A graduate of Gannon College, Mr. Visnosky received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School. He has been practicing law for more than 35 years, handling a variety of family law, real estate, civil litigation and personal injury matters. Early in his career, Mr. Visnosky clerked for judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County and was solicitor to the sheriff of Erie County. He has been an instructor at Gannon University and Mercyhurst College and received the Distinguished Pennsylvanian Award from Gannon University in 2000.  Mr. Visnosky is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Millcreek Health System, Inc. and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the largest medical school in the United States.