Hal Coffey is a senior associate in the Business Transactions practice group. He focuses his practice in Real Property and Business Law.

Hal represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition, financing and development of commercial and residential property, as well as lending institutions in mortgage financing. He also counsels landlords and property management companies in building operations and commercial tenants in leasing and purchasing situations.

Hal has successfully litigated a significant number of assessment appeals for both commercial and residential clients.

Hal is also a licensed title agent and the Coordinator of Settlement Services of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Grogan Graffam Settlement Company. In addition, he handles title claims work for several title insurance companies.

Hal has assisted clients in the development of new and existing business entities including reviewing, drafting and negotiating bid proposals and contracts. He also counsels businesses on employment, acquisition, regulation and joint venture issues.

Hal has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star annually since 2007. Considered among the best in their profession, Rising Stars represent the top 2.5% of the practicing attorneys in Pennsylvania, age 40 or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

In May 2010, Hal received a Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award for his work on the "Get Help Now, Pennsylvania" special service project. He was also named a 2008 Lawyer on the Fast Track by the Legal Intelligencer and the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and received the 2009 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the Allegheny County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division.

Education
Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1996)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2000)

Honors
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Lambda Sigma Honor Society
Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society (Journalism)

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania (2000)
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (2001)
Ohio (2007)

Bar Associations
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American
Zone 12 Governor, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2009-2012
Chair, Young Lawyers Division, ACBA, 2006-2007
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, ACBA Board of Governors, 2007-2008
Member, Real Property Sections of ACBA, PBA and ABA
Member, ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
Board of Directors, ACBA Services Inc.
Inaugural Class of Young Lawyers Fellow, Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Fellow and Member of Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

Memberships
Member, Board of Directors and former General Counsel, The Josh Gibson Foundation

Publications
Trial Court Case Law Update, ACBA Real Property Section Newsletter, Real News, Vol. 30, No. 2, November 2007.

“Seller Disclosure Laws in Residential Real Estate: What You Need to Know When Selling A Home”. The Young Lawyer, July 2007.

Trial Court Case Law Update, ACBA Real Property Section Newsletter, Real News, Vol.30, No. 1, June 2007.

Trial Court Case Law Update, ACBA Real Property Section Newsletter, Real News, Vol. 29, No. 3, November 2006.

“Boom or Bust? Protecting Your Homestead”. The Young Lawyer, October 2005.

“Option for Paternity Leave? You’re Covered Under FMLA”. The Young Lawyer, October 2004.

Contact Information
hcoffey@grogangraffam.com
(412) 553-6315
FAX (412) 553-6417

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