Andrea Geraghty

June F. Swanson

Frank Kosir, Jr.

Edward Preston

Patrick W. Murphy

Earl Hollinshead, Jr.

ANDREA GERAGHTY

Andrea Geraghty is a shareholder in the firm where she concentrates her practice in all facets of real property law, both transactional and litigation, representing clients in matters including land acquisition and development, conveyance and title issues, financing, leasing, condominium creation, documentation and management, eminent domain, real property taxation, landlord/tenant, titles and boundaries, land development, zoning and land use, building codes, design and construction, environmental issues and general business matters.

Andrea, who received her J.D., cum laude, from Duquesne University School of Law in 1983, and her B.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1974, has been named by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Joint State Government Commission, to the Commission’s Advisory Committee on Real Property Law. Ms. Geraghty has been identified, since 1997, in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in American Women. Andrea has been honored by her peers who, since 2001, have identified her as one of the Best Lawyers in Pittsburgh in Real Estate Law to the editors of Best Lawyers in America. In December 2004, Ms. Geraghty was honored by Community Options, Inc. at its 10th Anniversary Gala for her service in support of equal rights for the disabled.

Ms. Geraghty is as a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations, the Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania and Commercial Real Estate Women in Pittsburgh. She currently serves as the lawyer Co-Chair of the Lawyer-Realtor Committee, a joint committee of the ACBA and the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. She is a past chair of both the PBA Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and the ACBA Real Property Section. Ms. Geraghty is a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Allegheny County Bar, the Pennsylvania Bar and the Realtors Association, on a variety of real property issues. Andrea has served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Board of Governors of the Duquesne University School of Law Alumni Association.

JUNE F. SWANSON

June Swanson joined the firm in 2003 after serving as Senior Vice President and a Manager of the Risk Management Consulting Group of Marsh Inc., an international insurance broker. Since returning to private practice in 2002, Ms. Swanson has focused on commercial, real estate and risk management issues facing small businesses and non-profit corporations and estate planning and administration for individuals. Prior to joining Johnson & Higgins (an insurance brokerage company later purchased by Marsh) as in-house counsel and senior consultant in 1992, June practiced in the Corporate Section of a major local firm. She has a broad commercial background having counseled clients in commercial real estate leasing and acquisitions, contract negotiation, corporate governance, entity formation and operation, tax-exempt financing and related transactions. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, June is a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations, and the Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania. June also serves on the Executive Council of the ACBA’s Women in the Law Division. June received her B.A. from Allegheny College and her J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1984.

An active participant in community and charitable affairs, June is a 1994 graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh, a leadership training program sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. June is a 2003 appointee of Allegheny County Executive Jim Roddey to the Board of Directors of Allegheny HealthChoices, a public/private partnership managing the delivery of behavioral health service to Medicaid patients, where she currently serves as Vice President. As a Board Member of the I Have a Dream Foundation of Pittsburgh, June was instrumental in raising over $200,000 to help fund post-secondary education for a group of disadvantaged young people from the Garfield area of the city.

FRANK KOSIR, JR.

Frank Kosir, Jr. is an associate with experience in all of the firm’s practice areas. He is a 1998 honors graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, with degrees in Business Administration and Political Science, and a 2001 graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law. Prior to entering the practice of law, Frank acquired extensive experience in real estate development, sales, construction and leasing with his family’s home construction company, which has operated for more than fifty years. Frank’s first hand knowledge of the construction and business aspects of real estate provide him with a unique perspective in addressing real estate related issues.

Frank is a member of the Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, and Washington County Bar Associations, and is currently a member of the Executive Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Real Property Section, as well as the Board of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section. Frank has been a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Washington County Bar Association. Frank resides in Peters Township, Washington County.

EDWARD PRESTON

Edward Preston recently joined the firm as an associate, bringing a record of strong academic achievement and several years of professional Information Technology experience. While in law school, Ed worked as a law clerk for Geraghty + Associates and for the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and as a Research Assistant for Professor Joseph Sabino Mistick at Duquesne Law School. Prior to joining Geraghty + Associates as an attorney, Ed completed a Judicial Internship with Judge John A. Zottola, with the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.

Ed attended the University of Pittsburgh and received degrees in Computer Information Science and History and a certificate in Historic Preservation. While an undergraduate at Pitt, Ed was President of Alpha Phi Omega, a co-educational service fraternity, and a founding member of Pitt’s Collegiate Eagle Scout Association. Prior to attending law school, Ed worked for several years in the Information Technology field for a medical research group within Pittsburgh’s largest hospital system. While attending the Duquesne University School of Law, Ed served as a staff writer for JURIS magazine, Duquesne’s award winning student legal news magazine. He graduated in 2009, cum laude, and is a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations.

PATRICK W. MURPHY

Pat Murphy joined Geraghty + Associates as counsel in 2006, bringing to the firm over 20 years of experience in all types of commercial litigation. After starting his career in private practice, Pat took an in-house position with a large national developer handling litigation as well as contract, leasing and construction issues for malls, office buildings, sports arenas and a number of other facilities. In 1992, he returned to private practice in Pittsburgh, continuing to represent developers, school districts, small businesses and individuals in commercial and land use matters. His experience extends to state and Federal courts.

Pat is a 1970 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in social service, where he also earned a masters degree in counseling in 1975. He graduated for Duquesne University School of Law in 1983. He is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association.

EARL D. HOLLINSHEAD, JR.

Mr. Hollinshead is a highly respected senior practitioner in Pennsylvania real property and estate law practice. He was a founding partner in Hollinshead and Mendelson, and practiced there from its formation in 1973 until his retirement in 1998, when he became Of Counsel to Geraghty & Associates. Mr. Hollinshead served as general counsel to the largest saving and loan in western Pennsylvania for more than 27 years, and is known for his expertise in all matters of real estate and title law.

Earl Hollinshead is a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations and was elected to the prestigious American College of Real Estate Lawyers in 1982. In each edition since its inception, Mr. Hollinshead has been identified as one of the Best Lawyers in Pittsburgh in Real Estate Law in the Best Lawyers in America. He is a 1948 graduate of Ohio State University, and, in 1951, was awarded his L.L.B. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta.

Over his career, Earl Hollinshead has served in many leadership roles in the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, including as chair of the ACBA Real Property Section, and of the PBA Real Property Division of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section.