Sherrard, German, & Kelly, P.C.

John P. Edgar

John P. Edgar
Shareholder and Director
28th Floor, Two PNC Plaza
620 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
jpe@sgkpc.com

Phone: 412-258-6708
Fax: 412-261-6221

Mr. Edgar is a Shareholder and Director of the firm and is a member of the firm's Litigation Services Group. Mr. Edgar practices in the areas of commercial litigation including bankruptcy, labor law and representation of non-profit corporations. Matters involving minority business interests from large public companies to small business combinations have been a large part of his practice since 1974. He has handled cases in many different state and federal courts, trial and appellate, administrative agencies and various arbitration structures. A significant portion of his time is providing advice and counsel to avoid litigation or to best position clients for litigation before it starts.

Mr. Edgar practiced with Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling from 1974 to 1990, and from 1990-1998 with McClure and Watkins.

Areas of Law/Focus

Commercial Litigation

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1974
B.A., Swarthmore College, 1969

Professional & Community Activities

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Christian Legal Society
Trustee, Geneva College
Trustee, Reformed Presbyterian Church
Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

Publications

Co-Author of West's Pennsylvania Forms and Commentary - Civil Procedure
3 Vol. West Publishing Co., 1992

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1974
Supreme Court of the United States, 1981