About Us

Flaherty Fardo, LLC | A Pittsburgh Law Firm

Partners Shawn T. Flaherty & Noah Paul Fardo

FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC are Pennsylvania litigation and trial attorneys who focus in:

• Allegheny County Assessments,
• Medical Malpractice,
• Pittsburgh Personal Injury, and
• PA Business & Real Estate Litigation.

The philosophy of our legal practice is simple:

1.  We are prepared.  We prepare and expect every single case to go to trial.  The success of our Pittsburgh law firm has been built upon client satisfaction. 

2.  We are accessible. We give our cell phone numbers to clients, foward calls to our cell phones after business hours and return all calls as soon as possible.

3. We are always fair.  At the end of the lawsuit or settlement, the only result that matters is the amount of money that our clients actually receive or save.

History of our Pittsburgh Law Firm (Pghfirm.com):

1997 – 2004             WOODRUFF & FLAHERTY, P.C.
2004 – 2006             WOODRUFF, FLAHERTY & FARDO, LLC
2006 – Present         FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC

Dwayne D. Woodruff

In 1997, founding partners, Dwayne D. Woodruff, Esq. and Shawn T. Flaherty, Esq. formed their law practice in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh. The partnership was bound for success based upon their popularity in the city and their distinguished legal careers. Dwayne Woodruff was a hero in Pittsburgh after winning the 1979 Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  More amazingly, he gained notoriety nationwide for attending and excelling at Duquesne law school while still playing football for the World Champions.  He now presides as the Honorable Dwayne D. Woodruff, after he was elected judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in 2006.

Former Mayor Pete Flaherty

Shawn T. Flaherty, Esq. was the eldest son of the beloved former Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, the late Honorable Peter (Pete) Flaherty.  Our office had the pleasure of working with ‘Pete’ for several years prior to his passing. Dwayne and Shawn became lifelong friends at Duquesne University School of Law and then began their law practices together as Associates at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLP (Pittsburgh, PA).

Founding Partner Shawn T. Flaherty, Esq.

In 1997, their newly found law firm was an immediate success.  Founded upon integrity, hard work and commitment to clients, Woodruff & Flaherty, P.C. was an immediate recognized and respected law firm. In 1997, Noah Paul Fardo, Esq., joined the firm while in law school.  Shortly thereafter, he became an Associate.  By 2004, he was offered full partnership in Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo, LLC.

Managing Partner Noah Paul Fardo, Esq.

In 2006, partner Dwayne Woodruff, Esq. was presented with an opportunity to give back to the public and was elected as a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County where he works in the juvenile division.  Judges are not allowed to hold partnerships with law firms.  Accordingly, In 2006, the firm name was changed to FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC.  We thank Judge Woodruff for his years of service and miss him.

William F. Rogel, Esq.

Mr. Rogel is entering his seventh year with the firm, and is a litigator whose efforts are currently focused in Pennsylvania medical malpractice, personal injury law, Pennsylvania debt collection, general business litigation, and appellate law.

Nicole M. Hauptman, Esq.

Nicole Hauptman will be entering her fourth year with Flaherty Fardo, LLC and recently was admitted to practice law in the State of Pennsylvania.  A recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Ms. Hauptman has extensive experience in Allegheny County property assessment appeals and general civil litigation.  Her practice as an attorney will continue as advocate for property owners fighting assessment appeals and will include real estate, business and injury litigation.  She is a native of Buffalo, New York.

Stephanie L. Fera, Esq.

Stephanie Fera is an associate hired in 2012, who graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and was elected Executive Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.  She practices in a variety of civil litigation, including business, real estate and personal injury.

Megan Grau, Office Manager

Megan C. Grau will be entering her sixth year with Flaherty Fardo, LLC and is the office manager.  She has significant experience with business litigation and debt collection, and is familiar with general procedures for obtaining and enforcing Pennsylvania money judgments.  She is responsible for all employee, payroll and administrative issues.

