Windber Personal Injury Lawyers

Attorney Anthony M. Bittner and the law firm of Joyce & Bittner represent persons injured in virtually all types of accident injury cases including automobile, truck and other vehicle collisions, trip and falls, dog bites and injuries caused by household items, products or tools. Attorney Anthony M. Bittner and his law firm represent people accused of criminal violations or who are under criminal investigation throughout the Western Pennsylvania region. As a former Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Attorney Bittner personally prosecuted an untold number of criminal violations and oversaw major criminal investigations as an attorney supervisor of the District...

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, I focus my practice on representing injured persons in cases involving motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, dog bites and other types of personal injury claims. I have also represented business clients in litigation matters, assisted families in estate administration proceedings and handled the firm’s criminal practice and zoning cases. I am licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania courts, including U.S. District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mineral Engineering for several mineral production companies. Afterward had gone to school for my MBA and subsequently obtained my law degree. I have worked as a lawyer for a little over 20 years, however, I worked as a paralegal for 7 1/2 prior thereto.

During these many years I have never learned of another lawyer with a mineral engineering degree. I urge you to check your future attorney's qualifications before engaging him, i.e. WOULD YOU HIRE A FOOT DOCTOR TO HAVE YOUR TEETH FIXED!

I have been the lead attorney for approximately 250 trials....

Herbert B. Cohen, Esquire Herb Cohen concentrates his practice in workers' compensation and personal injury cases involving premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, and construction accidents. He also maintains an active practice in the areas of Heart and Lung Act, Social Security disability and professional negligence. Mr. Cohen received his Bachelor of Science degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1986 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1990. Mr. Cohen is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County Bar Associations, as well as the Pennsylvania...

Attorney Bill Copetas has been practicing law since 1993 after completing both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Pennsylvania. Over the span of his nearly 25 year career, he has chosen to focus his work in the areas of workers’ compensation, personal injury, and litigation.

After many years of representing defendants in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases, Mr. Copetas now represents plaintiffs exclusively. His prior experience on the other side of the courtroom affords him a well-rounded perspective of how these cases, and insurance companies, work. When you choose to work with Mr. Copetas, you can rest assured that he...

C.J. Zwick is a founding partner of Zwick Law. He is an independent thinker with a passion for helping his clients resolve their legal needs. C.J. maintains a healthy respect for intellectual thoroughness even if it challenges the status quo. C.J. decided to become an attorney to help and serve clients in Western Pennsylvania with their legal needs. While C.J. always knew that he would return to his hometown of DuBois, Pennsylvania to practice law, he first gained valuable experience at a prestigious Harrisburg-based law firm. While in Harrisburg, C.J. helped many Fortune 500 companies with their legal...

Matt is a trial attorney focusing on business, construction, collections, and probate, estate and trust litigation matters. Matt routinely represents his clients in both federal and state court, along with private arbitration and mediation.

As part of his business litigation practice, Matt frequently handles breach of contract claims, tort litigation claims, non-competition/non-solicitation matters, and shareholder disputes. As part of his construction law practice, Matt frequently represents architects and engineers in design defect cases, and assists all his construction clients, including design professionals, contractors, and suppliers in filing, when applicable, mechanic’s lien claims or making claims through the CASPA and...

Shawn D. Kressley is a personal injury attorney with the law firm of DelVecchio & Miller LLC. Shawn devotes his legal practice to championing the rights of individuals who have been injured in accidents caused by the fault of others. Over the course of his career, he has represented clients in a multitude of different types of personal injury cases including: automobile and trucking accidents; construction-site accidents; work-place accidents; product liability cases; insurance coverage disputes; premises liability accidents; and serious dog attacks. His extensive experience and legal acumen have allowed him to achieve successful outcomes for his clients in...

As founder and owner of the Pisanchyn Law Firm, Attorney Michael Pisanchyn started his working life at a chrome-plating company, and not as an attorney. Through that experience, namely a former co-worker he befriended who lost their life due to poor working conditions, he came to know what he wanted in life, and that was to give a voice to those that have been injured. Attorney Michael Pisanchyn has gone up against some of the biggest corporations, and shown those corporations the law is not just reserved for rich. It is something that can mean the difference between life and death...

The son of a mining equipment salesman and a public–school teacher, Josh grew up in Lancaster, Pa. He earned his B.A. and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a member of the distinguished academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Geist is a partner with Goodrich & Geist, P.C. in Pittsburgh. He concentrates his practice in personal injury representation, automobile litigation, medical negligence and product liability. Mr. Geist received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is the Immediate Past President...

Maximilian F. Beier is a partner at Beier, Beier & Beier. He joined the law firm in 2001 as an associate after a two-year clerkship with Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge, John P. Hester. He was made a partner in 2007. Max’s primary focus is handling commercial and residential real estate transactional work, as well as real estate litigation work. Max also has experience litigating other civil claims in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania. Additional litigation experience includes business disputes, contract actions, real-estate and domestic matters. Max and wife Michele reside in Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, and are...

