JOHN L. McINTYRE

            Since 1978, John McIntyre has been a defense litigator. Over the years, he has handled hundreds of defense cases including auto, premises liability and coverage issues. A great many of the cases involve complex medical and legal issues.

            Mr. McIntyre has obtained defense verdicts and summary judgment dismissal in a number of defense actions.  Mr. McIntyre’s practice currently involves the handling of lawsuits in Pennsylvania State Court primarily located in Central Pennsylvania, as well as cases in the Western and Middle Federal District Courts and the United States District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Duquesne University School of Law.

FRANK J. HARTYE

            Frank Hartye is both a litigator and solicitor for his hospital clients.  He regularly defends his clients in all levels of the State Courts as well as providing guidance and opinions on policies, patient confidentiality and business arrangements such as the purchase of physician practices.  He has successfully defended professionals in many areas of the medical arts such as emergency medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, family practice, surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology and orthopedics. 

            Mr. Hartye is a graduate of Villanova University and the University of Louisville School of Law.  He served as the Blair County District Attorney which lends a unique perspective and knowledge to matters involving confidentiality and mandatory reporting. This has proven invaluable in those unfortunate cases involving allegations of molestation of patients.

LOUIS C. SCHMITT, JR.

            Lou Schmitt’s practice focuses on automobile and trucking litigation, commercial litigation, premises liability, and products liability.  He has been primary counsel on a number of large products liability cases.  He has an impressive number of defense verdicts, even in situations where negligence is clear and the issue is whether the plaintiff was truly injured, or to what extent.  He is also very experienced in the Summary Jury Trial format which is heavily used in Blair County and, more and more, in other counties where we practice. 

            Mr. Schmitt is a graduate of St. Francis College where he was a leading player on the Red Flash Basketball team.  He attended law school at the Franklin Pierce Law Center.  He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and the District of Columbia.

HEATHER A. HARRINGTON

            Heather Harrington’s practice has been solely in the litigation defense arena.  She has successfully litigated medical malpractice, premises liability, auto and worker’s compensation cases on behalf of her clients.  She has obtained favorable results for her clients in various formats including Summary Jury Trials. 

            In addition, she practices worker’s compensation litigation at all levels of the administrative and appeal proceedings.  She also handles most appellate litigation in the firm and has briefed or argued cases in all levels of the state and federal appellate courts. 

            Mrs. Harrington is a graduate of Dickinson College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.  She is admitted to all of the Pennsylvania State Courts as well as the Middle and Western Federal District Courts of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

MICHAEL A. SOSNOWSKI

            Mike Sosnowski is a veteran litigator.  He has represented both hospitals and physicians in almost every Western Pennsylvania county and the Appellate Courts.  He works very well with physicians, both as clients and witnesses.  His areas of medical litigation experience include surgery, cardiology, infectious disease, emergency medicine, orthopedics and obstetrics.

LAURA O. BURKE

            Laura Burke joined the firm in 2007.  She is a litigation associate working in all areas including medical malpractice, auto and premises liability.  She previously clerked for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Doyle of the Blair County Court of Common Pleas.

            Laura is a 2005 graduate of Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.  She also graduated cum laude from the University of Richmond in 2002. 

PARALEGAL – ADELE MELOTTI

            Ms. Melotti has a B.A. in English from Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO and a Paralegal Certificate from Denver Paralegal Institute.  She has seventeen years of litigation experience including Personal Injury litigation and Environmental Litigation support.