Pittsburgh, PA Lawyers

Medical Malpractice Law

437 Grant St., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Mr. Perry is respected across Pennsylvania as one of the most active and authoritative lecturers in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury and is an Adjunct Professor of litigation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Named to Who’s Who in Law Higher Education). Mr. Perry has earned a reputation as a champion of victim’s rights and his battle with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare over a recipient’s obligation to repay benefits was named the 2008 case of the year in the State of Pennsylvania. In 2013, Mr. Perry’s battle with an ERISA Plan culminated in a nationally monitored United States Supreme Court decision clarifying victims’ ERISA repayment obligations. Mr. Perry has obtained many of western Pennsylvania’s highest settlements and verdicts including a $32,000,000 verdict, the largest ever in Allegheny County for the death of a child. Mr. Perry’s trial skills and results have earned him national recognition in numerous editions of Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World. In 2005 through 2022 he was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, an honor awarded to the top 5 percent of the attorneys in Pennsylvania. In 2008 through 2022, he was named one of Pittsburgh’s Top 50 Super Lawyers and a Top 100 in Pennsylvania. For decades, Mr. Perry has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. Mr. Perry was designated 2013 Pittsburgh Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” by the Best Lawyers’ in America. In 2015 and then again in 2018, he was designated Pittsburgh Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year. In 2008, he was honored with The Duquesne University School of Law’s Outstanding Achievement Award. In 2009, Mr. Perry was honored with Duquesne University’s prestigious Mind, Heart & Spirit award. In 2012, Mr. Perry was honored with the Service to Society Award for career achievement and service from The Pennsylvania State University. In 2013, he received the inaugural Dan Berger Service to Society Award from the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers’ Association and in 2022 he was recipient of the Duquesne Law Public Interest Law Alumni Award. Mr. Perry’s intellect and ethics earned him Martindale Hubbell’s prestigious AV rating. Mr. Perry maintains an active litigation practice and has been recognized for numerous multi-million dollar verdicts. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Perry is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and its Board of Governors, the Allegheny County Bar Association and its Gender Equality Committee. Along with his wife, Joni, Mr. Perry founded Pennies from Heaven, a charity providing economic assistance to financially challenged families to allow parents to stay with children admitted to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. To date, Pennies From Heaven (www.facebook.com/PFHPittsburgh) has raised over $3,000,000 and assisted more than 750,000 families.

Family and Divorce Law

310 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA

Adamczyk Law Offices, L.L.P. in 1992. Since that time, her sole focus has been the various aspects of family law. She received her B.S. from Buffalo State University in New York in 1987 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1991. Ms. Adamczyk came to Pittsburgh from Buffalo, New York in 1991, having married her current law partner and immediately set off to establish her own law firm. She has met with success since the beginning and her reputation as a family law practitioner is well known. Over the years, she has represented thousands of individuals in divorce, equitable distribution, support, and custody issues. The court selects her on a regular basis to act as a guardian ad litem in difficult child custody cases so the child’s voice and needs may be heard. In addition, she has work as an Allegheny County Law Department Assistant County Solicitor in the Title IV-D Department handling all issues regarding support for the County. Mary Adamczyk has also been a legal clerk to judicial staff in both the family law and civil law divisions where she has gained further insight on how the legal process can best serve litigants in these difficult situations. This included working with the administrative judge of the family division. Super Lawyers Magazine recognized her as a Rising Star for family law. Ms. Adamczyk is routinely requested as a speaker for legal seminars as well as private organizations whose members are interested or have particular needs concerning family law issues. She also provides consulting services to school administrators regarding the interpretation of custody orders. Ms Adamczyk’s approach provides understanding and emotional support, yet she stresses that she can best help the client obtain settlement or succeed in litigation involving property division when they can focus on the “business deal” as she calls it. In child custody cases the considerations are, of course, different. As a mother of two, plus years of experience representing both parents and children, she is able to see all sides and provide the guidance and advice necessary to succeed in helping the children. Ms. Adamczyk has also successfully mediated many equitable distribution matters and custody issues. Litigation is always a last resort. Mary Adamczyk was selected to be a panelist at a CLE (Continuing Legal Education) seminar on Guardians Ad Litem called, “Guardians Ad Litem: Custody from All Perspectives.” The panel included Mary Adamczyk and two Family Division Judges. The seminar took place on February 7, 2018, and was organized by the Family Law Section. Mary Adamczyk was elected to the Family Law Section Council in 2017, with her term ending in 2020. She was selected to co-chair the mentoring committee. Adamczyk Law Offices L.L.P. was a main sponsor of one of Pittsburgh’s Fifty Finest Fundraisers, Attorney Sease, who was a paralegal for Adamczyk Law Offices, L.L.P. prior to her passing the bar. The law firm helped Attorney Sease organize a silent auction to support her fundraising efforts for Cystic Fibrosis. Ms. Sease was one of the top 5 fundraisers in the Pittsburgh Fifty Finest Class of 2017. Our law firm attempts to actively resolve our cases prior to proceeding to litigation.

Criminal Defense Law

325 Fifth Ave 1st floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA

Criminal Defense Law

310 Grant St suite 1801, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA

Phil understands that his clients want three things: to be heard, to be treated fairly, and to get justice. And he works tirelessly to make sure this happens. Phil’s pursuit of justice has made him to be selected as a member of America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, and selected as a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is also listed as one of Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers. Phil is not afraid to go to trial. He has represented clients in trials for everything from DUIs to first-degree murder. He also has extensive experience representing people charged with white collar crimes. He has handled criminal cases in both State Court and Federal Court. Phil has a long history of advocating for his clients against government and law enforcement agencies. He was voted Pittsburgh’s Best Attorney in 2019 by the Pittsburgh city paper. He is also WPXI’s and PCNC’s Legal Analyst and has had many cases with national attention.

Personal Injury Law

437 Grant St suite 1100, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA

Neill earned his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, continuing a family tradition of legal advocacy established by his grandfather and father. While in law school, he served as Vice President of the National Plaintiff Law Association and was an active member of the trial team during his second and third years. He also worked with the firm as a law clerk, gaining practical experience assisting with litigation and client matters. As part of the third generation of attorneys at the firm, Neill is dedicated to providing clients with skilled representation, personal attention, and the commitment to justice that has defined Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C. for decades. He focuses his practice on representing individuals and families who have been injured due to the negligence of others.