Pennsylvania Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C.

Bellissimo & Peirce 324 Sims Avenue Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 16117 USA

 (866) 273-1941

www.peircelaw.com
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Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., and staff strive to make sure their clients receive diligent legal service and an unwavering commitment to client support. The law firm offers: personal attention, experienced counsel, professionalism with a proven record of success, a history of service and contingency fee arrangements.

We are a family-owned business with roots throughout the Pittsburgh area and the region. Built on the foundation of client service and experienced service, our firm has helped people have a voice in the legal system for more than 20 years.

We take on a wide range of cases and clients, from those who have suffered a personal injury in a car accident to cases of nursing home abuse, medical malpractice and prescription drug liability. When you have been the victim of negligence, wrongdoing or abuse, we will help you recover the compensation you are owed.

From our offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we represent clients in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia who have suffered because of another person's negligence, wrongdoing or abuse. We work to make sure our clients have a voice to hold individuals and organizations responsible for the damage they cause.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: River/Barge Accidents; Childhood Injury, Playground Accidents, Day care Accidents; Supplemental Security Income claims; Child Disability Claims; Veterans' Disability Claims; Compensation Claims; Pension Claims; Veterans' Benefits; SSD, SSI and Veterans' Appeals; Long Term Disability; Prescription Drug Claims; Driver's License Suspensions; Real Estate Assessments; Emergency Room Errors; Anesthesia Errors; Medical Devices Liability; Wear Out/Cumulative Trauma; Points Violations, Marcellus Shale Injuries

Practice Areas Description

Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C. is a family firm with a proven record of effective and reliable legal practice in a broad range of matters. We have the resources, the knowledge and the experience to be effective, and a results-driven approach designed to help clients recover compensation and provide informed advice about any of the following:

- Personal Injury

Our lawyers help people everyday who have been injured, have a loved one who has suffered a personal injury or who have lost a family member because of a wrongful death. We work with people in cases involving:

• Automobile Accidents - Our lawyers have a proven record handling a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases. We are focused on getting results for clients in cases involving: car accidents, motorcycle accidents, commercial truck and 18-wheeler accidents, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, drunk driving accidents, and boating accidents.

• Motorcycle Accidents - We work to get you the full and fair settlement that is appropriate, whether your case involves: wrongful death, head injury, coma, spinal injury, road rash, fractures and broken bones, permanent disability, and paralysis. At Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., we work to level the field and put legal experience and a proven record behind the fight for your rights. We know that you are facing hospital costs, long term medical expenses, mounting bills, lost wages and a range of financial challenges. Our job is to help you find solutions to the most difficult questions.

• Slip and Fall Accidents - We take on personal injury and slip-and-fall injury cases involving: slippery floors, improper lighting, safety violations, failure to remove snow or ice, and improperly maintained stairs or railings. Traditionally called slip-and-fall cases, the injuries associated with these premises liability cases can include soft tissue damage, broken bones, nerve damage, paralysis or permanent disability. In the worst cases, a tragic fall can even lead to the loss of a loved one. We help you make sure that the people responsible for the injury and for providing compensation are held to their obligations.

• River/Barge Accidents - If you have been injured or you have lost a loved one in a wrongful death case involving a barge or tow boat accident, it is important to understand your rights. We work using protections provided under the Jones Act to help you and your family recover compensation for: medical expenses, hospital bills, long term care, permanent or partial disability, diminished work ability, and lost wages. If you work the rivers, whether on a barge or other professional waterway vessels, and you suffer an accident resulting in disability, broken bones or slip-and-fall injuries, we can review your case and give you reliable advice on the options open to you.

• Wrongful Death - For more than 20 years, we have been serving personal injury clients in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Our practice is built on the foundation of giving our clients a voice in the legal system and holding the negligent responsible for the damage they cause. Recovering a wrongful death settlement or judgment isn't about "cashing in." It's about protecting yourself and your family in the face of an uncertain future and against the practical and financial challenges posed by the death of a family member. We realize that no compensation can replace your loss, but your family shouldn't have to carry the financial weight of a wrongful death alongside with emotional pain. We take on the financial burdens so you can focus on the things that are most important.

• Childhood Injury - We take on a wide range of malpractice, personal injury and negligence cases involving injury to a child, including: birth injuries, lead poisoning, defective or dangerous toys, playground accidents, & day care accidents. Our attorneys have helped countless clients throughout the region, including people and families in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. We have decades of combined experience and can employ custom strategies built specifically for the unique circumstances of your case, and if your case involves other parties, we have the resources and ability to handle class action claims.

