Gretchen J. Fitzer

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Biography

Gretchen focuses her practice on all facets of insurance defense litigation. She defends personal injury actions involving premises liability, product liability, auto liability, and professional negligence, advises on complex insurance coverage issues, and represents landlords in landlord/tenant disputes. Additionally, Gretchen has experience representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation matters. She has tried jury cases to verdict and handled appeals before the Superior Court, the Commonwealth Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Before entering private practice, Gretchen served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Madaline Palladino of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.

Gretchen earned her juris doctor from Duquesne University School of Law, where she served as associate editor of the Duquesne Law Review, and her Bachelor of Arts from Allegheny College.

Associations & Memberships

Allegheny County Bar Association

Allegheny County Bar Foundation, Fellow

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Year Joined

2025

Areas of Practice (5)

  • Premises & Retail Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • General Liability
  • Miscellaneous Professional Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Allegheny College, B.A., 1982
Law School Attended:
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D., 1987
Year of First Admission:
1987
Admission:
1987, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1989, U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit; 2023, West Virginia; U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
Memberships:

Allegheny County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Birth Information:
Dunkirk, New York, August 31, 1960
ISLN:
907399405

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