, 2003. Member, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato's Transition Team, 2004. Member, Allegheny County Executive James Roddey's Transition Team, 2000. Vice-Chair, City of Pittsburgh Planning Commission, 1994 . Vice-Chair, City of Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1994. Law Clerk, Hon. David W. Craig, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, 1982-1983. Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School for Public and International Administration, 1994-1998. Faculty, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1991. Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Fellow, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Commercial and Construction Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Administrative; Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Clifford B. Levine
Allen M. Lopus (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1998, West Virginia. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Cornell University (J.D., 1995). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Allen M. Lopus
Kurt A. Miller (Partner) born Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 2002, Ohio. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Cornell University (J.D., 1982). Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA); Unfair Competition Litigation.Email: Kurt A. Miller
Anne D. Mullaney (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, August 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: Saint Mary's College (B.A., 1978); George Washington University (M.H.A., 1981); Duquesne University(J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: Anne D. Mullaney
Mark F. Nowak (Partner) born Homestead, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1982). Assistant Solicitor, Allegheny County, 1982-1986. Member: Allegheny County (Former Chair, Construction Law Section; Member, Civil Litigation Section) and American (Member, Construction Litigation Committee, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators); Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Mark F. Nowak
Deborah P. Powell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: Denison University; University of Michigan (B.A., 1971); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Risk Management; Insurance.Email: Deborah P. Powell
Robert J. Ridge (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1990, Pennsylvania; 1995, Texas; 1998, West Virginia. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Executive Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1983-1984. Assistant State Attorney, Dade County, Florida, 1984-1987. Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, United States Department of Justice, 1987-1989. Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert J. Ridge
David G. Ries (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member, Boston College Industrial & Commercial Law Review, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Technology Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: David G. Ries
John C. Rodney (Partner) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1976); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1979). Past Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh. Past Chairman, Pittsburgh Tax Club and Penn State Tax Conference. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation; Finance; Technology and Science; Commercial Real Estate.Email: John C. Rodney
Lauren D. Rushak (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, September 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1996); Villanova University (J.D., 1999). Member, Moot Court Board, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation.Email: Lauren D. Rushak
Jerri A. Ryan (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: San Diego County, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jerri A. Ryan
Jill W. Sabo (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1994; B.A., 1994); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1997). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Corporate Law.Email: Jill W. Sabo
Paula A. Schmeck (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: Clarion University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1982); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Loan Restructuring; Finance.Email: Paula A. Schmeck
John D. Scozio (Partner) born North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1994); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Zoning Law; Land Use; Commercial Lending.Email: John D. Scozio
Steven H. Seel (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law.Email: Steven H. Seel
Robert H. Shoop, Jr. (Partner) born Blairsville, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (A.B., 1960); New York University (1961); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1966). Former Chairman, Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Appeals Board. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Civil Rights; Management Labor Relations; General Civil Litigation.Email: Robert H. Shoop, Jr.
Richard V. Sica (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1966); University of Pittsburgh (M.B.A., 1967); Cornell University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment Relations; Workers Compensation; Civil Rights; Occupational Safety and Health Law.Email: Richard V. Sica
Timothy M. Slavish (Partner) born Lewistown, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (A.B., 1969); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1977). Managing Editor, The Dickinson Law Review, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Municipal Finance Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Timothy M. Slavish
Randolph T. Struk (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1981); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member, George Washington Law Review, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Randolph T. Struk
Kimberly Luff Wakim (Partner) born Philippi, West Virginia, April 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, West Virginia; 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1988). Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia. Law Clerk, Honorable L. Edward Friend II, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1988-1990. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Workouts; Commercial Transactions and Finance; Commercial Litigation; Mortgage Foreclosure.Email: Kimberly Luff Wakim
Thomas E. Weiers, Jr. (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1982); Duquesne University (J.D., 1985). Member, Editorial Board, Duquesne University Law Review. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Employment; Labor; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas E. Weiers, Jr.
