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Michael Pisanchyn Jr.
Michael J. Pisanchyn, Jr. (December 21, 1974 - )
is an American lawyer best known for his skilled,
compassionate and aggressive representation of
victims injured as a result of others negligence
and recklessness..1 Pisanchyn is an honest,
truthful and most of all, a fearless advocate who
is willing to stand up for what it right as
opposed to doing what is easy. Pisanchyn has had
thousands of hearings and has tried numerous
cases to verdict including notable verdicts
against Hope Enterprises, Inc.2, General
Motors3, Glade Run Lutheran Services4,
Lippmann Milwaukee Inc.5, and more. In one of
his first cases, Pisanchyn represented a
defendant accused of attempted murder. After a
skilled cross examination, the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.6
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Pisanchyn obtained a more than 3 million dollar
verdict7 for the family of a former Hope
Enterprises resident, Barbara Maines, in 2012.
Maines, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and
unable to speak, was under the care of the group
home when she was involved in a van accident that
left her with a lacerated liver. Police were not
called, and the accident was not reported to
Maines' family or her medical team until days
later - when it was too late. Maines died as a
result of the liver laceration. This outrageous
conduct2 is what led the jurors to award
3,118,628 in damages including 7,284 for
funeral costs, 11,343 for medical expenses and
100,000 in punitive damages. A documentary-style
film was created in an effort to mediate the case
and has shed light on the conduct of Hope
Enterprises.8 In the Maines case, the
Insurance Company refused to offer very much to
settle the case stating, how much would a jury
award a person who was disabled and did not have
any economic damages.9 Pisanchyn, who took a
major issue with this analysis, led the cross
examination and trial presentation. After the
verdict, he said that the case was about "trust
and betrayal." 2 The verdict was appealed by
the defense, but the bid to minimize the wrongful
death recovery was upheld by the Super Court in
2013.10
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In 201311, Pisanchyn and his firm filed suit
again against Hope Enterprises after the choking
death of a 30-year-old resident - Nathan McHenry
- in January 2011. The suit asked the jury to
award the mans mother more than 600 million in
damages from the caretaking agency. The Barbara
Maines case inspired Pisanchyn to give back and
help the intellectually and physically disabled,
motivating him to start a charity12 a few years
after the trial. Band-Aids, a 501c3 non-profit
organization13, aims to supports children and
adults with special needs who have a love of
music by providing them once-in-a-lifetime
experiences, according to its website. The first
recipient of Band-Aids' opportunities was Austin
Davis 14 Davis' dreams came true in February
2017 when he not only got to attend a Brad
Paisley concert, his favorite artist, he also met
Paisley in person. His parents, when interviewed
by the local news 15, described what a dream
come true it was for their son. Since then,
several other recipients have gone to get the
full VIP treatment on behalf of Band-Aids -
including limo rides16 to and from the show,
private show concierges, and private meet and
greets with artists such as Lady
Antebellum16 and Luke Bryan17.18 
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Throughout history, trial lawyers have been
critical in ensuring corporations do not put
profit over safety. Pisanchyn is one of these
passionate advocates, and like many have said
before, sees the courtroom as the great
equalizer. In court, and with a skilled attorney
by their side, individual citizens can take on
large corporations to obtain justice.20 Keeping
with this premise, Pisanchyn represented the
family of a 15-year old resident at Glade Run
Lutheran Services in Zelienople, PA, whose family
hired Pisanchyn and the Pisanchyn Law Firm to
file suit on behalf of their son after
allegations of abuse at the hands of other
residents were ignored, in May 2016. According to
the suit, the centers employees allowed it to
happen and responded to his complaints with
verbal abuse rather than reporting it to the
police. The suit was filed after state
inspections uncovered a litany of abuse, neglect
and disregard for the residents the center was
charged to care for. The state found evidence of
children engaging in sexual activities with other
children on campus - of which Pisanchyn's client
was one. After the investigation, the center was
stripped of its license. Despite the egregious
findings of the state's inspection - no charges
were filed. Mandated changes such as removal of
staff, bringing on new employees and adding
security cameras were put in place.21
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• Michael Pisanchyn
•   3rd degree connection3rd
• Founding Partner at Pisanchyn Law Firm
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• Pisanchyn Law Firm
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• Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson
  School of Law
• Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States 

As founder of the Pisanchyn Law Firm, a top
injury law firm in Pennsylvania, Attorney Michael
Pisanchyn started his working life at a
chrome-plating company, and not as an
attorney.Through that experience, namely a
former co-worker he befriended who lost their
life due to poor working conditions, he came to
know what he wanted in life, and that was to give
a voice to those that have been injured. Attorney
Pisanchyn has gone up against some of the biggest
corporations, and shown those corporations the
law is not just reserved for rich. It is
something that can mean the difference between
life and death for working people.