Justin H. Werner

David has tried numerous cases in both state and federal courts and has argued in the U.S. Courts of Appeals on multiple occasions. From 2000 to July 2005, David left private practice to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. There he handled a variety of criminal prosecutions and investigations and worked closely with representatives of financial institutions, including internal auditors, compliance offi...

Area of Emphasis Harley Stone is of counsel in Babst Calland’s Public Sector and Energy and Natural Resources groups. He provides a wide range of services to municipal governments, authorities, and private developers, with an emphasis on municipal permitting, planning, land use, and zoning. A seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Stone has many years of experience as a litigator in the areas of municipal law, employment law, eminent domain, and tax assessment appeals. Mr. Stone has represented pub...

Patrick E. Sweeney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Patrick E., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2001. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Henry Sneath specializes in complex business litigation, intellectual property , employment , DTSALaw® trade secrets and restrictive covenant litigation, cybersecurity, data breach and Artificial Intelligence (AI) law, products liability , catastrophic injury, probate, estates and trusts litigation , and insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He is also a complex case certified mediator and Federal Court Special Master with Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and ...

Jocelyn P. Kramer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law. Jocelyn P., who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jocelyn P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

R. Kent Hornbrook is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. R. Kent, who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Kent is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Liberty J. Weyandt is the Chair of the Family Law Practice Group. She concentrates her practice in family matters including divorce, equitable distribution, support, child custody, and pre and post nuptial agreements. Liberty has more than 23 years of experience litigating various family matters in several Pennsylvania counties, including Allegheny and Butler counties. In addition to extensive, traditional litigation experience, she is also a trained Collaborative Law attorney and Mediator. L...

Dave Chmiel joined Baum O’Connor Cullen Chmiel in 2009 and focuses his practice in the defense of physicians and dentists, hospitals and long term care facilities and a host of other healthcare and medical providers, including physicians assistants, nurses, physical therapists and certified nurse anesthetists to name a few. Mr. Chmiel pursued his undergraduate degree in political science at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Pi...

Area of Emphasis Mr. Lucas has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America ® for Land Use and Zoning and Municipal Law since 2007; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning since 2011; and Energy Law since 2015. He was also named the Best Lawyers ® 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year,” 2013, 2015 and 2024 Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2014 and 2018 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Ye...

N. Beaumont Beard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. N. Beaumont, who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which N. Beaumont is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.