GRETCHEN J. FITZER
Gretchen’s practice is focused primarily on workers’ compensation, landlord/tenant law, as well as employment issues. She also has experience in appellate matters and defense of personal injury actions. Before entering private practice, she served as a judicial clerk for The Honorable Madaline Palladino of The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, JD, 1987; associate editor, Duquesne Law Review
- Allegheny College, BA, 1982
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States District Court: Western District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals: Third Circuit
Professional Activities
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Fellow, Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Reported Cases
- Schneider Nat. Carriers v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Beardon), 786 A.2d 203 (Pa. 2001)
- Bester v. Essex Crane Rental Corp., 619 A.2d 304 (Pa. Super. 1993)
- Consolidated Freightways v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Jester), 603 A.2d 291 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1992)
- Florists’ Mutual Insurance Co. v. Uniontown Hospital, 13 Pa. D&C 4th 93 (Pa Com. Pl. 1991)