Joseph C. Romano

Joseph C. Romano

Practice Areas

Appellate
Litigation
Medicare Compliance
Workers' Compensation

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Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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Biography

Joseph C. Romano is a Member in the Workers’ Compensation Group. He focuses his work on the defense of employers and insurance companies in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Romano is a magna cum laude graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law. During law school, he was a member of the Duquesne Law Review and the Duquesne Business Law Journal. He was selected for and participated in Duquesne’s Second Year Trial Advocacy Program and also participated in the study abroad program. Mr. Romano received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington & Jefferson College, majoring in political science. While at Washington & Jefferson, he was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society and was the recipient of the Dean’s Award Scholarship.

Mr. Romano is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), and Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), and currently serves on the Workers’ Compensation Section Councils for both the PBA and ACBA.

Credentials

Areas of Law

Workers’ Compensation
Medicare Compliance
Litigation

Education

Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009)
Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 2006)
Shady Side Academy (2002)

Bar and Court Admissions

Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

Pennsylvania Self-Insurers’ Association, Board Member
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Coalition
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Workers’ Compensation Section Council
Allegheny County Bar Association
- Workers’ Compensation Section Council

Accolades & Involvement

Honors/Awards

Selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America® for Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers, 2021-2025
Hearing Committee Member for District IV, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2018-2024

Community/Civic Involvement

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Romano is a member of the Shady Side Academy Alumni Council and volunteers as an Assistant Coach with the Shady Side Academy Varsity Ice Hockey Team.

Presentations

“Workers’ Compensation Case Law and COVID-19 Update,” GPECC, October 2021
“2021 Workers’ Compensation Case Law and COVID-19 Updates,” Burns White Workers’ Compensation Webinar, May 2021
“Workers’ Compensation Legal Updates and COVID-19,” GPECC Webinar, April 2021
“Workers’ Compensation Evolving Legislation,” Burns White Workers’ Compensation Webinar, October 2020
“COVID-19 Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Law Update,” GPECC Webinar, May 2020
“Legislative Update – What’s on the Horizon for Workers’ Compensation in 2020,” Burns White Workers’ Compensation Webinar, April 2020
“Opioid and Medical Marijuana in the Workplace,” CPCU Society, October 2019
Burns White Employment Law Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2019
“Legal Updates and Limiting Liability Post Protz,” GPECC Seminar, November 2018