Mr. Hankle is a Shareholder and Director of the firm and is a senior member of the firm's Litigation Services Group. His practice is concentrated solely in the area of litigation. He currently represents several national insurance companies and local corporations in the defense of commercial transaction claims, personal injury claims, mass toxic tort claims, and product liability claims. In addition, Mr. Hankle has an extensive practice in the criminal defense arena, with a strong emphasis in the area of corporate white collar crime. Mr. Hankle served four terms on the Board of Directors of the Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce. Of note, Mr. Hankle, a Lutheran, was elected to and is currently serving on his family's Catholic Parish Council and the Parish's Temporalities Committee.

Areas of Law/Focus

Litigation

Education

J.D., Cleveland-Marshall Law School, 1981

B.A., Slippery Rock University, 1977

Professional & Community Activities

Member, Federal Bar Association

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (by invitation only)

Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member, SAE International

Member, Defense Research Institute

Member, Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (by invitation only)

Member, Trucking Industry Defense Association

Member, American Trial Lawyers Association

Appointed to the International Association of Defense Counsel's Business Litigation Substantive Law Committee (1997-present)

Former Member, Board of Directors of the Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1982

U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Supreme Court.