Samuel J. Pasquarelli
Shareholder and Director
Samuel J. Pasquarelli
Shareholder and Director
Mr. Pasquarelli is a Shareholder and Director of the firm and is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment Services Groups. Mr. Pasquarelli’s practice focuses on the area of litigation, labor law and labor relations, and includes significant representation of credit unions and small businesses. He represents Clearview Federal Credit Union, The Pennsylvania American Water Credit Union, and a large Pittsburgh area auto dealer, and he has significant experience in collective bargaining, employee relations matters and workers’ compensation.
Mr. Pasquarelli was an adjunct professor of labor law at the Pittsburgh Campus of The Graduate School of Industrial Relations of St. Francis College of Loretto, Pennsylvania, and has served as a panelist and guest lecturer in numerous law related and labor related seminars.
Selected Engagements
- Negotiation Committee Member, American Water Works-Utility Workers Union of America National Pension and Health and Welfare Negotiation Committee, 2005 – 2010.
- Chief Labor Contract Negotiator, Utility Workers Union of America, Local Union No. 612 since 1983, Local No. 69 since 2003, Local No. 537 from 1977 – 2019, Utility Workers United Association since 2019.
- Has served as chief negotiator and interest arbitrator for various Western Pennsylvania municipalities and police departments relative to police and fire labor negotiations.
Areas of Law/Focus
- Litigation
- Labor Law
- Labor Relations
Education
- J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1967
- B.A., History, University of Pittsburgh, 1964
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1970
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1967
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1980
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1974
- United States Supreme Court, 1981
Professional & Community Activities
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Industrial Relations Research Association
- Trustee, Kathryn J. Dinardo Charitable Fund