Blumling & Gusky, LLP
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Founded in 1995, Blumling & Gusky, LLP is a law firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. Their team of experienced attorneys are committed to providing comprehensive legal services. They specialize in franchising, licensing, distributorship transactions, and intellectual property matters, advising clients both nationally and internationally. From handling disputes and regulatory compliance to developing franchise disclosure documents, their expertise extends to every facet of franchising. They also have significant experience in construction, surety, commercial, and business law and litigation, making them a one-stop solution for a broad range of legal needs.
Specialties
Service type
Transactional business, Litigation / Legal representation
Work type
Landlord / tenant dispute, Lease / contract interpretation, Writing a lease / contract, Buying a property, Selling a property, Short sale, Foreclosure, Contract disputes, Title and Boundary Disputes, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Housing Discrimination, Construction Disputes, Other real estate issues
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Blumling & Gusky, LLP
1200 Koppers Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Work Experience
Partner
Blumling & Gusky, LLP
2013 - Present
Partner
Fox Rothschild, LLP Attorneys At Law
2004 - 2013
General Counsel
GNC
1983 - 2001
Associate
Evans, Ivory & Evans
1981 - 1983
Law Clerk to Hon David Craig
Commonwealth Court of PA
1978 - 1980
Commercial Real Estate Attorney
Blumling & Gusky, LLP
2013 - Present
Attorney
Sitko Bruno LLC
2011 - 2013
Coordinator of Settlement Services
Grogan Graffam Settlement Company
2007 - 2011
Associate
Grogan Graffam, P.C.
2005 - 2011
Attorney
Pepper Hamilton
2002 - 2005
Owner
Hal D. Coffey, Attorney at Law
2001 - 2002
Associate
Frank, Bails, Murcko, Gubinsky & Gale, P.C.
2000 - 2001
Partner
Blumling & Gusky, LLP
2003 - Present
Adjunct Professor
Duquesne University School Of Law
2000 - 2010
Partner
Burns White, LLC
1999 - 2003
Partner
Tucker Arensberg, PC
1982 - 1999
Attorney
Valensi, Rose & Magaram, PLC
1999 - 2004
Education
Duke University School of Law
1986
Wabash College
1983
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1978
Temple University
1973
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1994
Indiana State University
1990
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
2001
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
2001
Duquesne University School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1982
Princeton University
1979
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
2002
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
1999
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
1999
George Washington University National Law Center
1985
West Virginia University
1982
Duquesne University School of Law
2011
University of Delaware
2006
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1993
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1990
Valparaiso University School of Law
2001
Valparaiso University
1998
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
2000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
1996
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1990
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1987
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1982
University of Virginia
1979
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
1998
Brigham Young University
1995
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Cincinnati
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
2000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
Journalism and Political Science
1996
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1982
Princeton University
1979
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1982
University of Virginia
1979
Duke University School of Law
Law
1986
Wabash College
1983
Duquesne University School of Law
Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Law
University of Michigan
The George Washington University Law School
Law
2012
Pennsylvania State University
2006
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
2002
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
Administration of Justice
1999
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
Business
1999
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1994
Indiana State University
1990
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
2001
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
Finance
2001
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1978
Temple University
Journalism
1973
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1990
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1987
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
University of Cincinnati
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Duquesne University School of Law
2011
University of Delaware
Criminal Justice, Psychology
2006
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1998
Brigham Young University
1995
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Law
1993
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
English
1990
George Washington University National Law Center
Law
1985
West Virginia University
1982
Associations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
American Bar Association
Member
International Franchise Association
Member
International Franchise Association
Member
Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
West Virginia State Bar
Member
District of Columbia Bar
Member
American Bar Association
Member
National Association of Women in Construction
Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Chapter 161
WoMEN - Pgh
Board of Directors
American Inns of Court
Associate - Amy Reynolds Hays Chapter
Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association, Women in the Law Division
Member
Washington County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
National Association of Women in Construction
Member
Commercial Real Estate Women
Member
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Director
Allegheny County Bar Association
Governor, Board of Governors
Allegheny County Bar Association, Diversity Collaborative Committee
Chair
Allegheny County Bar Association
Editor-in-Chief and Chair of ACBA Publications
Allegheny County Bar Association, Real Property Section
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section
Member, Council Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Member of Executive Council
Allegheny County Bar Association, Women in the Law Division
Executive Council Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Zone 12 Governor
Allegheny County Bar Association
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Board of Governors
Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Chair
American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trusts
Member
American Bar Association, ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Allegheny County Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Publications
Inter Alia (MCBA)
Blawg of the Day - Franchise Law Update
2011
Wall Street Journal
Franchise and the Law
2010
Duquesne Criminal Law Journal
Criminal Defendants in Pennsylvania, While Constitutionally Entitled to the Right to Counsel, May Forfeit That Right if They Undertake Extreme Dilatory Conduct: Commonwealth v. Lucarelli, 1 Duq. Crim. L.J. 83 (2010)
2010
J.L. & Com.
“Exclusion of ERISA Interests in Bankruptcy: from Goff to Shumate,”
1992
Business Law News
A Refresher on Corporate Revivor
2003
Los Angeles Lawyer
The Dot-Com Drop Policy of the Secretary of State
2000
Speaking Engagements
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Franchising
2012
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Franchising
2011
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Franchising Growth Strategy
2011
Franchise Development Siminar
Franchise Sales Compliance
2008
Annual Legal Symposium
Counseling the New Franchisor
2005
Annual Convention
Doing Business in Mexico
2003
Franchise Business Network
Host
2001
PBI Day of Real Estate
Title Litigation Claims, Transactions Gone Wild and Other Real Estate Disclosures: How to Avoid Ethical Nightmares
2014
ICSC NextGen Pittsburgh Breakfast Panel
The Future of Retail in the City of Pittsburgh
2014
ACBA Bench Bar
Did I Just Say That Out Loud?
2014
PBI Day of Real Estate
Ethical Perils in Commercial Practice—Who Really is Your Client?
2013
PBA Real Property, Probate & Trust Annual Conference
Understanding Court Ordered Reassessments: The Allegheny County Example
2013
ACBA Diversity Collaborative Panel
Fishing in Lake Diversity – A Panel Discussion on the Search for Diverse Attorney Candidates
2013
ACBA Diversity Collaborative Panel
Considering the Rooney Rule and Other Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices for Small and Mid-Sized Firms
2013
Allegheny County Bar Association, Women in the Law Division Brown Bag Lunch Series
Having it All: A Positive Work/Life Balance Discussion
2012
Allegheny County Bar Association, Bench Bar
Real Property Spotlight: Cases, Legislation, Regulations and of course…Reassessments
2012
Doing Good Deeds...and Title Work
Joint Ownership of Property
2011
Allegheny County Bar Association, Real Property Section
Allegheny County Reassessment Update
2011
Top 10 Title Defects - Cured (CLE)
Title Insurance
2010
PBI Day of Real Estate
Current Ethics Issues for Real Estate Lawyers
2008
Law Practicum Series
Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals
2008
Community Builders of Fayette County
Introduction to Nonprofits
2007
Young Litigators Series
Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals
2006
Services offered
Contract Attorney
Corporate Law Attorney
Real Estate Lawyer