News Category: Firm News

(Pittsburgh, PA) November 17, 2022 – The 13th annual edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” awards released Thursday, November 3rd, 2023. Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., received national and market rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® 2022 edition of “Best Law Firms.”

Here is the full list of Bernstein-Burkley’s rankings:

Best Law Firms Pittsburgh Rankings:

• Tier 1- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tier 1- Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Tier 1- Real Estate Law
• Tier 3- Commercial Litigation

Best Law Firms Cleveland Rankings:

• Tier 1- Banking and Finance Law
• Tier 1- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tier 1- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Tier 1- Litigation – Bankruptcy

Best Law Firms National Rankings:

• Tier 2- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tier 2- Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Tier 3- Banking and Finance Law

Additionally, the publication features notable local individuals across the region.

Five Bernstein-Burkley partners were featured in the publication, including:

• Robert S. “Bob” Bernstein for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation Bankruptcy.
• Kirk B. Burkley for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation Bankruptcy, and Real Estate Law.
• Keri P. Ebeck for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
• David W. Ross for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
• Kit F. Pettit for Real Estate Law.

According to the publication, the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client evaluations, peer review from in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the submission process. Clients are asked to provide feedback in numerous categories. A few are: the firms practice groups, expertise, responsiveness, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Read more about their methodology.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley P.C. is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with a peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Victoria Davis
Marketing Coordinator, Bernstein-Burkley
vdavis@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) August 31, 2022 – Supply chain bottlenecks, phased-out government support and energy economy transitions will likely result in an increase in corporate insolvencies in the coming months. Pittsburgh law firm Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. announced today that in order to prepare for this growing demand, they have added David Ross, one of the region’s most skilled bankruptcy lawyers, to their growing team of attorneys.  

“Historic market changes mean that companies –  namely in the energy, financial and real estate industries – will need to prepare strategic business transactions now and some will need to be strategically restructured.  David’s business acumen with complex litigation and bankruptcy restructuring will be well suited to meet our clients’ growing needs. His long and outstanding reputation in his field will undoubtedly reinforce the firm’s goal to deliver innovative and well-tailored solutions to our clients,” said Kirk Burkley, Managing Partner of Bernstein-Burkley.

A respected attorney with over 30 years of experience, Ross recently represented Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC in a $222 million acquisition of shale oil and gas assets from Rockdale Marcellus as part of a Chapter 11 process.  His practice focuses in the areas of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, commercial and residential real estate, title insurance law, and commercial litigation. Licensed in Pennsylvania and Ohio, David is an accomplished corporate bankruptcy practitioner having represented financial institutions, court-appointed receivers and custodians, Chapter 7, 11, and 15 Debtors, Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors, Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts and Trustees, and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings throughout the United States.

“It is an honor to join the renowned and knowledgeable attorneys that make up the Bernstein-Burkley team. I look forward to representing every single client with a practical business approach to legal services that this firm is known for,” said David Ross. 

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) August 18, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. is pleased to announce the inclusion of nine attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023, including two associates in the 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

2023 Best Lawyers

Attorneys recognized in the publication include:

• Managing partner Kirk B. Burkley for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Partner Robert S. Bernstein for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy;
• Partner Kit F. Pettit for Real Estate Law;
• Partner Harry W. Greenfield for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
• Partner Jeffrey C. Toole for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; and
• Partner Keri P. Ebeck for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; and
• Partner David W. Ross for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

In addition, Bernstein-Burkley is also honored to have an attorney named in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch publication:

• Associate Trisha R. Hudkins for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment; and
• Associate Sarah E. Wenrich for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) June 1, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Partner, Keri P. Ebeck, has been elected treasurer of the Allegheny County Bar Association for 2022. While many Bernstein-Burkley attorneys have served in various capacities of the ACBA, none in the firm have served on the board of Governors as an officer.

Founded in 1870, the Allegheny County Bar Association is the professional trade association of attorneys, judges, paralegals and legal administrators with offices primarily located in Allegheny County and surrounding counties. With more than 5,000 members, the ACBA offers continuing legal education seminars, membership benefits and services, networking opportunities and meeting space for more than 70 Committees, Divisions and Sections that address issues impacting the legal profession.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. has more board-certified business bankruptcy and creditors’ rights specialists in Pennsylvania than any other law firm and is highly regarded and respected for its national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business Law, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas Law.

For more information, visit the firm’s website: www.bernsteinlaw.com or call 412.456.8114.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) May 26, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley’s Managing Partner, Kirk B. Burkley, was just admitted to the Bankruptcy Section Executive Council of the Commercial Law League of America.

Since 1895, the CLLA has operated as a not-for-profit association of creditors’ rights attorneys, bankruptcy attorneys, commercial collection agencies, and legal network personnel. The CLLA has earned a reputation as a leader in providing networking, legal, educational, and professional services to the business and credit communities.

CLLA members concentrate in collections, bankruptcy, insolvency, construction law, and complex commercial litigation. Members also include law students, law clerks and judges, as well as collection agency and legal network professionals.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. has more board-certified business bankruptcy and creditors’ rights specialists in Pennsylvania than any other law firm and is highly regarded and respected for its national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business Law, Real Estate, and Oil and Gas Law.

For more information, visit the firm’s website: www.bernsteinlaw.com or call 412.456.8114.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) May 12, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is pleased to announce that Wheeling associate Trisha Hudkins has been named to the 2022 West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for the practice area of Civil Litigation.

