John David Ziegler is a lawyer practicing energy, insurance law and litigation, oil and gas and 1 other area of law. John received a B.A. degree from West Virginia University in 1997, and has been licensed for 22 years. John practices in Pittsburgh, PA.
About John David Ziegler
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Firm InformationPositionShareholder
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Matters: Authored numerous complex oil
gas title opinions for several national
regional producers of oil
gas
Closed over 350 residential
commercial real estate transactions ranging from $50,000 to over $1 million
Successfully argued the preclusion of bad faith expert testimony in several bad faith cases including Connelly v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Allegheny Co., 2008)
Smith v. Allstate Ins. Co. (W.D. Pa. 2012)
Successfully briefed
argued case for reverse bad faith in Javoriski v. Nationwide (M.D. Pa., 2007)
Successfully negotiated multi-million dollar stock purchase of a closed corporation
Successfully defended
mediated multi-million dollar mechanics' lien claims for less than 30% of their total value despite the Commerce Bank/Harrisburg, N.A. v. Kessler decision
Obtained summary judgment against a mechanics' lien claimant seeking in excess of $1 million in bankruptcy court based upon 2006 amendments to Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissionsPennsylvania
2004, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
MembershipsMemberships
•Allegheny County Bar Association
•American Bar Association
•Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs - Three Rivers Chapter (Director at Large)
•Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance
•Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
•Pennsylvania Bar Association
•Pennsylvania Defense Institute -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolThe Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University
J.D.
2004 Member of the Gourley Moot Court Trial Competition Team and Corpus Juris Society
Other EducationWest Virginia University
Class of 1997
B.A.
Finance