About
I am the predominant of Michael J. Betts LLC and have over thirty-8 years of revel in dealing with a vast variety of civil litigation topics, with an emphasis on industrial litigation and commercial enterprise disputes, securities litigation, FINRA arbitrations and other investment-associated claims, change secret and restrictive covenant litigation and professional negligence claims.
I additionally serve as an alternative dispute decision neutral and were selected with the aid of litigants to function mediator in severa cases. I am certified as a mediator with the aid of the USA District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. I additionally am on the countrywide arbitrator rosters for the American Arbitration Association and FINRA.
I started out my prison profession with the regulation office of Reed Smith Shaw and McClay (now Reed Smith LLP) and became a litigation legal professional with Reed Smith till 1994. I have become a Partner of the Firm powerful 1989. I left Reed Smith in 1994 to establish a boutique litigation firm inside the Pittsburgh vicinity and had been engaged in personal practice managing civil litigation subjects for the reason that then, besides for a 5-year time frame for the duration of which I served as Senior Litigation Counsel for PNC Bank.
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Location
Legal Issues
- Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
- Securities Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Whistleblower
Costs
- Free Consultation
- Payment With Credit Card
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Conditional Fees
Contingent rate preparations are utilized in suitable cases. The contingency percentage varies from count to matter primarily based upon different factors, inclusive of the quantity and likelihood of a capacity restoration and the complexity of the problem.
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions




Experience
- Principal
Michael J. Betts LLC
2018 - Principal
Post & Schell, P.C.
2016 - Principal
Betts Law Office LLC
2013 - Senior Counsel - Litigation
PNC Bank, National Association - Legal Department
2009 - has membership/Principal
Betts, Hull & Klodowski LLC (and predecessor firms)
1994 - Litigation Partner/Associate
Reed Smith Shaw & McClay (Reed Smith LLP)
1980
Educations

Graduation year: 1980

Graduation year: 1977