Atty. Jacob McCrea
I practice commercial, construction and appellate law in Salt Lake City, UT and Pittsburgh, PA, and am licensed in both states. I graduated from Duquesne Law School in 2004, was an executive editor of the law review, and began my career by clerking for a federal judge, the Honorable Terrence F.
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Jacob McCrea is a Member based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, practicing at Jacob McCrea Law, LLC. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on contracts, employment, business, real estate, and zoning. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the Western District and Middle District of Pennsylvania U.S. D (2004), Utah (2024), and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2024). Educated at Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 2004) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 2000). Serands clients in Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- I practice commercial, construction and appellate law in Salt Lake City, UT and Pittsburgh, PA, and am licensed in both states
- I graduated from Duquesne Law School in 2004, was an executive editor of the law review, and began my career by clerking for a federal judge, the Honorable Terrence F. McVerry.Following my clerkship, I practiced construction and commercial law at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC in Pittsburgh for nearly eight years
- In that time I handled a broad range of matters, including lawsuits over construction and commercial disputes, architectural malpractice, environmental and real estate disputes, disputes under LLC agreements, trade secret litigation and insurance coverage litigation
- In addition to my broad experience in litigation, I worked on drafting and revising construction contracts, in values ranging from a few thousand dollars to 55 billion dollars, as well as commercial and real estate contracts, easements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements.I then spent three years as a public criminal defense lawyer in Allegheny County, PA, handling over a thousand cases and trying a litany of cases involving attempted homicide, felony drug and gun possession, assault and fraud, to name a few
- Between civil and criminal cases I have tried over thirty cases to verdict or other final decision, handled countless evidentiary hearings, and have won appeals, as the appealing party, before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (three times in a year), the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Ohio District Court of Appeals, and the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.In 2017 I started my own practice, which is mostly commercial contracting, construction contracting, commercial leasing, the purchase and sale of businesses, and otherwise representing businesses, which include a state-of-the-art power plant, commercial/industrial real estate developers and landowners, a transloading facility, oil and gas companies, and many small businesses in a broad range of industries
- I often serve as business and personal counsel to other lawyers, and occasionally represent clients in complex constitutional appeals
- My spare time - what little there is - is spent biking and skiing with my wife, and working toward a helicopter pilot's license
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Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Pittsburgh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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