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W. Chad Pociernicki

Managing Shareholder and Director

Mr. Pociernicki is a Managing Shareholder and Director of the firm, Chair of the Estates and Trusts practice area and a member of the Corporate Services, Technology Transitions, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Tax practice areas.

Mr. Pociernicki’s estates and trusts practice includes estate and trust planning and administration and related tax, business, family, and charitable trust and foundation issues. In addition, Mr. Pociernicki has extensive experience in Orphans’ Court matters, including involvement in numerous estate, trust and guardianship litigation matters.

In his corporate, employment and litigation practices, Mr. Pociernicki represents a wide array of individual and corporate clients in transactional and employment matters and in litigation matters before both state and federal courts. Mr. Pociernicki also represents physicians and physician groups in all aspects of their practice, including employment negotiations and disputes, and in the purchase and sale of medical practices.

Representative Services

  • Estate Planning and Administration
  • Orphans’ Court Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law
  • State and Federal Court Litigation

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 2002
  • B.PHIL., University of Pittsburgh, 1999, Summa Cum Laude

Professional and Community Activities

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2024 – 2027 in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates
  • 2010, 2013 – 2015 Rising Stars from PA Super Lawyers® for Estate Planning and Probate
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Contact Info

  • wcp@sgkpc.com
  • Phone: 412-258-6707
  • Fax: 412-261-6221
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Practice Groups

  • Corporate Services
  • Estates and Trusts
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Tax
  • Technology Transactions

Bar Admission

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Contact Info

  • wcp@sgkpc.com
  • Phone: 412-258-6707
  • Fax: 412-261-6221
  • LinkedIn
  • vCard
  • Download PDF

Practice Groups

  • Corporate Services
  • Estates and Trusts
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Tax
  • Technology Transactions

Bar Admission

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
All Attorneys

W. Chad Pociernicki

Managing Shareholder and Director

Mr. Pociernicki is a Managing Shareholder and Director of the firm, Chair of the Estates and Trusts practice area and a member of the Corporate Services, Technology Transitions, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Tax practice areas.

Mr. Pociernicki’s estates and trusts practice includes estate and trust planning and administration and related tax, business, family, and charitable trust and foundation issues. In addition, Mr. Pociernicki has extensive experience in Orphans’ Court matters, including involvement in numerous estate, trust and guardianship litigation matters.

In his corporate, employment and litigation practices, Mr. Pociernicki represents a wide array of individual and corporate clients in transactional and employment matters and in litigation matters before both state and federal courts. Mr. Pociernicki also represents physicians and physician groups in all aspects of their practice, including employment negotiations and disputes, and in the purchase and sale of medical practices.

Representative Services

  • Estate Planning and Administration
  • Orphans’ Court Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law
  • State and Federal Court Litigation

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 2002
  • B.PHIL., University of Pittsburgh, 1999, Summa Cum Laude

Professional and Community Activities

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2024 – 2027 in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates
  • 2010, 2013 – 2015 Rising Stars from PA Super Lawyers® for Estate Planning and Probate

Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C.

535 Smithfield Street, Ste. 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 USA

Phone: 412-355-0200

Fax: 412-261-6221

Email and Employment Opportunities:
sgk@sgkpc.com

 
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Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C.

535 Smithfield Street, Ste. 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 USA

Phone: 412-355-0200

Fax: 412-261-6221

Email and Employment Opportunities:
sgk@sgkpc.com

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