Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Alyssa M. Dedola to the firm’s Pittsburgh office.
Alyssa M. Dedola has joined Pietragallo as an associate in the Product Liability Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced at a national law firm where she concentrated her practice in civil litigation, with an emphasis in medical malpractice and general liability claims. Alyssa has represented large healthcare systems, hospitals, physicians, and insurance companies through all phases of litigation in both state and federal court. She also worked as a legal extern in Cologne, Germany. She is a graduate of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
Meet Alyssa 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, New Jersey, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, receiving sixteen Tier 1 Metro rankings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These sixteen rankings include:
Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL)
Criminal Defense – White Collar (PHL)
Employment Law – Individuals (PHL)
Employment Law – Management (PHL)
Health Care Law (PHL)
Family Law (PGH)
Insurance Law (PGH)
Litigation – Insurance (PGH)
Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL)
Litigation – Real Estate (PGH)
Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH)
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH)
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH)
Trusts and Estates (PGH)
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (PGH)
In addition to the Tier 1 Metro rankings, Pietragallo also received ten Tier 2 and Tier 3 Metro rankings:
Tier 2 Metro firm in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the respective practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Construction Law, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Intellectual Property.
Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, and Litigation – Construction.
Pietragallo has also been named as a Tier 2 National firm in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor & Employment and a Tier 3 National firm for our work in Health Care Law.
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. Read More
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is delighted to announce the opening of our newest office in Marlton, New Jersey. Pietragallo currently has ten attorneys barred in New Jersey to serve our clients throughout the Garden State, with additional attorneys in the process of becoming members of the State bar. Their practices cover several specialties including government enforcement and white collar litigation, qui tam and False Claims Act litigation, internal investigations, employment, health care, commercial litigation, professional liability, and Title IX and sexual misconduct.
Our New Jersey office will be led by Scott A. Coffina, former Burlington County Prosecutor from 2017-2022, and former Senior Deputy Chief Counsel to Governor Chris Christie. Scott is the co-chair of our Government Enforcement, Compliance, & White Collar Litigation practice group. Scott also has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia and served as Associate Counsel to the President under President George W. Bush.
“We are very excited to expand into New Jersey with our new Marlton office,” said Pietragallo founding partner and Chairman, William Pietragallo, II. “Our firm already serves a number of clients in New Jersey,” he added. “Although our Philadelphia office is nearby, New Jersey is a different legal market and court system, and we are confident that we and our clients will benefit from our physical presence in the Garden State.”
The Marlton office is located at 50 Lake Center Drive, Suite 110, Marlton, NJ 08053. The office’s main number is 856-817-2600. Scott can be reached at 856-817-2601 or by email at SAC@Pietragallo.com.
About Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP
Pietragallo is a multi-disciplined litigation and business law firm headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with six offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and now New Jersey. Read More
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been named as 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, Founding Partner William Pietragallo II has received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Pittsburgh. He was also recognized for his work in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants. Partner Douglas K. Rosenblum has also received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Corporate Compliance Law in Philadelphia.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The following were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America:
Gaetan Alfano
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Individuals
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Charles J. Avalli
Family Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Joseph J. Bosick
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Pamela Coyle Brecht
Qui Tam Law
Kerri Lee Cappella
Family Law
Phillip R. Earnest
Construction Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Construction
Mark Gordon
Insurance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr.
Family Law
David E. Lamm
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
James F. Marrion
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Michael Morse
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Richard J. Parks
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
Litigation – Real Estate
William Pietragallo II
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants – Lawyer of the Year
Francis E. Pipak, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Marc S. Raspanti
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
Qui Tam Law
Lourdes Sánchez Ridge
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Douglas K. Read More
Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 24 lawyers have been named to the 2024 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, Super Lawyers select attorneys based on peer nominations and evaluations combined with their own independent research. Selections are made on an annual, state by state basis to develop an extensive list of remarkable attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and individuals seeking legal assistance. Only five percent of lawyers are selected to Super Lawyers and two and a half percent to Rising Stars.
The following were recognized in the 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list:
Gaetan J. Alfano (Top 100 in Philadelphia)
Charles Avalli
Joseph J. Bosick
Kerri Lee Cappella (Top 100 in Pennsylvania, Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania and Top 50 in Pittsburgh)
Mark Gordon
Brennan Hart
Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr.
Christopher A. Iacono
Michael A. Morse
William Pietragallo, II
Francis E. Pipak, Jr.
Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Philadelphia)
Lourdes Sánchez Ridge
Douglas K. Rosenblum
Clem C. Trischler
Paul Kenneth Vey
Robert D. Weinberg
The following were recognized in the 2024 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list:
Rebecca Johnson Barksdale
Ashley Kenny
Alexander Owens
Peter St. Tienne Wolff
John B. Zappone
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 five offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia from which we are able to serve our clients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Read More
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, receiving fourteen Tier 1 Metro rankings in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. These fourteen rankings include:
Commercial Litigation (PGH & PHL)
Employment Law – Individuals (PHL)
Health Care Law (PHL)
Insurance Law (PGH)
Litigation – Insurance (PGH)
Litigation – Labor & Employment (PGH & PHL)
Litigation – Real Estate (PGH)
Litigation – Trusts & Estates (PGH)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (PGH)
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (PGH)
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (PGH)
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (PGH)
In addition to the Tier 1 Metro rankings, Pietragallo also received ten Tier 2 and Tier 3 Metro rankings:
Tier 2 Metro firm in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and West Palm Beach in the respective practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Intellectual Property.
Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach in the respective practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Pietragallo has also been named as a Tier 2 National firm in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor & Employment and a Tier 3 National firm for our work in Health Care Law.