- Marcellus Shale Injuries

Extracting natural gas from the earth involves serious risks of injury, as well as property damage. The Marcellus Shale is a formation that stretches through the Appalachians and lies beneath most of the state of Pennsylvania. With current high energy prices, drilling in the Marcellus Shale region has become increasingly attractive to companies and landowners. Unfortunately, Marcellus Shale lawsuits are also increasing. At Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., we have represented injured workers, personal injury victims and people who have been wronged by negligent corporations in Pennsylvania for more than 20 years.

- Social Security Disability

Lean on our experience for assistance with:

• Social Security disability claims - At Robert Peirce & Associates, we help people in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia obtain Social Security Disability, SSI and veterans' disability benefits. Our experience and track record of success with SSD and SSI claims is extensive. In fact, we have helped thousands of individuals with their SSD and SSI claims around the region over the last two decades.

• Supplemental Security Income claims - Our firm takes SSI claims at every stage of the process. We can represent you with your initial claim and handle any appeals of denied claims. If you have a significant work history in the last five years, it is always wise to apply for both SSD and SSI benefits. In other words, whatever your situation is, we feel confident in our ability to help you too.

• Child disability claims - we work to obtain SSI benefits on behalf of disabled children in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. Equally important is the fact that we offer not just experienced representation and meaningful personal attention — we handle child disability claims at every stage of process, from application to appeal.

• Veterans' disability claims - we help disabled veterans in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia to apply for and obtain veterans disability benefits. We handle both service-connected claims (compensation claims) and non-service connected claims (pension claims). As a firm, we will handle claims at both the administrative and appellate levels — from initial applications at your VA Regional Office on through the appeals process, including representation before the Board of Veterans Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

• Veterans' benefits - we are proud to represent Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia veterans who served their country with honor and distinction. We put forth our best effort to recover needed disability benefits for them. Our attorneys offer decades of proven success and a reputation of strong client service. Whether you are seeking service-connected disability or SSDI or SSI benefits, we can work with you to explore all options. We will put our experience working with governmental organizations such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration to work for you.

• SSD, SSI and Veterans' appeals - we handle SSD, SSI and veterans appeals related to disability claim denials by the SSA or VA administrations. Lawyers at our firm have a great deal of appellate experience and have established a long track record for successful representation of SSD and SSI clients at both the administrative and appellate levels in the Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia regions. As a firm, we take the burdensome, arduous paperwork demands of the appeals process off of our clients' shoulders. We move quickly. We do the heavy lifting as well — the gathering of medical records, work histories and all of the documentation that these agencies require.

• Long term disability - Our lawyers work with a wide range of social security disability claims. We have served workers and veterans in Western Pennsylvania as well as parts of Ohio and West Virginia. We work to obtain Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to which they are entitled. From the initial application to any needed appeals, we work with you every step of the way. The process for acquiring benefits can be difficult and frustrating, particularly if you don't have an experienced and dependable guide working with you. The attorney you hire can make a significant difference in the outcome of your case.

- Nursing Home Abuse

Our law firm is built on the foundation of giving strength and support to the injured and the abused and empowering people to have a voice against those that do harm. We work closely with our clients and provide clear guidance, reliable representation and ethical practice designed to help you and your family recover compensation for damages. We are the first firm to get an appellate court decision permitting federal §1983 actions against county nursing homes.

- Product Liability

We rely on complex equipment and machinery on the road, at home, at the doctor's office and at work. The vast majority of these products are safe, but when faulty design or poor manufacturing causes injury, you have legal recourse to hold a company responsible. Our firm has a proud reputation for serving the needs of the area's injured in a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases.

• Medical Devices Liability

At the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, law firm of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., our lawyers help those who have suffered as a result of product or equipment defects. If you or a loved one has been injured directly or indirectly because of a design flaw or equipment failure, our attorneys can help you pursue fair and full compensation.

- Medical Malpractice

At the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, law firm of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., we represent the interests of clients who have put their faith into the hands of health care providers and who have suffered serious injury as a result of unprofessional or negligent care. We offer a proven record based on more than 20 years of respected experience and an unwavering commitment to client support.

- Prescription Drug Claims

Our firm and our lawyers are committed to staying at the forefront of prescription drug litigation. With the knowledge, experience and resources to be effective in highly complex litigation, wrongful death and class actions, we are able to take on cases involving - Baycol; Bextra; Celebrex; Dostinex; Ephedra; Levaquin; Oxytocin; Permax; Phen-Fen; Prempro; Propulsid; Rezulin; Serzone; Trasylol; Vioxx; and Zyprexa. We currently represent hundreds of individuals who suffered needlessly due to harmful medications and prescription drugs. We are committed to fully pursuing every case and providing high quality legal representation for every client.

