John Wainright Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Practice at Andracki Law Offices focused on civil litigation, specializing in the field of insurance defense, including first party coverage disputes, liability defense and subrogation.Civil litigation skills include: legal writing and research, drafting pleadings, preparing and answering discovery requests, preparing and conducting fact depositions, preparing legal briefs, drafting and arguing motions before federal district courts and Pennsylvania common pleas courts, drafting release agreements, settlement negotiation, client relations, and the full breadth of trial preparation work.Significant writing experience includes drafting all forms of pleadings as well as motions and briefs in support, such as preliminary objections, summary judgment motions, motions for judgment on the pleadings, as well as all manner of discovery motions, including motions to compel and motions for sanctions.Case management experience includes handling a portfolio of defense and subrogation cases from intake to resolution.Appellate experience includes drafting appellate pleadings and appellate/appellee briefs, as well as successful oral argument before the Pennsylvania Superior Court.Federal Court experience includes: drafting federal court pleadings, federal motions practice, as well as familiarity with federal pleadings and discovery procedure in both U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts Experienced with use of EF/ECM and PACER systems.

Drafted legal briefs, for review by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, which defended the Judge’s rulings against appeals filed by criminal defendants, with particular emphasis on issues involving search and seizure.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Federalist Society

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Started a chapter of the College Democrats at this University.