Jones Gregg Creehan & Gerace, LLP

Reach and operating history

The firm works with individuals and businesses across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Its roots are in the Greater Pittsburgh region, where it has served clients since 1933. The legal entity uses the name Jones Gregg Creehan & Gerace, LLP.

That history gives prospective clients a clear fact to assess. The firm has operated across many changes in business law, estate administration, family disputes and civil procedure. Its current service list covers both planning work and courtroom matters.

Two offices in the Pittsburgh area

Jones Gregg Creehan & Gerace has offices in downtown Pittsburgh and Aspinwall. The two locations place its attorneys in different parts of the local area while the stated service region extends across several states and Washington, D.C.

Location can matter in fields tied to local courts and public offices. Probate proceedings, custody cases, criminal charges and property matters often depend on county records or local filing rules. The firm's Pittsburgh base also fits the commercial and litigation work described on its site.

Focus and practice areas

The site names seven main fields: business law, criminal defense, employment law, estate planning, family law, litigation and real estate. The details beneath those labels show a mix of personal, commercial and property work. In my opinion, the clearest feature is the range of related services within each field.

Business and real estate work

Business services include entity formation, contracts, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and start-up matters. The firm also handles partnership and shareholder agreements. These subjects can arise at different points in a company's life, and each calls for careful review of ownership, authority and financial duties.

Business formation commonly requires a choice of entity, governing documents and state filings. A transaction may call for due diligence, negotiated terms, approvals and closing documents. Succession planning focuses on who will own or control a company after a planned transfer, retirement or death.

The real estate practice covers residential and commercial matters. Property work commonly involves purchase agreements, title records, financing documents, leases and closing papers. Commercial property issues may also connect with business ownership, tax questions or litigation.

Estate planning and administration

The estate practice includes wills, trusts, powers of attorney and guardianship. It also covers probate, estate administration, trust administration and will contests. This list includes advance planning as well as disputes that can arise after death or incapacity.

Estate planning usually begins with a review of family relationships, assets and the client's intended decision-makers. Probate and estate administration involve gathering property, addressing claims, following court requirements and distributing assets under a will or governing law. Trust administration places duties on a trustee under the trust document and applicable law.

Guardianship and will contests involve court oversight. A court may examine capacity, the validity of documents or a proposed guardian's authority. The firm's stated work in Orphans' Court matters connects directly with that process.

Family, criminal and employment matters

Family law services include separation, divorce, premarital agreements, adoption, child custody, property division and spousal support. These matters often require financial records, parenting information and formal agreements. Courts may decide contested issues when the parties cannot resolve them by agreement.

Criminal defense covers domestic violence, DUI, theft and white collar charges. A criminal case may involve an arrest, charging documents, pretrial motions, plea discussions and trial. The prosecutor, defense counsel and court each have distinct roles in that process.

Employment work includes discrimination, employment agreements, employment disputes, severance, sexual harassment, wage and hour issues and workers' compensation. An employment matter may turn on workplace policies, pay records, medical evidence, written communications or contract terms. Workers' compensation claims commonly involve notice, medical documentation and an administrative claim process.

How the legal team is built

The attorney page identifies a managing partner, several partners, senior counsel, of counsel, a senior associate, a certified mediator and other attorneys. John P. Corcoran, Jr. is the managing partner. The title structure gives the public a useful view of how the team is organized.

Corcoran earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1994. He worked as a Recent Decisions Editor on the law review and earned undergraduate degrees in psychology and philosophy from Wilkes University. His background also includes service as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's organization.

Business, property and litigation backgrounds

Branden Fulciniti is a partner whose work includes real estate, business formation, tax, commercial transactions, estate planning, trusts and estate administration. He earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 2007. He also holds a biology degree from James Madison University.

Paul Giuffre is a partner who attended Duquesne University and its law school. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office. He later entered private practice and has represented clients in criminal and civil litigation.

David A. Borkovic holds an of counsel role. His stated work includes commercial litigation, business litigation, oil and gas law, energy and natural resources matters, and class action and mass tort cases for plaintiffs. He attended Duquesne University School of Law.

Estate and family law experience

Thomas J. Dempsey, Jr. is a partner and a 1987 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law Evening Division. He represents clients in the Allegheny County Orphans' Court Division. His work there includes guardianship, fiduciary and estate litigation.

Edward C. Spontak is senior counsel. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2001. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate, with other work in estate and trust litigation, business litigation and civil defense.

Benjamin Scott Johns earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 2009 after studying politics and philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. His practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration, elder law and probate. He also handles trusts and guardianship matters.

Family law and mediation

C. Kurt Mulzet is a senior associate who represents clients in Pennsylvania family law matters. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1981. His listed work gives the family law group an attorney with a long-standing connection to that field.

Sally R. Miller is a certified mediator whose practice includes family law, estate planning, estate administration and land use. Her family law work covers separation, divorce, premarital agreements, custody and adoption. She graduated from Duquesne University School of Law, where she worked as senior editor of Juris Magazine.

The site also names Janine Smith, Kamryn Geesaman Napper and Addison Lawrence Walter as attorneys. These names broaden the published team roster beyond the partners and counsel described above. The mix of titles may help a prospective client identify the attorney assigned to a matter and that person's role within the firm.

Connections among the stated services

Several listed fields can meet within one legal issue. A business owner may need company documents, succession terms and an estate plan that treat ownership interests consistently. A real estate transaction may involve an individual buyer, a business entity, a lender and several contracts.

Family disputes can also connect with property, business interests and estate documents. Divorce may require valuation and division of real estate or company shares. Adoption, guardianship and elder law can involve court filings and careful review of family authority.

Planning and disputes

The firm handles document-based planning as well as litigation. Contracts, wills, trusts and premarital agreements seek to record rights and duties before a dispute reaches court. Will contests, business litigation, custody cases and criminal matters call for advocacy under formal procedural rules.

Commercial litigation may proceed in state or federal court, as the firm's site states. Pleadings define the claims and defenses. The parties may exchange evidence, present motions and prepare for a hearing or trial under the court's schedule.

As a reviewer, the named attorney backgrounds give useful context for this range of work. The roster includes former prosecutorial experience, Orphans' Court litigation, mediation and transactional work. Those details are tied to identified lawyers and stated fields.

What the published record shows

Jones Gregg Creehan & Gerace pairs a 1933 founding date with a current practice list that reaches personal and commercial concerns. Its site identifies specific services within business law, estates, family law, criminal defense, employment, litigation and real estate. The attorney information links several of those services to named lawyers.

The firm presents a team with varied roles and educational backgrounds at Duquesne University School of Law and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Its lawyers' stated work includes transactions, planning, mediation and court proceedings. The firm maintains offices in Pittsburgh and Aspinwall while serving clients across five states and Washington, D.C.