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Mark A. Eck

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Seasoned first-chair litigator with extensive experience in commercial, product liability, and general trial matters.

Mark has more than 40 years of complex and varied litigation experience as a partner in a Pittsburgh litigation firm, whose founding members included his father. He concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, product liability, and general trial matters. He has extensive experience representing toxic tort and asbestos matters. Mark has regularly represented clients all over the state of West Virginia for the majority of his career.

Mark also has corporate experience having served on the Board of Directors for a US subsidiary of a Finnish public company.

As a member of the American Arbitration Association, Mark has served as a mediator/arbitrator in alternative dispute resolution.

Mark is a member of the Council on Litigation Management and the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County.

Representative Experience

  • Represented numerous designers and manufacturers of varied consumer and industrial products. Experience with heavy industrial equipment, material handling equipment, and consumer products.
  • Regional counsel in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for an elevator manufacturer.
  • Trained in aspects of design, manufacture, and maintenance of escalator and elevator systems.
  • Represented parties in shareholder disputes and non-compete disputes, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, UCC, trademark, and Lanham Act matters.
  • Litigated declaratory judgement actions and bad faith actions, including the representation of carriers and the owners of property in litigation arising from fire or explosion and other losses.
  • Represented municipalities and state and local officials against all nature of 1983 claims.
  • Co-Lead Counsel in withdrawal liability claim for $205 million.

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law (JD)
University of Notre Dame (BA)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
West Virginia

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court

Office Location

  • Pittsburgh

Services

  • Arbitration, Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental
  • ERISA Litigation
  • Insurance Disputes
  • Personal Injury Litigation Capabilities
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Tort and Asbestos Litigation Defense

Departments

  • Commercial Litigation

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Martindale Hubbell "AV® Preeminent"

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • West Virginia State Bar
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Arbitration Association
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute
  • Council on Litigation Management

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Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law (JD)
University of Notre Dame (BA)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
West Virginia

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court

Office Location

  • Pittsburgh

Services

  • Arbitration, Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental
  • ERISA Litigation
  • Insurance Disputes
  • Personal Injury Litigation Capabilities
  • Products Liability
  • Toxic Tort and Asbestos Litigation Defense

Departments

  • Commercial Litigation

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Martindale Hubbell "AV® Preeminent"

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • West Virginia State Bar
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Arbitration Association
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute
  • Council on Litigation Management

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