Frederick J. Wolfe

Frederick J. Wolfe is a shareholder of the firm and a member of the Municipal and School Law Practice Group. He serves as Solicitor or Special Counsel to several school districts, municipalities and municipal authorities in Western Pennsylvania.

Fred has been involved in all areas of school law for 15 years. As a school district solicitor, he is knowledgeable and experienced in the interpretation of statutory, regulatory and constitutional matters as they apply to school districts, employees and students; drafting and implementation of school board policies; negotiation, drafting and administration of collective bargaining agreements; all aspects of personnel and labor relations including hiring, discipline and discharge of employees; contracting, bidding and procurement, charter schools, special education and student discipline matters.

Fred also serves as solicitor or special labor counsel to several area municipalities and municipal authorities, advising such clients on a wide variety of municipal law issues, including municipal powers, duties and obligations under the applicable statutory and regulatory authority, municipal official liability and immunity; tax assessment appeals and tax collections, police and law enforcement matters, eminent domain , preparation and drafting of ordinances, resolutions, contracts; code enforcement and other related matters.

Fred routinely advises municipal and school district clients on all aspects of labor relations and employment law, including matters pertaining to police department employees, civil service matters and Act 600 pensions. He is also a member of the firm's Litigation Department and has represented school districts and municipal entities before state and federal courts, boards of arbitration, administrative law judges and regulatory agencies.

Fred is a cum laude graduate of Washington & Jefferson College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Allegheny County Bar Association's Civil Litigation, Labor and Employment and School and Municipal Solicitors sections.
 

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