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Peter R. Rich

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Pittsburgh, PA

office 412.325.3319

Wheeling, WV

mobile 412.721.5758

Overview

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Distinctions

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Mr. Rich's practice concentrates on the representation and counseling of employers in the areas of labor & employment law, workers' compensation law, and employment-related litigation, including class actions.

Education

Allegheny College, B.A., 1976
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1980

Experience

Labor negotiator with an extensive record of successful negotiations on a national basis on behalf of private and publicly held employers with both international and independent labor unions, including the USW, UAW, IAM, Teamsters, IBEW, UA and IBB
Litigating labor arbitration cases
Handling Title VII, ADEA, NLRB, FMLA and related state charges
Developing and reviewing human resource policies and procedures
Representing employers before the Workers' Compensation Office of Judges, Board of Review and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Representing coal companies in the defense of federal black lung claims
Senior Human Resources Director at Weirton Steel Corporation, 1998-2004, responsible for establishing policy and managing labor relations, personnel, training, security and safety departments at integrated steel mill with more than 4000 employees (3000 union represented in four bargaining units).
Weirton Steel Corporation, Corporate Attorney, 1990 - 1998
Volk, Frankovitch, Anetakis, Recht, Robertson & Hellerstedt, Associate and Partner, 1985 - 1990
Bogarad and Robertson, Associate, 1980 - 1985

Labor & Employment Law Litigation Nursing Homes Shale Gas Law Workers' Compensation

Distinctions

BV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law – Management

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits

Memberships

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association

Community Involvement

Weirton United Way, Appropriations Committee

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Experience

Labor negotiator with an extensive record of successful negotiations on a national basis on behalf of private and publicly held employers with both international and independent labor unions, including the USW, UAW, IAM, Teamsters, IBEW, UA and IBB

Litigating labor arbitration cases

Handling Title VII, ADEA, NLRB, FMLA and related state charges

Developing and reviewing human resource policies and procedures

Representing employers before the Workers' Compensation Office of Judges, Board of Review and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Representing coal companies in the defense of federal black lung claims

Senior Human Resources Director at Weirton Steel Corporation, 1998-2004, responsible for establishing policy and managing labor relations, personnel, training, security and safety departments at integrated steel mill with more than 4000 employees (3000 union represented in four bargaining units).

Weirton Steel Corporation, Corporate Attorney, 1990 - 1998

Volk, Frankovitch, Anetakis, Recht, Robertson & Hellerstedt, Associate and Partner, 1985 - 1990

Bogarad and Robertson, Associate, 1980 - 1985

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits

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