Trisha has been with the Pittsburgh-based law firm since November 2019, is a graduate of Ohio Valley University, and received her Juris Doctor Degree from Duquesne University School of Law with a concentration in Civil Litigation. Trisha is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the West Virginia Bar Association, and is active with the Junior League of Wheeling.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. has more board-certified creditors’ rights and business bankruptcy specialists than any other law firm in Pennsylvania and is highly regarded and respected for its national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Corporate Law, and Litigation.

For more information, visit the firm’s website: www.bernsteinlaw.com or call 412.456.8114.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth

(PITTSBURGH) April 28, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley P.C. Bankruptcy and Restructuring partner Keri P. Ebeck has recently completed he 40-hour training to become a Mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Keri’s background will encompass consumer and commercial bankruptcy matters, including but not limited to mortgage litigation.

Per the Western District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court, Mediation is a simple and informal settlement process in which the Mediator acts as a facilitator to assist the parties in reaching an agreement. The Mediator holds joint conferences with all parties as well as private separate conferences with the parties to discuss the facts, issues, and risks. The Mediator’s experience and understanding of the issues and neutral perspective enhance the possibility of reaching a settlement by agreement of the parties.

In mediation, the mediator does not act as a judge and does not make any decision about who is right or wrong. In arbitration, the parties present their witnesses and evidence to the arbitrator who decides the case in favor of one or more of the parties. Mediation is more informal and is more of a collaborative process than arbitration. A mediation can be scheduled anywhere the parties and mediator agree. Usually, it takes place in a conference room at a location convenient to all parties and can resolve many disputes in a half-day or less.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) March 24, 2022 – Today the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) recognized Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. for 25 years of membership in the organization. ELFA is the premiere trade association representing companies in the nearly $1 trillion equipment finance sector.

As a member of ELFA, Bernstein-Burkley joins forces with other leading companies in the equipment finance sector. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation across the U.S. The association’s 575 members include independent and captive equipment leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers. ELFA exists to provide member companies a platform to promote and advocate for the equipment finance industry, including attracting and developing new and diverse talent; a forum for professional development and training; and a resource that develops information about, and for, the industry.

ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta congratulated Bernstein-Burkley on achieving 25 years of membership and thanked the company for its participation in and many contributions to the association and industry.

“Since its founding in 1961, ELFA has united the equipment finance industry under one umbrella to learn, do business and advocate for equipment finance and its important role in the U.S. economy,” said Petta. “Over the years, member companies have evolved and innovated to meet changing customer needs. This speaks to the strength and resilience of our industry as it equips American businesses to succeed and prosper. We congratulate all the companies celebrating milestone membership anniversaries in 2022.”

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) March 9, 2022 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is pleased to announce the appointment of Bankruptcy Partner, Keri Ebeck to the American Board of Certification Board of Directors. Ebeck will serve on the ABC Standards Committee.

The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization committed to providing progressive and responsible leadership in the legal specialization field. They offer separate certification programs in business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law and is designed to recognize lawyers who have met discrete, rigorous, and objective certification standards.

ABC has certified over 1,000 attorneys nationwide in consumer and business bankruptcy and creditor’s rights law. Certification provides a standard to assist potential clients to make informed decisions in choosing lawyers in the fields of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Rachel Booth
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
rbooth@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

Pittsburgh, PA November 4, 2021 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., received national and market rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® 2022 edition of “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in the “Best Law Firms” rankings are recognized for their professional excellence and have persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. The achievement of a tiered ranking exemplifies a unique combination of quality law practice and expansive legal expertise.

Best Law Firms Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and National

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., was nationally ranked in three practice areas and received top market rankings in multiple practice areas on lists for Best Law Firms Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Garnering a tier designation denotes the highest level of respect a firm can receive among leading area attorneys and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their quality of work, respectability, and trustworthiness.

Here is the full list of Bernstein-Burkley’s rankings:

Best Law Firms Pittsburgh Rankings:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 3)

Best Law Firms Cleveland Rankings:

• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 1)

Best Law Firms National Rankings:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 2)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy (Tier 2)
• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 3)

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a ranking in a particular practice are and metro region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in the particular practice area and metro.

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley P.C. is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with a peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Megan McLachlan
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
mmclachlan@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114

(PITTSBURGH) August 19, 2021 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is pleased to announce the inclusion of seven attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022, including one associate in the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and one partner named to the 2022 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland.

2022 Best Lawyers

Attorneys recognized in the publication include:

• Partner Robert S. Bernstein for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy;
• Co-managing partner Kirk B. Burkley for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Real Estate Law;
• Partner Kit F. Pettit for Real Estate Law;
• Partner Harry W. Greenfield for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
• Partner Jeffrey C. Toole for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy; and
• Partner Keri P. Ebeck for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

In addition, Bernstein-Burkley is also honored to have an attorney named in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch publication:

• Associate Trisha R. Hudkins for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

2022 Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year (Cleveland)

Bernstein-Burkley partner Harry W. Greenfield from our Ohio office was named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Cleveland for Litigation – Bankruptcy. Throughout his distinguished 50-year career, Harry has had many notable cases, including representing a bank in a $30 million claim against an airport security firm in Chapter 11, obtaining 100% recovery of its loan. Harry has been inducted as a fellow into the American College of Bankruptcy, an elite and prestigious membership of 740 invitation-only attorneys, judges, professors, and turnaround professionals (that includes Bernstein-Burkley partner Robert Bernstein).

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.

Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.

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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Megan McLachlan
Marketing Manager, Bernstein-Burkley
mmclachlan@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114