James R. Hankle
Shareholder and Director
28th Floor, Two PNC Plaza
620 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
jrh@sgkpc.com
Phone: 412-258-6712
Fax: 412-261-6221
James R. Hankle
Mr. Hankle is a Shareholder and Director of the firm and is a senior member of the firm’s Litigation Services Group. His practice is concentrated solely in the area of litigation. He currently represents several national insurance companies and local corporations in the defense of commercial transaction claims, intellectual property claims, mass toxic tort claims and product liability claims. In 2010, Mr. Hankle picked a jury in an isocyanate toxic tort, fraud and conspiracy case filed nine years before involving 1,400 plaintiffs and estimated to be one of the largest civil law suits ever tried in the state of Alabama. In addition, Mr. Hankle has an extensive practice in the criminal defense arena, with a strong emphasis in the area of corporate white collar crime. Mr. Hankle served four terms on the Board of Directors of the Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce.
Areas of Law/Focus
- Litigation
Education
- J.D., Cleveland-Marshall Law School, 1981
- Georgetown University Law School’s eDiscovery Training Academy, June 2011
- eDiscovery and Evidence Training Institute, March 2012
Professional & Community Activities
- Electronic Discovery Special Master, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Member, Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (by invitation only)
- Founding Member, Bar Association of the 3rd Federal Circuit
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (by invitation only)
- Member, Defense Research Institute
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (by invitation only)
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
- Former Member, Board of Directors of the Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce (four terms)
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court