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Stuart H. Sostmann

Shareholder
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 2900
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 803-1179
(412) 803-1188 - Fax
shsostmann@mdwcg.com

Stuart joined the law firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in June of 1998 as a summer associate. Upon graduation, he joined the firm as a full-time associate and now as a shareholder in the firm, practices in the areas of products liability, premises liability, auto liability, construction law, dram shop, and commercial litigation. In his career, Stuart has represented manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers in product liability matters including electronics, medical equipment, food products, farm equipment, and sports and recreational equipment. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in counties throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Stuart attended the University of Pittsburgh were he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he participated in the Appellate Moot Court Program, Student Bar Association, and Health Law Certificate Program. He obtained his juris doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in May of 1999.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Successfully argued a precedent-setting case in the Pennsylvania Superior Court where a waiver of subrogation clause in a construction contract was applied to building damages caused by a windstorm three years after the project was completed. 

  • Successfully defended a product installer at trial in a single vehicle accident, where the placement of the product in the vehicle was claimed to be the cause of the crash at high speed.  A defense verdict was obtained after a 5 day jury trial where the demand was $800,000 prior to trial.

Areas of Practice

Published Works

  • "Timing Is Everything, Even For Bad Faith Claims," Defense Digest, Feb. Vol. 6, No. 1, 2000 

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999 J.D.

    Honors: CALI Future Excellence Award in Federal Income Taxation 

  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1996 B.A.

    Political Science
    Honors: cum laude

Patrick Reilly and Stu Sostmann (Pittsburgh, PA) recently presented a seminar on "Discoverability and Proper Use of Claim Notes"
October 1, 2011
Patrick Reilly and Stu Sostmann (Pittsburgh, PA) recently presented a seminar on "Discoverability and Proper Use of Claim Notes" to our client, Berkley Mid-Atlantic.  (10/11)

Areas of Practice

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh (B.A., cum laude, 1996)
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1999)

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1999

Associations & Memberships

  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Honors & Awards

  • AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

Year Joined Organization: 1998

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