Keith H. West (Partner) born Somerset, Pennsylvania, August 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1970); Cornell University (J.D., with distinction, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Cornell Law Review, 1972-1973. Fellow: American College of Trusts and Estates Council. Practice Areas: Tax and Estates Law.Email: Keith H. West
William M. Wycoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1963); Northwestern University (J.D., 1966). Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute programs: Proving Damages in Commercial Litigation 1997, 2003; Sarbanes Oxley Act 2003; Accounting Litigation After Enron...2002; RICO 1985, 1987, 1990; Products Liability 1985, 1988, 1991; Business Disputes 1992, 1994. Listed for 10 years in "Best Lawyers in America" for Business and Personal Injury Litigation; Listed in the Chambers "America's Leading Business Lawyers." Member: Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business and Commercial Litigation; Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation; Class Actions; Financial Institution Law; Professional Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: William M. Wycoff
ASSOCIATES
Mackenzie A. Baird (Associate) born St. George, Utah, November 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Mackenzie A. Baird
Heather L. Bednarek (Associate) born Secaucus, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec (B.S.C., 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Healthcare; Corporate.Email: Heather L. Bednarek
Amy L. Berecek (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Amy L. Berecek
Dennis J. Buffone (Associate) born Dayton, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 2005); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2008). Member: Allegheny County (Member, Labor and Employment Division) and Pennsylvania (Member, Labor and Employment Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(40%); Litigation(40%); Land Use(20%).Email: Dennis J. Buffone
Troy L. Cady (Associate) born Oceanside, California, December 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1983); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association.Email: Troy L. Cady
Nicholas S. Cafardi (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 2005); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif. Languages: Italian, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Nicholas S. Cafardi
Danny P. Cerrone, Jr. (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 2002); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Transportation; Logistics.Email: Danny P. Cerrone, Jr.
Kerri L. Coriston (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, Ohio. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1999); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif (Ohio State Chapter, 2002). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Kerri L. Coriston
Christopher P. Furman (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2003, Illinois. Education: La Roche College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Northwestern University (J.D., 2002). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Corporate Transactions.Email: Christopher P. Furman
Shawn N. Gallagher (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1996); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, 2000); Duquesne University (J.D., 2001). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania (Member, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Zoning Law; Public Sector.Email: Shawn N. Gallagher
Timothy D. Gallagher (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 2000); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2004; M.B.A., 2004). Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Law; Technology Law; Private Equity.Email: Timothy D. Gallagher
Jeffrey R. Gordon (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2003, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Washington University (B.A., with honors, 1994); Ohio State University (J.D., 1997). Delta Theta Phi. Semi-Finalist, Moot Court Negotiations Competition, 1995, Ohio State University. Former Associate: Baker & Hostetler; Downes & Hurst. Member: Allegheny County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law.Email: Jeffrey R. Gordon
Gregory W. Hauswirth (Associate) born New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2009, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 1999); Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Financial Restructuring; Creditors Rights.
Andrew G. Jenkins (Associate) born Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March,1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2003). Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence; Truxall Scholarship. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Andrew G. Jenkins
Stephen J. Mandel (Associate) born Manhasset, New York, March 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 2001); Fordham University (J.D., 2004). Golden Key National Honor Society. Practice Areas: Finance.Email: Stephen J. Mandel
Randall H. McKinney (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, Pennsylvania. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 2003); Temple University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%).
Archana D. Patel (Associate) born Gujarat, India, April 1, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 2003); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2008). Pi Sigma Alpha; Pi Lambda Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Fulbright Scholar to India. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Asian Attorneys Committee). Fellow: Journal of Technology Law and Policy, 2007-2008. Languages: Gujarati, Hindi and Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Archana D. Patel
Vincent M. Roskovensky (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation.Email: Vincent M. Roskovensky
D. Craig Russell, III (Associate) born Mid-West City, Oklahoma, April 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington and Jefferson College (B.A., English, 1994); Duquesne University (J.D., 1997); University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, (LL.M., Banking and Finance, 1998). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Lending; Commercial Workouts; Restructuring; Bankruptcy.Email: D. Craig Russell, III
Shane D. Sclichter (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 11, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2000, West Virginia and New Jersey. Education: The Citadel (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1995); Duquesne University (J.D., 1998). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Shane D. Sclichter
Brian D. Trudgen (Associate) born Kittanning, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown (B.A., 1997; M.B.A., 2001); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance.Email: Brian D. Trudgen
Gavin P. Williams (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 2000); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance.Email: Gavin P. Williams
SENIOR COUNSEL
Stacy Leshock Dee (Senior Counsel) born Jeannette, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Pennsylvania; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, 1994); George Washington University Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, with honors, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (1998); The District of Columbia Bar Association (2002 - 2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Commercial Finance.
