Michael P. Pest represents clients from diverse industries in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Pest’s litigation practice includes matters involving contracts, business torts, trade secrets, real estate transactions and closely held shareholder disputes. He also defends clients in the financial and energy sectors against claims arising under federal and state consumer protection laws.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Pest clerked for the Hon. Dan R. Pellegrini, former president judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Pest is a 2011 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a graduate of Northwestern University.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- 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 Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 2011
- Northwestern University, B.A., 2006
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2021-present - Eckert Seamans
- Attorney, 2014-2021 - Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Dan R. Pellegrini, 2011-2014
Honors and Awards
Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2021-2024
Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Selected Publications
- “11th Circuit Revisits Whether Recipient of a Single Text Has Article III Standing Under TCPA,” The Legal Intelligencer, June 2023
“2020 in Review: Virtual Litigation,” pages 28-29, Bloomberg Law Practice Perspectives, December 2020
Co-author, “Avoid Losing Control of a Remote Witness: Some Suggestions,” Bloomberg Law Insight, November 9, 2020
Co-author, “Guidelines for Handling Exhibits in a Socially Distanced Courtroom,” Bloomberg Law Professional Perspective, November 2020
Co-author, “Is This the End of the TCPA? High Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Barr’,” The Legal Intelligencer, May 2020
- Co-author, “Pennsylvania’s Donated or Dedicated Property Act: A Potential Hurdle for your Gas Development Project,” The PIOGA Press, February 2020
Co-author, "Third Circuit Continues to Rein in Runaway TCPA Claims,” Bloomberg Law, July 3, 2018
Media Hits
“Energy Co. Is Owed $500K For Withheld Gas Sale Proceeds,” Law360, January 13, 2021