16 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2023/05/19

Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named to the 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Each year, a research team at Super Lawyers conducts a multi-phase selection process reviewing independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.  Five percent of lawyers are selected to Super Lawyers and two and a half percent to Rising Stars. The following were recognized in the 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list: Gaetan J. Alfano Joseph J. Bosick Mark Gordon Brennan Hart Christopher A. Iacono Michael A. Morse William Pietragallo, II Francis E. Pipak, Jr Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in Philadelphia) Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Paul K. Vey The following were recognized in the 2023 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list: Ashley Kenny John Kettering Alexander M. Owens Peter St. Tienne Wolff To read more, click here. About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   Read More

What Do I Do With My Inheritance

2023/04/05

Whether or not your marriage is on the rocks, you should consider putting your inheritance into an account titled in your name alone. In this way, should your marriage end, the inheritance will be considered a non-marital asset and therefore not included in the marital assets that will be divided between you and your spouse in the divorce settlement or litigation. However, the increase in value of your inheritance funds and the income you receive on the inherited funds in the form of interest or dividends will be considered marital in the event of divorce. For example, assume you put a $100,000 inheritance into a brokerage account in your name on January 1. You invest the funds in stocks and bonds worth $100,000. Years later, when you and your spouse separate, the stocks and bonds are now valued at $150,000. In your divorce proceedings, your initial deposit of $100,000 will be considered your non-marital inheritance and not included in the division of assets. The $50,000 increase from the time of settlement through the time of separation will be considered a marital asset and subject to distribution between you and your spouse. If by the time of divorce, which could be months later, the account value has increased to $175,000, the additional $25,000 growth is yours and not part of the marital assets. But, if at the time of divorce the account has dropped from $150,000 at separation to $125,000, the Divorce Code provides that the increase in value of the account will be limited to $25,000, that is, the increase in value of the initial inheritance amount at the time of divorce. Your spouse may be concerned that you are depositing your inheritance into an account in your name alone, particularly if all of your other accounts and assets are jointly titled and your marriage is intact. Read More

Kenneth Horoho to Moderate “The Surveillance of a Spouse” sponsored by The Allegheny County Bar Association

2022/11/09

Kenneth Horoho will moderate the Allegheny County Bar Association’s program entitled “The Surveillance of a Spouse” on November 14, 2022. He will be joined by speakers Phillip DiLucente of Phil DiLucente & Associates, LLC, The Honorable Anthony Mariani of Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division, and Larry Forletta of Forletta Consulting and Investigative Services. This program covers the do’s and don’ts of surveillance in family law matters, with an update on Pennsylvania’s wiretapping law. More information can be found in this issue of the Lawyers Journal, page 7.   Read More

Pietragallo is recognized as a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report

2022/11/03

U.S. News & World Report recognizes Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as a 2023 Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in twelve practice areas in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These twelve practice areas are: Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL) Employment Law – Individuals (PHL) Health Care Law (PHL) Insurance Law (PGH) Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL) Litigation – Health Care (PGH) Litigation – Insurance (PGH) Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (PGH) Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH) and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH) In addition to the Tier 1 Metro ratings, Pietragallo was named: Tier 2 Metro in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. Tier 3 Metro in Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar Pietragallo has also been named as Tier 2 across the nation in Litigation – Labor & Employment and Tier 3 nationally for our work in Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law. The U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing: expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Lawyers also voted on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-effectiveness, whether they would refer a matter to a firm, and if they consider a firm a worthy competitor. Read More

2022 Chambers High Net Worth Guide Recognizes Pietragallo as a Leading Law Firm in Pennsylvania

2022/07/14

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to be recognized by the 2022 Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide in Band 1. Chambers ranks leading law firms and attorneys across the U.S. based on the opinion of their clients and peers, and by the quality of their work. Chambers USA notes that Pietragallo’s fiduciary, estates and trust litigation practice advises on complex fiduciary litigation and trusts disputes. Managing partner William Pietragallo, II and partner Peter St. Tienne Wolff are also individually recognized in Band 1 for their work in Private Wealth Dispute Law in the state of Pennsylvania. About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and litigation law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

Death, divorce and other concerns for elderly clients

2022/07/01

Robert Weinberg authored “Death, divorce and other concerns for elderly clients” published in the Pittsburgh Legal Journal, Vol. 24, No. 13. Read More

Peter St. Tienne Wolff to present at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual Retreat

2022/08/03

Pietragallo partner Peter St. Tienne Wolff will be presenting on “Are We There Yet? McAleer and The Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege” at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 2022 Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Annual Retreat taking place August 3-5, 2022. Peter’s panel will be on Wednesday, August 3 at 3:45pm. Peter and his fellow panelists will discuss attorney-client privilege when fiduciaries and trustees are involved. They’ll discuss where it stands after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether Pennsylvania law recognizes the fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege in In re Estate of William K. McAleer and what this case means to the future of the fiduciary exception. To register, visit https://www.pabar.org/site/Events-and-Education/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/RPPT82. Read More

16 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2022/05/23

Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including partner Marc Raspanti who was recognized in the Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 74 practice areas. Each year, a research team at Super Lawyers conducts a multi-phase selection process reviewing independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. With the objective being to provide a reliable, wide-ranging list of attorneys that can be used as a source for finding exceptional legal counsel. The following were chosen as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers: Gaetan J. Alfano Joseph J. Bosick Mark Gordon P. Brennan Hart Christopher A. Iacono Michael A. Morse William Pietragallo, II Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in Philadelphia) Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Paul K. Vey The following were chosen as Pennsylvania Rising Stars: Ashley J. Kenny John W. Kettering Alexander Owens Peter St. Tienne Wolff   About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

20 Pietragallo Lawyers Named in 2022 The Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

2021/08/19

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been named as 2022 The Best Lawyers in America and 2022 Ones to Watch, including two lawyers who were recognized for Bet-the-Company Litigation. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The following were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America: Gaetan Alfano (Bet-the-Company Litigation) Pamela Coyle Brecht Phillip R. Earnest Mark Gordon James W. Kraus James F. Marrion Richard J. Parks William Pietragallo, II (Bet-the-Company Litigation) Francis E. Pipak, Jr. Kevin E. Raphael Marc Stephen Raspanti Douglas K. Rosenblum Clem C. Trischler Peter St. Tienne Wolff The following were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch: John Kettering Leslie A. Mariotti Peter W. Nigra Frank H. Stoy   About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with five offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More

2021 Chambers High Net Worth Guide Recognizes Pietragallo as a Leading Law Firm in Pennsylvania

2021/08/18

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to be recognized by the 2021 Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide. Chambers ranks leading law firms and attorneys across the U.S. based on the opinion of their clients and peers, and by the quality of their work. Chambers USA notes that Pietragallo’s fiduciary, estates and trust litigation practice advises on complex fiduciary litigation and trusts disputes. Managing partner William Pietragallo, II and partner Peter St. Tienne Wolff are also individually recognized in Band 1 for their work in Private Wealth Dispute Law in the state of Pennsylvania. About Pietragallo Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm headquartered in Pittsburgh with five offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More