Prior to merging with Pietragallo, Gentile Horoho & Avalli P.C. (GHA) was slated to be ranked as a Tier 1 Metro firm in Pittsburgh for their work in Family Law and a Tier 3 Metro firm in Pittsburgh for their work in Litigation – Trusts & Estates, and Trusts & Estates Law. All seven GHA attorneys, well-known for their experience in complex and high net-worth divorce and custody disputes as well as intricate estate/trust cases, have joined Pietragallo.
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. Read More
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been named as 2024 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, partner Marc Stephen Raspanti have received “Lawyer of the Year” award for his work in Health Care Law in Philadelphia.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The following were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America:
Gaetan Alfano
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Individuals
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Charles Avalli
Family Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Joseph J. Bosick
Construction Law
Pamela Coyle Brecht
Qui Tam Law
Kerri Lee Cappella
Family Law
Phillip R. Earnest
Construction Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Construction
Mark Gordon
Insurance Law
Litigation-Insurance
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Kenneth Horoho, Jr.
Family Law
David E. Lamm
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
James F. Marrion
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Richard J. Parks
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
Litigation – Real Estate
William Pietragallo, II
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Francis E. Pipak, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law – Employer
Kevin E. Raphael
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
Marc Stephen Raspanti
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law – Lawyer of the Year
Qui Tam Law
Lourdes Sánchez Ridge
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Douglas K. Rosenblum
Corporate Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Clem C. Trischler
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert D. Weinberg
Family Law
Peter St. Tienne Wolff
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
The following were chosen as Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® in America:
John W. Read More
Business and Commercial Litigation Firm Adds Family Law and Estate Administration/Orphans’ Court Practice
AUGUST 1, 2023 – Two established Pittsburgh law firms have agreed to merge, bringing a highly-experienced family law and estate planning, administration, and litigation practice to a nationally-recognized business and litigation firm.
Effective August 1, 2023, Gentile, Horoho & Avalli, P.C (GHA) will merge with Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP (Pietragallo). All seven GHA attorneys, well-known for their experience in complex and high net-worth divorce and custody disputes as well as intricate estate/trust cases will now join Pietragallo, a multi-disciplined business and commercial litigation firm, with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Sharon, PA, Steubenville, OH, Weirton, WV, and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
The merger comes on the heels of Pietragallo’s expansion into Palm Beach Gardens in 2022. Pietragallo’s clients range from Fortune 200 and large privately-held companies to municipal entities and entrepreneurial businesses in a broad diversity of industries and business sectors.
Gentile, Horoho & Avalli brings to Pietragallo more than 30 years of experience in providing exceptional legal counsel in the areas of family law and estates and trusts as well as complex orphans’ court litigation.
“We are excited to engage with these outstanding practitioners in a new sphere of domestic-business litigation,” said Pietragallo chairman William Pietragallo II. “Our practices share a common commitment to achieving results.”
“The lawyers at Pietragallo have distinguished themselves as leaders in our profession and in the communities they serve,” said Kenneth J. Horoho, Jr. “The blending of our two firms will provide our current clients with experienced business litigation attorneys who are known for problem-solving and results.”
The family law/estate litigation attorneys joining Pietragallo include:
Kenneth Horoho, Jr., Partner
Charles Avalli, Partner
Kerri Lee Cappella, Partner
Carla Schiff Donnelly, Partner
Lorraine W. Mervan, Special Counsel
Robert D. Weinberg, Associate
Adam J. Read More
Every business or nonprofit open to the public, regardless of size, must comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).
The ADA permits a plaintiff to sue a business for failing to provide full and equal access to goods, services, and facilities. The ADA’s aim is laudable; however, plaintiff attorneys have begun exploiting its breadth. Plaintiff attorneys are bringing claims against businesses of all sizes on behalf of plaintiffs who may never actually intend to use the defendant’s goods, services, or facilities. These lawsuits may include allegations that a website is inaccessible to the visually impaired or that hotel beds are too high for the mobility impaired.
A single law firm may file dozens of nearly identical cases, using the same plaintiff, against similarly situated businesses in a short period of time. This type of ADA litigation has become an epidemic in certain parts of the country, including in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Every business is threatened by it.
The proliferation of these cases has raised basic but consequential questions of “standing,” the capacity of a particular party to bring suit. Courts, counsel, and businesses alike are asking – are a plaintiff’s “informational injuries” enough to expose businesses to suit under the ADA? May plaintiffs sue because they learn of a potential ADA violation – such as by visiting a website or calling a hotel’s front desk – or must they personally suffer a concrete injury arising from the noncompliance? The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping in to answer.
During the 2023-2024 term, the Court will hear the case of Acheson Hotels v. Laufer. The plaintiff, Deborah Laufer, sued Acheson Hotels LLC for failing to sufficiently provide information on its website about accessible hotel rooms, despite no indication that Ms. Laufer intended to patronize the hotel. Ms. Read More
Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 21 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.
Kevin E. Raphael
Marc S. Raspanti (Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in Philadelphia)
Lourdes Sánchez Ridge
Douglas K. Rosenblum
Clem C. Trischler
Paul K. Vey
The following were recognized in the 2023 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list:
Jeremy E. Abay
Rebecca Johnson Barksdale
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.
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April 4, 2025
On April 10, in Miami, FL, partner Marc S. Raspanti will be co-hosting “False Claims Act Enforcement Roundtable” for the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Qui Tam Subcommittee. Read More
October 16, 2024
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of three lawyers to partnership: Rebecca Johnson Barksdale in Pittsburgh, PA, and Alexander M. Read More
