E. Richard Ogrodowski

Phone: (412) 281-4340
Fax: (412) 281-4347

Mr. Ogrodowski is a co-founder and member of the firm. He focuses his practice in Admiralty & Maritime, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury, and Commercial Litigation. Mr. Ogrodowski was named a Pennsylvania Rising Star^SM in Transportation/Maritime Law and Civil Litigation Defense by the publishers of Philadelphia and Law & Politics magazines in 2006 and again in 2007.

A lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, Mr. Ogrodowski obtained his B.A. magna cum laude from Westminster College in 1998, majoring in Economics and Political Science, and his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2001.

Mr. Ogrodowski is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the United States District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and both the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.

He is a member of the Allegheny County and Federal (Chair, Younger Lawyers Division, Western Pennsylvania Chapter) Bar Associations, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Mr. Ogrodowski previously was a trial and appellate litigator with two mid-sized Pittsburgh law firms where, in addition to his current practice areas, he handled asbestos and other toxic tort litigation for Class I railroads and construction equipment manufacturers. Mr. Ogrodowski also has signficant experience in electronic discovery and information management.

Away from the office, Mr. Ogrodowski enjoys spending time with his wife, Shawn, and son, Drew.