Ben’s practice is focused on representing injured individuals in medical malpractice, products liability, motor vehicle accidents, and general personal injury claims. Having represented injured individuals for years, Ben understands how an accident, malpractice, or a dangerous product can affect a person and their family. He also understands what is necessary to obtain the results his clients deserve when they are injured. For a sample of the types and results of cases Ben has handled, click here.

Ben has been named a Rising Star by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® each year since 2015. The Rising Star category consists of a selection of top...

Mr. Chaffin is admitted to the Bars of the States of New York and West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Southern District of West Virginia. He is additionally confessed to practice under the watchful eye of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits.

Mike established the firm in 2002 after 15 years in the field of Health Care and Insurance law.
As former Special Counsel at Tucker Arensberg.P.C., Now principal of Laffey & Associates and Other Party Liability Inc. Mike has established one of the premier law firm subrogation departments in the country dedicated to serving Employee Benefit Plans subrogation interests. As former in-house counsel for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mike has assisted in the design and delivery of several managed health care systems from design of the benefit package, through contracting, regulatory approval, and the marketing of the new programs. Mike...

Experienced Attorney with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Personal Injury Litigation, Estate Law, Estate Administration, Powers of Attorney, and Civil Litigation. Strong legal professional graduated from Duquesne University School of Law.

Richard Ernsberger's practice focuses on litigation in state court on insurance and investment sales practice and contractual disputes. He has a broad range of experience, including drafting motions, conducting legal research and analysis, and arbitration practice. Richard is a graduate of the Ohio Northern School of Law and he earned a Bachelors of Science from the George Washington University in Economics. Richard was an intern for the Honorable Congressman William Coyne as an undergrad and was employed by the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. following graduation from George Washington. Richard attended the Ohio Northern University School of...

William P. Douglas handles cases involving serious personal injury, death, insurance claims, insurance contract disputes, and insurance bad faith. His experience includes dangerous and defective products, Pennsylvania motor vehicle underinsurance and uninsurance matters, airplane, boat, motor vehicle, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents, as well as injuries resulting from dangerous machinery, industrial equipment, fires and boiler explosions. He also handles wills and estate planning.

Born in Pittsburgh, Bill is the son of a city firefighter. After growing up in Pittsburgh’s Garfield section and in Penn Hills, Pa., he worked his way through college and law school, earning his Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University.

Mr. Goodrich serves as President of the law firm of Goodrich & Geist, P.C. He received his B.A. in 1974 and his J.D. in 1979 from Duquesne University. Mr. Goodrich is a Past President of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (1996-1997), as well as a past President for the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (1994-1995). Attorney Goodrich is an active member...

Pittsburgh attorney Mark F. McKenna has over 35 years of trial experience with a concentration in the area of Civil Litigation, including products liability, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence and personal injury litigation.

Thomas D. Berret was raised in Pittsburgh, where he attended Central Catholic High School and the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology. Tom graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in 1995, and returned to Pittsburgh to practice law. He began his practice with a small law firm, and later served as the law clerk to the President Judge Charles Alexander of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County. Tom joined Hal K. Waldman and Associates in 1997, and since then has...

Patrick Booth is an Associate at Chaffin Luhana LLP where he focuses his practice on representing personal injury victims in mass tort litigation and transportation accidents.

James Doring is an associate at Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. Several years after receiving his bachelor’s degree in business software, Mr. Doring became interested in the legal profession and graduated summa cum laude from Duquesne University with his Juris Doctor. Jamie Doring joined Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. in 2014 and is dedicated to helping those suffering from asbestos-related injuries and harmful chemical exposures.

Attorney Brandon K. Meyer has been practicing law since 2006. He received his law degree from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2005. Prior to that, he graduated magna cum laude with a political science degree from Allegheny College in 2002. After graduating from law school, Attorney Meyer clerked for the Honorable John D. Kuhn, President Judge of the Adams County Court of Common Pleas in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Upon completing his clerkship, Attorney Meyer joined a general civil practice firm in Gettysburg and practiced law there for three years. ...

Ethan K. Stone was born and raised in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania prior to moving to Mechanicsburg where he attended Cumberland Valley High School. He is a 2004 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Smeal College of Business. He subsequently received his law degree (Juris Doctorate) from the Dickinson School of Law and is currently admitted to practice law in all jurisdictions in Pennsylvania including the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Cumberland County Bar Association, the Dauphin...

Attorney Timothy Conboy is the Founder of ConboyLaw. ConboyLaw has offices in Mt Lebanon and Pittsburgh Pennyslvania. He has been selected as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Pennsylvania by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Allegheny College in 1979 and a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1982. He has been named by Best Lawyers in America every year since 1999. He has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year this honor has been bestowed. He was also named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Top 50...