Megan has previous executive administration experience with Holy Family Institute of Pittsburgh  She is well versed with Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure both on business, injury and tax related matters.  She regularly meets with and helps clients on a variety of issues.

Dean Fardo, M.D.

Dr. Dean Fardo routinely reviews and discusses cases involving general surgery errors, plastic and cosmetic surgery errors, and emergency room mistakes. Dr. Dean Fardo is a board certified plastic surgeon who has been reviewing cases for our Pittsburgh law firm for over 10 years.

He is presently employed at the world renown Swan Center for Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia. He has extensive surgical and plastic surgery training, including being an on-staff physician for the Cleveland Clinic. In addition, he has extensive surgical training and experience involving cosmetic surgeries involving the face and breasts. He is an expert in evaluating botched breast augmentations and bad plastic surgery results.

Dr. Barbara E. Fardo

Dr. Barbara E. Fardo is board certified in family practice. She owns and operates a family practice in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. She routinely reviews, discusses and assists with medical malpractice cases involving OB/GYN mistakes, emergency room mistakes, failure to diagnose cases, and cases involving lack of informed consent.

She has significant experience in treating elderly patients and is pivotal in our ability to review nursing home neglect and elder abuse cases. She also has significant experience in reviewing OB/GYN (Obstretcian/gynecologist) cases.  Dr. Fardo’s greatest stength to us is rendering objective and impartial opinions to ensure that we only pursue cases where a deviation from the acceptable standard of care is noted by our physicians.

Kelsey Ramsdell

Who We Are:

FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC are Pennsylvania trial attorneys who have provided expert legal services to hundreds of clients throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Our Pittsburgh law firm focuses on Pennsylvania personal injury law, medical negligence including plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery errors, civil and business trial litigation, and Allegheny County property tax appeals.

Our experiences include: representation of catastrophically injured clients, wrongful death claims, and serious personal injuries arising from the negligence of others.  We have broad experiences in numerous medical malpractice and serious personal injury claims.

As trial lawyers, our additional experiences include: business litigation with an emphasis on Pennsylvania debt collection and Allegheny County property tax assessment appeals, including defense of property owners and large commercial tax appeals. 

Rosalie Ponte

While we pride ourselves on providing professional representation, we work hard to ascertain a compassionate component with the interests of our clients at the foremost of our concerns.

Our clients are people and businesses from all walks of life with a wide range of backgrounds. We represent adult individuals, minor children, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, as well as small business owners, entrepreneurs and laborers.   We routinely advise small businesses, including start-ups on a variety of legal issues.

We work very hard to give you and your case the attention it deserves. Our firm takes significant pride in our families, our family yet aggressive workplace, our community, and our commitment to our clients.

We try to set a different impression concerning lawyers, and enjoy fighting some of the some of largest law firms in the state of Pennsylvania and litigating the most complex cases.

We offer free consultations on all civil litigation matters.

Stephanie Kogut

FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC is completely computerized with state of the art technology, which enables us to have access to the latest court decisions.

Additionally, our computer research allows us to monitor and track defendant assets, pending lawsuits as well as relevant property information.  We are skilled at enforcing Pennsylvania judgments.

The philosophy of FLAHERTY FARDO, LLC is to answer each client’s specific legal goal.  We pride ourselves on first-rate legal representation to all clients.  We work closely with our clients to develop litigation strategies.  We diligently deliver personalized service in an aggressive, yet sensitive manner.

Brian Fenters

Professionalism & Accessibility:

High standards of professionalism, diligence, integrity and skill are demanded from our attorneys and support staff. We maintain flexible hours and respond to every telephone call.  In appropriate circumstances, we will obtain transportation for our clients and also arrange for office, in-home or hospital consultations. Our staff willingly devotes significant time and effort to each case and individual.  Frequently, we work evenings and weekends to ensure that we are prepared for every case to go to trial.

We always offer free consultations (412.802.6666) and are  proud of the client testimonialswe have received.

Joshua Ward

Amanda Schilling