About Us

Welcome to Behrend & Ernsberger, P.C.

Behrend & Ernsberger has been serving the injury victims of the Pittsburgh, PA, area for many years. We have a team of lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries and support staff, ready to help investigate and work on your case. Our first phone consultation is free, and is the first step to getting you the compensation you need for the harm done.

Our attorneys have the combined experience with accident, disability, and personal injury cases; insurance fraud and predatory banking cases; patent trademark and copyright cases; employment law, and wrongful discharge cases;  to help you through the process step by step. Each case is different, needing specialized knowledge and experience to make sure each step is done right. With Behrend & Ernsberger, you know you’ll receive the kind of attention your case deserves, with a winning team on your side.

Over the years, we’ve tried hundreds of cases involving regular people like you.  You have the right to seek the kind of compensation you need to pay your medical bills from your accident or injury. And we’re the attorneys who can help you.

Call Us at (412) 391-2515
regarding any of the
following matters:

Auto Accidents
Insurance Fraud
Medical and Dental Malpractice
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Personal Injury
Divorce - Family Law 
Product Injury
Real Estate
Workers' Compensation
Immigration Law
Employment Law
Tax Litigation
Oil and Gas Law
Patent Litigation
Unjust Dismissal
Business & Corporation Law
American Disability Act

At Behrend & Ernsberger, we provide our clients quality legal counsel in a broad variety of legal matters, in the Pittsburgh area. From straightforward issues to complex litigation, we can provide you the experience and confidential advice you need to maneuver through the laws of Pennsylvania.

With Behrend & Ernsberger, we are committed to assisting you in a timely manner, and communication is the key to serving our clients well. You will never be left in the dark about your case; we return calls as promptly as possible, and we will never miss a legal deadline. Our goal is to provide you with exceptional, courteous service in your time of need.

When you need legal assistance or representation, just give Behrend & Ernsberger a call. We’ll set up an appointment to hear your needs and assess your case. We’ll give you an honest estimate of the time the legal process might take, as well as any fees that may be associated, with your representation or case. The complete resolution to your case or representation in a timely manner is what we will strive to achieve. You are the reason we’re in practice. Call us today! (412) 391-2515

Here are just some of our past cases:

The Superior Court establishes a credit card holder's right to sue in court for Predatory Banking Practices.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms that a consumer may justifiably rely on the oral statements made by a life insurance agent at the time of sale of a policy; unless the consumer knows the sales presentation to be false or unless its falsity is obvious.

The Superior Court rules that MetLife must pay policy holder expectation damages.

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania explains why vanishing premium life insurance policies are defective.

Court says MetLife must pay policyholder 30% interest on money he paid into the policy.
 
Court strikes down the "You should have read your insurance policy" defense to a fraudulent sales practice claim.
 
Court finds that, if Eastern Airlines intentionally caused USAir to terminate an employee by communicating a false version of events, a tort claim has been established for intentional interference of contract.

In a Medicare Fraud claim, court says: "the Plaintiff's evidence presents one of the stronger retaliation claims to have come before the undersigned in recent memory."

Policy Holder Sues State Farm for Fraudulent sales practices.  
 
Thrift Drug Pharmacist  Sues J.C. Penney for  Severance Pay
 
Patient wins Punitive Damages for Abandonment                  
 
Insurance Agent States a proper claim against MetLife for Racketeering
 
Woman Carpenter Sues Union for Sex Discrimination
 
Widow Gets Worker's Compensation for Husband's Work Stress Suicide 
 
Immigrant gets a second chance                              
 
Patient wins Punitive Damages for Coverup of injuries

Landowner gets compensation for unauthorized storage of natural gas on his land.
 
Court issues blueprint for all insurance sales fraud cases in Ihnat, Half, Toy Dilworth, and Tran.

Members of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
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Providing legal counsel in legal matters such Insurance Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Copyright, Patents, Immigration, Employment, Divorce, Family, Auto Accidents, Wills, Estates, Trusts, Defective Products, Business, and other issues, in the Pittsburgh, PA area.