Representative Cases
Litigation - Commercial and Employment Disputes
Represented a small business and its owner who were denied an occupancy permit by local government officials; through litigation, we succeeded in obtaining the permit, and our client was able to open its doors for business as planned.
Represented an employee who had been wrongfully terminated by his employer; through litigation, including an appeal to the PA Superior Court (907 A.2d 1147 (Pa. Super. 2006)) and arbitration, we succeeded in obtaining a substantial monetary recovery for our client.
Represented a long-serving civil service employee who had been improperly passed over for a promotion; through litigation, including an appeal to the PA Commonwealth Court (961 A.2d 265 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2008)), our client got the promotion.
Represented a manufacturing client who wanted to reopen and repurpose a long-dormant facility in the Pittsburgh area; through litigation, including an appeal to the PA Superior Court, we succeeded in getting court approval to move forward with the project.
Represented a local company pursuing and defending competing claims for violating contractual non-compete clauses; through litigation, including in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California, we negotiated a successful settlement.
Represented a property owner in an oil and gas ownership dispute; through litigation, including an appeal to the PA Superior Court, the court confirmed our client's ownership rights, including the right to receive royalty payments.
Represented a landowner in a timber rights dispute involving thousands of acres in western Pennsylvania; we obtained a favorable partial summary judgment in our client's favor, and ultimately negotiated a favorable settlement on the eve of a jury trial.
Represented a national bank and its lawyers in defense of claims brought by a disgruntled bank customer; through litigation, including an appeal to the PA Superior Court, we obtained the complete dismissal of all claims asserted against our clients.
Represented a real estate brokerage and its agents in defense of claims arising from the sale of real estate, including claims of failing to disclose defects; through litigation, we obtained a complete pre-trial dismissal of all claims asserted against our clients.
Represented a home seller in defense of claims arising from the sale of their home, including claims of failing to disclose defects; through litigation, we obtained a full defense verdict in our clients' favor after a non-jury trial.
Represented a real estate developer and its owners in defending claims alleging breach of a multi-year lease to operate a lease in a multi-use building; we obtained a full defense verdict in our clients' favor after a non-jury trial.
Represented a local dairy farm and its owners in a real estate dispute; we negotiated a favorable settlement in the middle of a non-jury trial.
Represented a manufacturer client pursuing its former employee and a competitor for misappropriation of trade secrets in federal court; we negotiated a favorable settlement after uncovering the trade secrets had been misappropriated.
Represented a national distributor of health supplements suing an international supplements retailer for breach of contract in federal court; we obtained partial summary judgment in our client's favor (421 F. Supp. 3d 78 (W.D. Pa. 2019)).
Represented a local contractor and its owner in defense of claims arising from home construction; through litigation, including a 3-day non-jury trial and an appeal to the PA Superior Court (241 A.3d 1200 (Pa. Super. 2000)), a judge awarded the plaintiffs less than 1% of their last pre-trial demand.
Represented a local car dealership in pursuing claims against its insurer and broker for insufficient coverage; through litigation in federal court, we negotiated a favorable settlement.
Represented contractors and subcontractors in pursuing, and property owners in defending against, mechanics' lien claims in various states across the country.
Represented a local small business and its owners in defending claims brought by a disgruntled former employee for workplace (national origin and religious) discrimination; we succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of all claims at the EEOC/PHRC level.
Represented a local small business in defending claims brought by a discharged former employee for workplace (race, sex, and sexual orientation) discrimination; we succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of all claims at the EEOC/PHRC level.
Represented a local business in defending claims brought by former employees for workplace (age, disability, race, and national origin) discrimination; through litigation, including EEOC/PHRC level and in federal court, negotiated favorable settlements.
Prosecuted and defended dozens of private arbitration disputes before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS.