Jonathan McCloskey, Esq.

• Serves as trusted legal advisors for companies of all sizes, handling all aspects of business law from formation to dissolution

• Drafts a broad range of commercial contracts and provides strategic legal advice to avoid legal problems for a diverse clientele

• Represents businesses in debt collection, breach of contract and business tort disputes

• Represents clients involved in real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating leases and sales agreements for commercial and residential property owners and tenants. Assists clients in achieving their real estate goals while mitigating risks

• Represents residential and commercial property owners for tax assessment appeals, zoning, subdivision, and matters involving condominiums and homeowners associations

• Structures customized estate plans including wills, trusts, advance medical directives and guides clients through the probate process including will contests and business succession planning

• ​Experienced in conflict resolution leading to optimal outcomes, including litigation involving a broad range of legal issues, whether filing the lawsuit or defending clients from claims instituted by another party

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• Won a jury verdict at trial for more than $5.4 million for a tenant against their commercial landlord based on breach of contract, fraud and other claims

• Successfully defended a will contest lawsuit in Allegheny County Orphans Court where the demand was in excess of a million dollars, resulting in the case being dismissed on summary judgment

• Draft and negotiated social media, advertising and influencer contracts for retailers on platforms including Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube

• Draft and completed business succession plan transferring ownership of Pittsburgh-based car dealerships to the next generation of owners

• Draft and negotiated asset purchase agreements and stock purchase agreements for clients in various industries, including beer wholesalers, window treatment & upholstery product lines, tech start-ups, and other businesses

• Litigated oil and gas lease and royalty payment dispute in the American Arbitration Association on behalf of landowners resulting in favorable settlement where property owners received the monies they were owed

• Filed collections lawsuit against vendor and succeed in compensating general contractor for unpaid factory build-out work