I received my Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame and my Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University. My law practice focuses on Estate Administration, Planning, and Probate. In addition, I practice Family Law - Divorce, Custody, Equitable Distribution, Juvenile, and other Family Law matters. Contact my office to set up a consultation.

Attorney Jeffrey Weinberg is a native Pittsburgher who has successfully defended clients in front of judges and juries in multiple counties across Western Pennsylvania and in Federal Court. He attended law school at Duquesne University where upon graduation he was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania as well as all Federal Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He has been in practice for 37 years.

Areas of Practice
Criminal Law
Civil Ligitation
Personal Injury
Workman's Compensation
Immigration Law
Estates/Contracts Law

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania

Education
Washington and Jefferson College
B.A. 1977?
Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J.D. 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships
Allegheny County Bar Association, Member

Todd W. Elliott, Esq. is a Pittsburgh area resident and a litigator by vocation. For 16 years, he practiced civil litigation (plaintiff and defense) throughout Western Pennsylvania. Having worked for two prominent regional firms, Mr. Elliott's areas of practice include breach of contract, construction law, mechanic's liens, invention design cases, contractor/sub-contractor disputes, covenant not-to-compete (non-compete clauses), employee defense of non-compete, business enforcement of non-compete, trade secret violations, theft of mailing lists/recipes, professional negligence, premises liability, unfair trade practices, trade disparagement, and multistate litigation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Elliott handled the mediation of disputes, several trials by jury,...

Victor H. Pribanic is an award-winning Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice attorney, who also frequently practices in the areas of: Automobile Defects, Birth Injuries, Business Litigation and Employment Issues, Civil Trials and Arbitration, Criminal Law and Trials, and Product Liability and Defective Products. 95% of Victor’s practice is devoted to Litigation. Victor is the founding member of Pribanic & Pribanic, a Pittsburgh based regional trial practice firm. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and Duquesne University School of Law. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Pittsburgh and founded the present firm in 1984. Best Lawyers...

Before beginning his career representing personal injury victims or those who are being treated unfairly by the insurance company, Pino attended college at St. John’s University, where he received his B.A. in 1990. He graduated from Albany Law School of Union University with his J.D. in 1993.

After, graduating law school Pino began his career as a trial attorney for insurance defense firms; meaning he represented insurance companies in lawsuits or claims brought against those individuals causing injuries. After witnessing firsthand, the lengths the insurance companies went through to prevent fairly compensating an injured person, Pino decided to become a...

Jason Luckasevic is a shareholder at Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. Mr. Luckasevic began his legal career focusing on asbestos victims and their families and now focuses on handling cases in the personal injury department. In that capacity, Jason litigates automobile accidents, slip and fall, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases. In 2006, Jason Luckasevic studied the devastating effects of brain injuries in sports, particularly CTE. Mr. Luckasevic brought concussions in sports to national attention when he filed the first two lawsuits against the National Football League on behalf of more than 120 retired players for their CTE brain injuries. Jason...

Mr. Behrend was the first lawyer to sue Domino’s Pizza, Inc. over the injuries and death caused by the delivery drivers rushing to comply with the corporate policy of the 30 minute delivery deadline. His case created a new tort in Pennsylvania which recognized the concept of a “negligent corporate policy.” This theory was then recognized in nearly every jurisdiction of the United States. As part of the nationwide Domino’s Pizza litigation, the American Trial Lawyers Association named Mr. Behrend as head of the Delivery Service Negligence Litigation Group. In that capacity, Mr.Behrend coordinated the discovery and trial efforts of...

Vincent A. Colianni came to the Virgin Islands in 1968 with the United States Department of Justice. He became the United States Attorney in 1969. In 1970 he became a partner in the St. Croix law firm of Isherwood and Colianni. Early in his career Mr. Colianni represented many major corporations in the Virgin Islands, including General Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Alcoa, Shell Oil and International Harvester. Since 1985 his practice has focused on personal injury cases. In 2000 Mr. Colianni and his son formed the law firm of Colianni & Colianni, LLC. The firm specializes in plaintiff personal injury, employment,...

Matt Logue is the founder of Logue Law Firm LLC, with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Focusing his practice on litigation, he represents clients in civil matters, including business disputes, medical malpractice, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents and other personal injury litigation. Mr. Logue also provides criminal defense counsel to those who have been charged with felonies or misdemeanors, including driving under the influence and white collar crimes. In addition to his civil and criminal trial practice, he has represented clients in hearings before state and federal agencies, including the United States Merit Systems Protection Board, the United States...

Jessica Nelson in an associate at SWMW Law, Ms. Nelson began her journey at SWMW Law, as a paralegal. Inspired by the firm’s practice and dedication to its clients, Ms. Nelson decided to pursue her Juris Doctor at Duquesne University; taking classes at night while working full time for the firm. Jessica Nelson’s primary focus is in asbestos litigation, products liability, and premises liability.