- Food Poisoning

Whether your case is an isolated incident or part of a class action suit, we field lawyers with the training, experience and resources to explore all compensation options. When you or your family have been exposed to contaminated food, you should get treatment from your doctor, keep documentation, ask your doctor to file a report with the health department and get in touch with our office.

- Mesothelioma

Our firm is built on the philosophy of providing clients with quality legal representation and service. We work closely with people and their families to explain all aspects of your case while vigorously pursuing compensation. We understand the struggles you face, and we have worked for decades to help people like you get access to the resources you and your family need now and in the future. Whatever your situation, Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., puts proven strategies and experienced lawyers to the task of pursuing your mesothelioma case and obtaining a fair result when you have suffered a toxic exposure to hazardous chemicals and asbestos.

- Railroad Law

Our office works with railroad workers who have suffered a range of illnesses and injuries as well as the families of wrongful death victims in case involving:

• Traumatic Injury - Our lawyers have taken on serious railroad injury cases for hundreds of clients. We offer a proven record of experience and results in a wide range of railroad law and personal injury cases. Along with litigation, we also pursue financial recoveries through the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) or for Railroad Retirement Board disability benefits.

• Wear Out/Cumulative Trauma - Our firm and attorneys can explore a full range of options based on decades of experience handling railroad injury law, including cases of: chronic joint pain, back injury / neck injury, long term chemical exposure effects, repetitive motion injuries, nerve damage, and permanent or partial disability

• Asbestos - The railroad industry once commonly used asbestos and products that contain asbestos for a wide range of purposes. For decades, countless railroaders were exposed to hazardous conditions that have led to serious injury and illness. While strict governmental standards have since reduced, but not eliminated, the dangers of asbestos exposure, many people suffer to this day unsure of their rights and options. The law office of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., is proud to offer highly experienced lawyers and a proven record of success representing workers exposed to asbestos and handling FELA claims. If you or a family member has suffered illness because of exposure to asbestos while working as a railroader, we can help.

• Asbestos Manufacturer Claims - We are proud to have made asbestos exposure, mesothelioma and railroad law a vital part of our law firm. For decades, our lawyers have worked with railroad employees and their families who are facing the monumental challenge of cancer and lung disease suffered as a result of asbestos exposure. Along with FELA claims against employers, victims have options for pursuing litigation against the companies and manufacturers of dangerous products. We put our experience, knowledge, resources and proven reputation behind every case, and we fight to make sure that you get a full and fair settlement.

• Chemical Exposure - we help eligible workers access payments under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) or Railroad Retirement Board benefits, while exploring all avenues for financial recovery. We work with families and individuals who have been disabled or disfigured because of fumes, dangerous cleaning solvents and solutions, exposure to toxic chemicals, improper safety equipment and practices, and employer negligence. An experienced partner that works to protect your rights can make a significant difference in the outcome of your case.

- Workers' Compensation

Laws are in effect to protect workers who are injured on the job. Our attorneys can help you understand the complicated laws and regulations that govern your workers' comp claim. Many clients are eligible to pursue more than one benefit depending on the severity, length and cause of their injury. Work with lawyers who have decades of proven experience at helping people get access to their benefits and protect their rights.

- Driver's License Suspensions

Our primary lawyer for driver's license suspension cases has worked extensively with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. We field the knowledge and experience to be effective in a wide range of suspension matters. Many times, people don't realize they have ways to protect themselves and their rights when their driver's license has been suspended. Our firm has helped clients in the Greater Pittsburgh Area for decades, and we pride ourselves on building custom and workable solutions based on your unique situation and our knowledge of the law.

- Real Estate Assessments

A proper real estate assessment is a key factor in determining a fair appraisal of your home value and your tax burden. An inaccurate assessment can have an unwanted effect whether you are a residential homeowner or a commercial property owner. For decades, clients throughout Pittsburgh and surrounding communities have relied on us when they have needed an informed and reliable advocate. As Alleghany County revamps and reworks its existing real estate assessment system, we are working to help individuals make sure they are treated fairly and given an accurate valuation of their property.

- Class Actions

Class action lawsuits are usually filed by a group of people who have been harmed by the irresponsible or negligent actions of a large corporation. Even where individual damages may be relatively small, the cumulative effect of bring a large class of people together to stand up for justice can have a serious impact. To be successful, these cases demand significant resources and experience from the attorneys involved. At the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, law office of Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C., we provide the level of commitment and proven ability to be effective in these cases. We are a well established law firm with experienced lawyers that can take on the complex responsibilities of class action litigation.

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