General Info

Alpern Schubert P.C. Firm History Located in Pittsburgh, Alpern Schubert P.C. is a trial lawyer firm with emphasis in representing injured people in cases involving personal injury caused by the carelessness of others. Our goals and ideals can be summed up in this phrase: “Experience, Qualifications and Integrity”. Experience Our partners, Chuck Alpern, Rich Schubert and Dave Brumfield are experienced trial attorneys. Chuck has been in active trial practice for over 44 years, while Rich has been trying cases for 34 years. Dave has been trying cases for nearly30 years. All 3 partners have experience in handling various kinds of cases including medical negligence cases, cases involving defective products, automobile accident cases, cases involving industrial accidents, slip and fall cases, aviation cases, railroad cases, cases involving defectively designed roads, insurance coverage disputes and virtually any kind of case involving injuries to their clients. All 3 partners try cases every year, day in and day out and are not afraid to take on wealthy corporations and big insurance companies if they fail to live up to their responsibility to compensate injured victims — our clients — fully, fairly and adequately. Although the thought of going to court is often frightening to many injured people, the experience of our partners is helpful in avoiding litigation in numerous cases because the big corporations and insurance companies know that we are not afraid of going to court to fight for our clients. The simple truth is: when defendants or their insurers know that they are facing lawyers who will go to court, they often back down and settle the cases before trial. Qualifications When it comes to qualifications, our partners rank with the best trial lawyers in the city, county, state and even the nation. Locally, Chuck and Rich are members of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. This organization is limited to 250 trial lawyers whose principal offices are located within Allegheny County. Admission is only by invitation and election. Members of the Academy are evaluated by their peers — fellow trial lawyers — and must receive recommendations from their peers and judges in order to be accepted. Rich has served on the Academy’s Board of Governors, and both Chuck and Rich have served on numerous Academy committees. Integrity At Alpern Schubert, none of these experiences or qualifications would make any difference if our practice was not based on integrity. That is why they are most proud of their rating by Martindale-Hubbell, a legal directory and nationwide encyclopedic publication that has been in circulation for more than a century, as “AV lawyers.” This is the highest rating given for legal ability and professional ethics in practice. It is a rating based on polling of other legal professionals, their peers, and speaks to the high standards to which Chuck, Rich and Dave ascribe.