Nicholas R. "Nick" Pagliari

Nicholas R. "Nick" Pagliari

Erie, PA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017
MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP

16 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Biography

Nicholas R. Pagliari is a Partner with the Firm. As Chair of MacDonald Illig's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights practice group, Mr. Pagliari's practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, bankruptcy related litigation and collection matters. He primarily represents corporate debtors, secured creditors, chapter 7 and chapter 11 trustees, and other entities involved in bankruptcy proceedings. Attorney Pagliari is also an approved mediator in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Pagliari graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 1998. In 2001, he graduated from The University of Dayton School of Law, magna cum laude. While at Dayton, he was on the editorial staff of the Law Review. After obtaining his law degree, Mr. Pagliari served as a law clerk in the United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. GA. He went on to practice law at Reed Smith LLP in Pittsburgh from 2002-2005. Since his return to Erie in 2005, he has continued to focus his practice in corporate restructuring and bankruptcy, bankruptcy related litigation and collection matters. Mr. Pagliari has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers publication.

MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP

16 Best Lawyers awards

MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Dayton, J.D., graduated 2001

  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania, Erie County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Bar Association

  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • Executive Committee of the Western Pennsylvania Bankruptcy American Inn of Court - President

  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • United States Bankruptcy Court
  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania, Erie County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • Executive Committee of the Western Pennsylvania Bankruptcy American Inn of Court - President
  • University of Dayton, J.D., graduated 2001
  • Pennsylvania
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States Bankruptcy Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Bankruptcy
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Pittsburgh (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Additional Information

  • Noteworthy
Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2010-Present

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