Forest County Lawyers

Mr. Ernsberger was a founding partner of the law firm of Behrend and Ernsberger, and is now a shareholder in its successor, Behrend and Ernsberger, P.C. with offices in the City of Pittsburgh. Mr. Ernsberger has been engaged primarily in trial practice for twenty years, having in that time tried approximately 50 civil jury trials of various types and degrees of complexity and settled many others. The claims litigated include medical malpractice, RICO, ERISA, Fair Labor Standards Act, consumer protection, trademark infringement, patent infringement, patent mismarking, Federal False Claims, products liability, multi-unit construction contracts, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, insurance fraud,...

I am a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University School of Law. I am also a licensed PA Notary, Title Insurance Agent and Real Estate Broker. I focus my practice in the areas of Real Estate, Energy- oil, gas, coal and minerals and Family Office including Estate planning, insurance, and investments.

Attorney Richard Thiele received his Bachelor’s Degree from Washington and Jefferson College and received his Doctoral Degree in Law from John Marshall Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Attorney Thiele is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and Georgia. Attorney Thiele’s passion for the law and pursuit of legal justice for his clients over the years has resulted in a winning record that has cultivated continued representation, referrals and long lasting relationships from both his corporate and his individual clients alike. Attorney Thiele’s methodology is that every client should be treated as...