{"id":109,"date":"2021-09-28T05:04:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnschwablaw.com\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2024-02-21T22:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:43:31","slug":"local-counsel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnschwablaw.com\/index.php\/practice-areas\/local-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"109\" class=\"elementor elementor-109\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a725620 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a725620\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35dbdd5\" data-id=\"35dbdd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a84bf7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a84bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Counsel <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53dbc69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53dbc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd4f20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd4f20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-595bae1\" data-id=\"595bae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528c552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"528c552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Out-of-state counsel rely on Mr. Schwab based on his years of practice with federal and state courts in the Pittsburgh area as well as his trial and litigation experience. He knows the local rules and chamber practices, having handled numerous cases in Pittsburgh\u2019s federal and state courts. His close ties in the legal community make him an invaluable resource to lawyers from outside the Pittsburgh area.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In 2014, Mr. Schwab was appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to serve on the Western District\u2019s Local Rules Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2016, including the ediscovery and criminal subcommittees.\u00a0 In 2022, Mr. Schwab again accepted an appointment from the Chief Judge to serve on the reconstituted Western District\u2019s Local Rules Advisory Committee.\u00a0 He also recently served as Chair of the Federal Court Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association, after serving for years as an officer on the Federal Court Section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c0445 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c0445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b280999\" data-id=\"b280999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85a7e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85a7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #26285d;\"><strong>Representative cases as local counsel include the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Pittsburgh counsel to executive of global pharmaceutical corporation charged with insider trading and securities fraud in federal court; charges dismissed two weeks before trial<\/li><li>Pittsburgh counsel to international defense contractor in patent infringement and trade secret lawsuit in federal court; court granted motions to dismiss<\/li><li>Pittsburgh counsel to large healthcare system in 21-day jury trial in federal court against publicly traded actuarial and employee benefits companies<\/li><li>Pittsburgh member of trial team representing global pharmaceutical company in lawsuit concerning disqualification of law firm representing competitor in hostile takeover; successfully obtained preliminary injunction<\/li><li>Pittsburgh counsel to worldwide coffee company and coffeehouse chain in multi-district patent litigation concerning mobile payment applications\/software<\/li><li>Pittsburgh counsel in False Claims Act employment retaliation matter<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e163b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e163b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, Mr. Schwab is a skilled advocate having tried numerous jury and bench trials over his career. For over 15 years, he has served on faculty with the National Trial Advocacy College held annually at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c5b33f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c5b33f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-986c3f1\" data-id=\"986c3f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dae7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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Institute\/Allegheny County Bar Association\u00a0<\/em>(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), April 17, 2015<\/li><li>\u201cCyber Security Threats, Trips, and Traps: Managing Risk and Protecting Data in the Cyber Age,\u201d\u00a0<em>Professional Liability Attorney Network\u00a0<\/em>(webcast available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.planattorney.org\/\">PLANattorney.org<\/a>), January 21, 2015<\/li><li>\u201cADR &amp; Settlement in Federal Court,\u201d\u00a0<em>Allegheny County Bar Association\u2019s Bench-Bar Conference\u00a0<\/em>(Seven Springs, Pennsylvania), June 20, 2014<\/li><li>\u201cStreamlining and Managing eDiscovery in Complex Cases in Federal Court,\u201d\u00a0<em>2014 E-Discovery Symposium<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Pennsylvania Bar Institute\/Allegheny County Bar Association <\/em>(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), April 25, 2014<\/li><li>\u201cChoosing the Winning Theme &amp; Order of Witnesses with Sample Openings &amp; Examinations,\u201d\u00a0<em>Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County\/Allegheny County Bar Association Federal Court Section\u00a0<\/em>(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), March 28, 2014<\/li><li>\u201cE-Discovery for the Corporate Market,\u201d Featured Moderator,\u00a0<em>Today\u2019s General Counsel Institute\u00a0<\/em>(New York, New York), July 17, 2013<\/li><li>\u201cDiscovery in Federal Litigation,\u201d Moderator,\u00a0<em>Bench-Bar Conference<\/em>, Federal Court Section, <em>Allegheny County Bar Association<\/em> (Seven Springs, Pennsylvania), June 21, 2013<\/li><li>\u201cSimplifying E-Discovery in Patent and Complex Cases in Federal Court,\u201d\u00a0<em>2013 E-Discovery Symposium<\/em>, <em>Pennsylvania Bar Institute\/Allegheny County Bar Association<\/em> (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), April 26, 2013<\/li><li>\u201cE-Discovery for the Corporate Market: The Exchange,\u201d Featured Moderator,\u00a0<em>Executive Counsel Institute\u00a0<\/em>(Houston, Texas), September 19, 2012<\/li><li>Moderator, \u201cHot Topics in Federal Litigation,\u201d Bench-Bar Conference, Federal Court Section, <em>Allegheny County Bar Association<\/em> (Seven Springs, Pennsylvania), June 15, 2012<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5375eba elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5375eba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b847186\" data-id=\"b847186\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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