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Eckert Seamans Adds Attorneys in Pittsburgh Office

The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC today announced that attorneys Stephen A. Bucchianeri and Miranda E. Nickles have joined the firm as Associates in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. 

Stephen A. Bucchianeri joined as an Associate in the Intellectual Property Department.  He focuses his practice on intellectual property matters with substantial experience in engineering.  Prior to joining Eckert Seamans, Mr. Bucchianeri served as patent counsel at CNH (Case New Holland) America LLC, where he managed invention disclosures and patent portfolios; prepared and prosecuted patent applications; conducted on-site invention disclosure review meetings; and rendered patentability, right to use and infringement opinions.  Mr. Bucchianeri earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 2004.  He earned a B.S. in Engineering Science (with honors) and an M.Eng. in Engineering Mechanics from The Pennsylvania State University.  Mr. Bucchianeri is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  He resides in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

Miranda E. Nickles joined as an Associate in the Labor and Employment Department.  Ms. Nickles represents publicly-traded and closely-held corporations in a broad spectrum of labor and employment matters.  Her practice comprises state and federal court litigation of claims arising under state and federal employment laws, including discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination suits on the basis of age, race, gender, disability, national origin and family/medical leave. She also represents employers in matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including unionization campaigns, labor negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, unfair labor practice proceedings, and labor aspects of mergers and acquisitions.  Ms. Nickles counsels employers on day-to-day personnel matters and practices, such as drafting and implementing employment policies and employee handbooks, administering family and medical leave policies, managing unemployment compensation claims, conducting internal investigations, and compliance with state and federal minimum wage, overtime and wage payment laws.  She has also prepared and reviewed employment contracts, including covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements, and prosecuted and defended related litigation in both state and federal court.  Ms. Nickles is a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of the American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association.  Additionally, she serves as a volunteer for Streetlaw and as Secretary of the Board of Directors for Youthworks, Inc.  She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.  Ms. Nickles earned her law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law in 2002 and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997, where she graduated magna cum laude.  She resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with nine offices throughout the eastern United States, provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses of all sizes, institutions, municipalities, colleges and universities, government agencies and individuals.  Its practice areas encompass litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation & aerospace law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law.  Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Morgantown, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.