PITTSBURGH, PA, October 13, 2010 – Grogan Graffam, P.C. announced that shareholder Joseph A. Macerelli was recently installed as President of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. The Academy is an organization of both plaintiffs' and defense trial attorneys dedicated to improving the civil litigation process. Membership is by invitation only and is capped at 250 lawyers.

Mr. Macerelli chairs the Professional Liability practice group and has been a member of the firm’s Board of Directors since 1986. He is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in medical malpractice, long term care litigation and other professional liability defense.

Mr. Macerelli is the Pennsylvania State Representative for the Defense Research Institute and a past president of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. He is co-chair of the Joint Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Medical Society and a trustee of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. He is also Chairman of the Board of Canonsburg General Hospital and a director and member of the Executive Committee of West Penn Allegheny Health System. Mr. Macerelli received his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1981 and his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1976.

Mr. Macerelli and his family reside in Cecil Township.

IN MEMORIAM
JUDGE JOHN G. BROSKY
August 4, 1920 – October 10, 2010

Our friend and colleague John G. Brosky passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010. After a distinguished judicial career spanning over 46 years, Judge Brosky joined Grogan Graffam Of Counsel in 2003. His knowledge of the law and the legal process was an invaluable asset to our attorneys and clients alike. But it was his kind, gentle nature and his ready smile that will be most missed by our attorneys and staff.