Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Bryan Kocher is a commercial litigator who has tried jury and nonjury cases in various state and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution forums. He has extensive experience in complex litigation matters, including the representation of national manufacturers in complex product liability suits alleging toxic exposures and novel theories of liability. He has served as lead or co-lead counsel in commercial contract disputes, construction defect cases, class actions, employment matters, securities litigation, appellate matters, constitutional disputes, personal injury cases, and general tort litigation. Bryan also has counseled clients on significant business-related issues such as product warranties, contractual liability limitations, and immigration compliance programs.

In addition to his general litigation practice, Bryan has a broad range of experience in construction-related matters. He has counseled clients in all phases of the construction process and concentrates his construction practice on the representation of contractors and owners in litigation and counseling relating to the drafting and interpretation of construction contracts, bid protests, payment and lien disputes, bonding issues, delay claims, changes in the scope of work, and claims for defective construction. He has represented contractors and owners on public and private projects, and his experience includes claims resolution and litigation before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and the American Arbitration Association.

Bryan is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (Litigation Section) and the Allegheny County Bar Association (Litigation and Construction Sections). He has been active in community service, including service on the Finance Committee of St. Columbkille Parish, a six-year term as a member of the Three Rivers Work Force Investment Board (including the Executive Committee and chair of the Appointments and Nominations Committee), and a three-year term as a board member of Operation Charlie, Inc., a nonprofit charity serving underprivileged children, families, and the elderly in the Pittsburgh area.

He also has participated in the ACBA VIP program (presenting seminars to the elderly) and has written and published materials on construction law topics, including "Construction Liens and Claims Payment" (1994 Lorman Education Services) and "Battling for Bucks" presented to a local chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• Construction Litigation
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Construction

Representative Cases

• The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. v. Retail Drywall & Carpentry, Inc.
• Highlands Condominium Association v. Kettler Forlines, et al., No. 586 Civil 1993, in the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County, Pennsylvania
• Almasri v. Engineering-Science, Inc., No. GD-93-17954 (Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
• Amato v. UPMC et. al., No. 04-1025 (W.D. Pa)
• Amato v. UPMC et. al., No. GD 05-015753 (Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
• Balsbaugh v. Department of General Services, No. 332 MD 2002, in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (published opinion at 815 A.2d 36 (Commw. Ct. 2003))
• Clarke v. UPMC, No G.D. 04-17955 (Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
• Coppersmith v. Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., No. 55-110-0121-91, in the American Arbitration Association
• Dynamic Building Corp. v. Monroeville Hotel Associates, No. GD 96-16857, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Altoona v. Disaster Specialists
• In re Client K.K., Nos. 1304 WDA 2007, 1376 WDA 2007 and 1377 WDA 2007 (Pa. Super. Ct.)
• Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services in the Pennsylvania Board of Claims
• Receivable Management Services, Inc. v. Tow Path Business Park Development Company, et al (Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
• Resource Fuels, LLC v. Southern Company Energy Marketing, LP, NO. 2:99-0493 (S.D.W.Va.)
• Sapia v. Leonard S. Fiore, Inc., No. 55-110-0005-92, in the American Arbitration Association.
• Summit Management Company v. Tow Path Business Park Development Company, et al (Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)
• The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. v. H. Platt Company, No. 55 110 0003699, in the American Arbitration Association
• Thorobred Technology & Telecommunications, Inc. v. WilTel Communications, LLC
• Travelers Insurance Company v. Zurn Industries, Inc., No. 98-110E (W.D. Pa.)
• United Clinical Laboratories, Inc. v. Hamilton Health Center, et al, No. GD98-6849 (Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
• West v. Allegheny Railroad, et al (Court of Common Pleas, Warren County, Pennsylvania)
• Citidal Broadcasting Company v. Talleyrand Broadcasting, Inc.
• Construction contracts
• Construction contracts
• Construction contracts
• Construction contracts
• Construction contracts
• Immigration Compliance
• Insurance Litigation
• Liability Litigation
• Litigation
• SEC and criminal cases

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Contracts, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Education

• Duquesne University

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7918 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com