Meet our Attorneys

The attorneys of Seewald, Mielnicki & Petro have over 75 years of combined experience in a wide range of legal matters, including criminal defense, DUI defense, personal injury, traffic violations, license issues and family law.

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• Robert E. Mielnicki, Esquire
• Michael P. Petro, Esquire
• Robert A Seewald, Esquire

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Robert E. Mielnicki, Esquire

Robert E. Mielnicki, Esquire graduated cum laude from Duquesne University School of Law in 1991, finishing 5th in his class.  Prior to graduation he worked as a summer associate at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a large Pittsburgh firm.  He worked as a Public Defender from 1991 to 1995. During that time he handled juvenile proceedings, appeals, drug cases, serious felonies including homicide as well as several post-conviction proceedings.  He cannot imagine that he would have gained the same amount of trial experience in the first four years of his career anywhere else.  As a Public Defender he gained considerable trial experience which allowed him to make a smooth transition into civil litigation. From 1996 to the present,  he has practiced exclusively criminal law and personal injury litigation including civil rights cases. He has handled numerous cases in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  He has handled cases in Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Blair County, Butler County, Cambria County, Erie County, Fayette County, Greene County, Indiana County,Lancaster County, Lawrence County, Mercer County, Somerset County, Venango County, Washington County, Westmoreland County and Ohio ( Stuebenville).

Attorney Mielnicki has handled numerous automobile accidents, premises liability cases, civil rights cases, products liability cases and he has recently begun taking cases involving allegations of nursing home abuse. He has been consulted as an expert in the area of criminal law, which he continues to practice. He has handled numerous trials, too many preliminary hearings to count, appeals and post-conviction proceedings and juvenile hearings. Recently, he has devoted a large portion of his criminal practice to DUI cases. He has also handled a number of traffic violations and driver's license issues.

Attorney Mielnicki is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. 

"Bob" resides in the North Hills and has three children. Before attending law school, he worked briefly as a math teacher. For a list of some of the results Robert E Mielnicki Esquire has obtained in criminal proceedings and civil cases, click here

If you have a criminal case,  a personal injury case, a traffic violation or a license issue contact Robert E Mielnicki, Esq at 412-288-0301.
You can e-mail him at rmielnicki@smplaw.net.

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Michael P. Petro, Esquire

Michael P Petro, Esquire graduated in 1995 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Since graduating Attorney Petro has practiced worker's compensation, disability law and family law.

 

Attorney Petro has been practicing family law for over 13 years. He offers reasonable legal fees at a time when you need such the most. Although he has handled many complex divorces, he is willing to handle a simple divorce for a flat fee of $450 which includes filing costs. Attorney Petro does not charge for the initial consultation ad so he will let you know during the initial free consultation if your divorce can be handled for a flat fee of $450.

 

   

From time to time, he handles personal injury cases and traffic violations. He has recently begun to handle cases involving allegations of nursing home abuse. He has handled cases in Allegheny County, Butler County, Center County, Fayette County, Lawrence County, Washington County, Westmoreland County, Washington County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has handled a few cases before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Attorney Petro is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Mike" resides in the South Hills. He has two brothers and one sister who are all doctors. Mike's father is the First Assistant District Attorney for Washington County

If you want fair and affordable representation in your worker's compensation case, your disability case or your family law matter, contact him at 412-288-0301. You can e-mail him at mpetro@smplaw.net.

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Robert A. Seewald, Esquire

Robert A Seewald, Esquire graduated from Duquesne University School of Law in 1969. Since then he has practiced personal injury, criminal law, family law, worker's compensation, disability and drafted numerous contracts for doctors. He has handled numerous cases involving important First Amendment issues.

 

Attorney Seewald believes he has handled cases in nearly every county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has handled cases in Ohio and Virginia.  
Attorney Seewald could only guess at how many settlements he has reached in nearly 40 years of handling personal injury cases, a number that might approach 2000.

Attorney Seewald is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

"Bob" resides in Fox Chapel.

You can reach Robert A Seewald, Esquire at 412-288-0301. You can e-mail him at smplaw@smplaw.net.

 

 

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