Bruce E. Mattock
Bruce E. Mattock is a Shareholder and member of the firm Executive Management Committee at Goldberg Persky & White, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Mattock is a 1981 graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (cum laude) and a 1984 graduate of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Biography
Mr. Mattock has represented thousands of asbestos victims and their families and has extensive litigation experience, having prepared hundreds of individual cases for trial, as well as helping to manage several Mass Trials in West Virginia. The focus of his practice is in the States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
Among his various responsibilities with the Firm, he manages and oversees The Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust practice. He is the Firm’s Asbestos Advisory Committee representative and is on the Trust Advisory Committee for the following Bankruptcy Trusts: Babcock & Wilcox, Owens-Corning/Fibreboard, Harbison-Walker/Dresser, Durabla, Bondex, U.S. Gypsum, NARCO, A.P. Green, Pittsburgh Corning, W.R. Grace, Rapid American, Flintkote, Pfizer/Quigley, Plibrico, GI Holdings, Hercules, Chicago Firebrick, George V. Hamilton, Fairbanks Corporation and Pittsburgh Metals. Mr. Mattock also manages the Firm’s Pennsylvania and West Virginia asbestos practice and is the Court-appointed co-liaison counsel for the Plaintiffs’ Asbestos Bar in West Virginia.
In addition to Asbestos Litigation, Mr. Mattock has been recently involved in the Pennsylvania Opioid Litigation serving as Local Counsel for Allegheny County, Erie County and The City of Pittsburgh. He has also stepped into the role of handling mediations and negotiations for the Firm in regard to Brain Trauma and Concussion Litigation with the NCAA and NFL.
PRACTICE AREAS
We have a long history of litigation for mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and related cancers caused by asbestos exposure.
Much has been done to improve the safety of those whose occupations put them at greater risk, but there are still times when safety takes a hit, whether through carelessness or outright negligence. Our occupational disease lawyers are familiar with the types of disease, cancers, and injuries caused by various exposures and understand the industries typically involved.
Whether through traffic accidents, slips and falls, or defective products, if you have been injured through no fault of your own, let us evaluate your case.
Asbestos, benzine, lead, and other substances are known causes of occupational diseases. Contact us if you think you are suffering as a result of these hazards.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Education
King’s College, B.A., cum laude – 1981
Ohio Northern University, J.D. – 1984
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1985
West Virginia, 1995
Supreme Court of the United States, 1993
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1985
U. S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1993
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Allegheny County, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; West Virginia and American Bar Associations, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Member of the Board of Governors), Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, The American Association for Justice (Member of the Leadership Forum), and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.
