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Jeffrey J. Ludwikowski 
4710 U.S. Steel Tower
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2702

Communication Center 
Phone: 412-288-4012
Fax: (412) 288-2405
E-mail: jludwikowski@psmn.com
Web site: http://www.psmn.com

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Affiliations	Representative Cases

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Mr. Ludwikowski graduated from the University of Southern California in 1983 and received his J.D. degree cum laude in 1987 from Southwestern University School of Law.  While in law school, Mr. Ludwikowski served as managing editor of the Law Review and was nationally recognized for his oral advocacy skills.  Mr. Ludwikowski is a frequent lecturer and course planner for seminars on a wide range of commercial litigation, professional responsibility and trial technique topics. He is Peer Review Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

Mr. Ludwikowski has federal and state court trial experience in various subject matters, including cases involving commercial disputes, construction claims, bankruptcy, RICO, environmental issues, products liability defense and insurance coverage. He is admitted to practice before the State Courts in both Pennsylvania and California (inactive) as well as to the United States District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Central District of California, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.  Additionally, he has often assisted clients in disputes through both mediation and arbitration procedures. Mr. Ludwikowski also serves as co-executive director and pro bono General Counsel of the Catholic Men's Fellowship of Pittsburgh, is past Chairperson of the Pittsburgh Chapter, American Association of the Order of Malta , and remains active in both his Church and community.

 

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Year Joined Organization:

2007

Areas of Practice:

Appellate

Class Action Litigation

Complex Commercial Litigation

Construction Litigation

Partnerships and Joint Ventures Litigation

Insurance

Toxic Torts

Non-Competition Matters

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania, 1989

U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1989

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989

U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1987

Education:

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1987
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Southwestern University Law Review, Managing Editor, 1986 - 1987

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1983
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Economics/Political Science

Representative Cases:

Acordia of W. Va., Inc. v. Scharffenberger (In re AHERF), 312 B.R. 58 (U.S. Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2004)

Scharffenberger v. United Creditors Alliance Corp. (In re AHERF), 292 B.R. 68 (U.S. Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2003)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Counseling the Startup Business Client in Pennsylvania, National Business Institute, 2005

Resolving Insurance Claims, Cape Institute, 2003 - Present

Receivership - Restraint on Legal Actions, Pittsburgh Chapter of Federal Bar Association, 1998

Recent Developments in Federal Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998

Preparing a Witness for Deposition, Cape Institute, 2000 - Present

Legal Ethics in Pennsylvania, Lorman |Education Services, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Federal Bar Association, 1998 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1989 - Present

Allegheny County Bar Association, 1989 - Present

Rules Committee

Past Employment Positions:

McGuire Woods (and predecessor firm), Partner, 1994 - 2007

Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Associate, 1989 - 1994

McKenna, Conner & Cuneo, Associate, 1987 - 1989

Pro Bono Activities:

Catholic Men's Fellowship of Pittsburgh, 2005 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities:

Theta Xi

Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:

1959, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

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