Zicolello, Michael J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1996

Lawyer Overview

Mike graduated from Pace University in New York in 1987 and the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts where he received his J.D. in 1990. Mike subsequently passed the State Bar examinations for New York State, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. He then served as law clerk to the Honorable James F. McClure Jr., Federal District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in Williamsport. After his two-year clerkship, he became an associate attorney in the Williamsport Office of the Philadelphia Law firm of Leibert, Short and Hirschland where he specialized in Personal Injury and Civil Rights Litigation in both State and Federal Courts. He continued his work litigating Personal Injury and Civil Right Cases with the Regional Law Firm of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin after a merger with Leibert, Short and Hirschland.

Mike, along with Mary C. Schemery, founded Schemery Zicolello, PC in 1996. In addition to his State Court Bar Admissions, Mike has been admitted to Practice before the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mike is also a 1998 graduate of Leadership Lycoming.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury 85%
• Civil Rights 15%

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Freedom of Speech, Search & Seizure Protections, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Machinery & Tools, Recreational Products, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1992
• New York, 1992
• New Jersey, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Member)
• Leadership Lycoming (1998 Graduate)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
• Lycoming Law Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. James F. McClure, Jr., Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Williamsport, Law Clerk, 1990 - 1992
• Leibert, Short & Hirschland, Williamsport, Associate Attorney, 1992 - 1994
• Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Williamsport, Associate Attorney, 1994 - 1996

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1990
  J.D.
• Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, 1987
  B.B.A.
  Major: Management Information Systems

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Address

333 Market Street
Williamsport, PA 17701

Phones

570-279-4371
866-497-7991

Faxes

570-321-7845

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sz-law.com