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Michael J. Betts - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

About

I am the predominant of Michael J. Betts LLC and have over thirty-8 years of revel in dealing with a vast variety of civil litigation topics, with an emphasis on industrial litigation and commercial enterprise disputes, securities litigation, FINRA arbitrations and other investment-associated claims, change secret and restrictive covenant litigation and professional negligence claims.
I additionally serve as an alternative dispute decision neutral and were selected with the aid of litigants to function mediator in severa cases. I am certified as a mediator with the aid of the USA District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. I additionally am on the countrywide arbitrator rosters for the American Arbitration Association and FINRA.
I started out my prison profession with the regulation office of Reed Smith Shaw and McClay (now Reed Smith LLP) and became a litigation legal professional with Reed Smith till 1994. I have become a Partner of the Firm powerful 1989. I left Reed Smith in 1994 to establish a boutique litigation firm inside the Pittsburgh vicinity and had been engaged in personal practice managing civil litigation subjects for the reason that then, besides for a 5-year time frame for the duration of which I served as Senior Litigation Counsel for PNC Bank.

Location

Legal Issues

    Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
    Securities Law
    Arbitration & Mediation
    Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
    Employment Law
    Employment Contracts, Whistleblower

Costs

  • Free Consultation
  • Payment With Credit Card
  • Conditional Fees
    Contingent rate preparations are utilized in suitable cases. The contingency percentage varies from count to matter primarily based upon different factors, inclusive of the quantity and likelihood of a capacity restoration and the complexity of the problem.

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

  • English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

3rd Circuit Jurdictions
3rd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court Jurdictions
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Jurdictions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Jurdictions
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Experience

  • Principal
    Michael J. Betts LLC
    2018
  • Principal
    Post & Schell, P.C.
    2016
  • Principal
    Betts Law Office LLC
    2013
  • Senior Counsel - Litigation
    PNC Bank, National Association - Legal Department
    2009
  • has membership/Principal
    Betts, Hull & Klodowski LLC (and predecessor firms)
    1994
  • Litigation Partner/Associate
    Reed Smith Shaw & McClay (Reed Smith LLP)
    1980

Educations

University of Pittsburgh School of Law Education School Logo
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
J.D. (1980)
Graduation year: 1980
Dickinson College Education School Logo
Dickinson College
B.A. (1977)
Graduation year: 1977

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