Gaitens, Tucceri & Nicholas,
A Professional Corporation

519 Court Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219View Map


 
Practice Areas:
General Civil and Criminal Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Family, Probate, Labor, Municipal, Real Estate, Legal, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Personal Injury and Insurance Defense Law. Trials and Appeals. Workers Compensation Defense.
 
Year Established: 1965
 
Firm Profile:
The firm was founded in 1965 by Larry P. Gaitens. It took on its present structure in 1980 with the addition of Mr. Tucceri, followed by Mr. Nicholas in 1982. The firm expanded its practice from criminal and civil trial work to now include probate, real estate, family, commercial, municipal law, worker's compensation and insurance defense litigation.
 
Firm Size: 8
 
Representative Clients:
Argonaut Great Central; Baldwin Township; Carnegie Borough; Cecil Township Municipal Authority; Cheswick Borough; Coach USA; Coraopolis Water & Sewer Authority; Databanque Inc.; Devereaux Motor Sale Inc.; Forest City Management; Guard Insurance Group; Hampton Township; Iron City Express; North Fayette Township; Oakdale Borough; Riverview Sanitary Authority; Rostraver Township Sewage Authority; Sedgwick Claims Management Services; South Fayette Municipal Authority; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Warrendale Hotel Association.
 
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
 
Vincent A. Tucceri (Managing Partner) born Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: West Virginia University (A.B., 1975); Temple University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.
 
Romel L. Nicholas (Member) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, District of Columbia, Court of Appeals; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1979); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Borough Solicitor's Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Wills and Estates; Contract Law; Commercial Law.
 
Larry P. Gaitens (1938-1995).
 
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Anthony T. Colangelo (Associate) born Hazleton, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1982); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk, Crawford County Court of Common Pleas, 1985-1987. Author: "1988 Changes in the Pennsylvania Divorce Law," 136 Pittsburgh Legal Journal 3, 1988. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Sections on: Family Law and Workers Compensation) and Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Worker's Compensation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation; General Civil Practice; Family Law; Insurance Defense.
 
Michele McPeak Cromer (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 1989); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1992). Delta Theta Phi. Order of the Curia. Moot Court Board Associate Justice. Member: Allegheny County (Member, Sections on Probate and Trusts; Family Law) and Women's Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Wills and Estates; General Civil Practice.
 
Thomas P. McDermott (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1989). Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government Relations; Discrimination; Employment Law; Civil Rights; Trade Secrets; Noncompete Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate; Consumer Law; Civil Litigation.
 
Sean C. Garin (Associate) born Bradford, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., 1997); Duquesne University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Litigation.
 
Joseph G. Lucas (Associate) born Homestead, Pennsylvania, January 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: Excelsior College (B.S., 1996); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Military and Veterans Committee, 2005—). [Radioman Second Class, U.S. Navy, 1983-1994]. Reported Cases: Jones v. WCAB (Northern Tioga School District), 786 A.2d 1026 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Municipal Law; Criminal Law.
 
John A. Mulroy (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1952; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania and U.S District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1974; M.S.W., 1978; J.D., 1990). CLE Teacher, Municipal Real Estate Taxation. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania (Member, Municipal Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Local Property Taxation; Municipal Law.
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