Irving S. "Irv" Firman

Irv currently serves as the firm's Managing Shareholder. He concentrates his practice on land use, zoning, and real estate litigation. Prior to joining Tucker Arensberg, he served as in-house counsel to the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. He has represented land owners and developers before planning commissions, zoning hearing boards, governing bodies, administrative agencies, and the Court of Common Pleas. In addition, Irv serves as counsel to numerous food service and restaurant corporations.

Irv regularly represents restaurants, private clubs, and hotels in matters relating to liquor license transfers, citation, and other regulatory matters.

Irv’s background in litigation makes him an excellent negotiator of leases and other real estate agreements. He has negotiated favorable agreements on behalf of clients ranging from small business owners to large non-profit organizations.