Valencia Lawyers

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Dedicated and seasoned Community and Legal Advocate. Experienced in Community Outreach service and engagement. Able to maintain a consistently positive and respectful attitude toward all citizens and authorities. CORE QUALIFICATIONS (Legal research, writing and analysis of legal issues) Experienced Attorney, supervisor and office manager Notary Public Mediator Expertise in Criminal law outreach and recruitment program management Knowledge of local community needs and appropriate public resources Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

I am a solo practitioner in Pittsburgh, PA. I represent employees in various matters, including employment discrimination, wage and hour complaints, contractual disputes and negotiations, and unemployment appeals.

Since 1976, Melvin L. Vatz has been faithfully providing legal counsel and guidance to clients. As a Pittsburgh lawyer, he handles a comprehensive range of cases. Whether you have been injured on the job, hurt in an accident, charged with a crime, or caught up in an employment law issue, Attorney Mel is there for you. He has tried cases in both federal and state courts and has taken on major appeals. With nearly 40 years of legal experience, Mel is the advocate you want in your corner. As a former Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny County, he brings a...

Mr. Ernsberger was a founding partner of the law firm of Behrend and Ernsberger, and is now a shareholder in its successor, Behrend and Ernsberger, P.C. with offices in the City of Pittsburgh. Mr. Ernsberger has been engaged primarily in trial practice for twenty years, having in that time tried approximately 50 civil jury trials of various types and degrees of complexity and settled many others. The claims litigated include medical malpractice, RICO, ERISA, Fair Labor Standards Act, consumer protection, trademark infringement, patent infringement, patent mismarking, Federal False Claims, products liability, multi-unit construction contracts, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, insurance fraud,...

Attorney Richard Thiele received his Bachelor’s Degree from Washington and Jefferson College and received his Doctoral Degree in Law from John Marshall Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Attorney Thiele is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and Georgia. Attorney Thiele’s passion for the law and pursuit of legal justice for his clients over the years has resulted in a winning record that has cultivated continued representation, referrals and long lasting relationships from both his corporate and his individual clients alike. Attorney Thiele’s methodology is that every client should be treated as...