Linda S. Hackett (Senior Counsel) born Hialeah, Florida, September, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1988); Duquesne University (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Municipal Finance.Email: Linda S. Hackett
Edward B. Harmon (Senior Counsel) born New York, New York, February 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1988, Pennsylvania. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1968); New York University (J.D., 1971). Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers; Joint Ventures; General Corporate; Licensing; International Law; Corporate Financing; Leveraged Buyouts; Antitrust Law; Executive Employment Agreements; Venture Capital; Construction Law.Email: Edward B. Harmon
Stacey L. Jarrell (Senior Counsel) born Alexandria, Louisiana, September 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Student Note Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome Turner, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1992-1993. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Energy Litigation; Civil Rights; Constitutional Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Stacey L. Jarrell
Paul A. Kasicky (Senior Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S.I.E., 1973); University of Toledo (J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Tax; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law.Email: Paul A. Kasicky
Kristin M. McCormish (Senior Counsel) born Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, January 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Journal of Law and Commerce, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Creditor's Rights.Email: Kristin M. McCormish
Sara A. Mercer (Senior Counsel) born Greenville, South Carolina, September 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1981, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979); Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1977-1979 and Research and Writing Editor, 1978-1979, Wisconsin Law Review. Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Elder Law.Email: Sara A. Mercer
Ellen P. Milcic (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: LaRoche College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); Duquesne University (J.D., 1995). Member: Allegheny County (Labor and Employment Section) and American (Labor and Employment, Litigation; Center for Professional Responsibility) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Contract Litigation; Transportation.Email: Ellen P. Milcic
Alice B. Mitinger (Senior Counsel) born Greensburg, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1985); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Public Utilities; Appellate Litigation.Email: Alice B. Mitinger
David J. Montgomery (Senior Counsel) born Grove City, Pennsylvania, November 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1983); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member, Editorial Board, Temple Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Property Tax Appeals; Employment Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: David J. Montgomery
Elene Mountis Moran (Senior Counsel) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1997, West Virginia. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Loan Workouts; Loan Restructuring; Creditors Rights; Collections.Email: Elene Mountis Moran
J. Mark Munson (Senior Counsel) born Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: J. Mark Munson
Charles G. O'Hara (Senior Counsel) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1970); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Editor-in-Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Allegheny County Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Hospitals; Health Care Law; Corporate; Energy Law.Email: Charles G. O'Hara
Kristen Belz Ornato (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Kristen Belz Ornato
Robert J. Rogalski (Senior Counsel) born Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., 1986); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers. Member: Ohio County, Ohio State, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care Law(60%); Corporate Law(30%); Nonprofit Tax Law(10%).Email: Robert J. Rogalski
Lourdes Sanchez Ridge (Senior Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, September 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; 1987, District of Columbia; 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1982); University of Florida (J.D., 1985).Email: Lourdes Sanchez Ridge
W. Ronald Stout (Senior Counsel) born Bedford, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania. Education: Waynesburg College (B.S., 1969); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1974). Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers. [Mathematical/Statistical Assistant, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Corporate Law; Finance and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate.Email: W. Ronald Stout
Richard H. Taylor (Senior Counsel) born Cumberland, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1987; J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Member, West Virginia University Law Review. Author: "California v. Greenwood: A Trashing of the Fourth Amendment," 91 W.Va.L.Rev.597.
Kevin A. Wiggins (Senior Counsel) born Florida, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and New York; 2005, West Virginia. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 1992); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Tax; HIPAA; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Litigation; Labor and Employment; Privacy Law.
Darren E. Wolf (Senior Counsel) born Braddock, Pennsylvania, February 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%).Email: Darren E. Wolf
OF COUNSEL
G. Daniel Carney (Of Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Pennsylvania; 1962, Illinois; 2000, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University (B.S.S., 1959); Northwestern University (J.D., 1962). Managing Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1961-1962. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Past President). Fellow: American College and Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers. [Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army, 1962-1966.]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Railroad Law.Email: G. Daniel Carney
Ralph F. Scalera (Of Counsel) born Midland, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, Pennsylvania. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1952); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1955). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1959-1961. Judge, 1964-1970, and President Judge, 1966-1970, Court of Common Pleas, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. U.S. District Judge, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1971-1976. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Business Law; Municipal Finance.Email: Ralph F. Scalera
Peter G. Veeder (Of Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Natural Resources and Environmental Law.Email: Peter G. Veeder