Four Knox Attorneys Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® for 2014

Mark G. Claypool

Mark G. Claypool has been on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list since 2011. His practice is focused on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and he is board certified in bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. Mr. Claypool regularly assists banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in loan workouts and collections actions. He has also successfully counseled numerous Chapter 11 cases to confirmation and represented individuals and sole proprietorships in complex Chapter 7 and 13 proceedings. Mr. Claypool was recently appointed to the Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Guy C. Fustine

Guy C. Fustine has been on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list since 2007. He has practiced bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law for nearly 30 years and is board certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. His practice is focused on business bankruptcy, commercial litigation and sports law. Mr. Fustine has acted as lead counsel in many notable cases including Lovell Place and Community Health Net, and represented Scott Enterprises in its acquisition of Peek ‘n Peak resort through bankruptcy auction. He is also a certified contract advisor for the National Football League Players Association and a licensed athlete agent in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Alabama. Mr. Fustine has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.) for both Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy since 1993 and is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated.

Francis J. Klemensic

Francis J. Klemensic has 30 years of experience practicing medical malpractice defense as well as general civil and insurance litigation in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania. His main focus is on the defense of health care providers including hospitals, physicians, dentists, podiatrists, rehabilitation facilities, therapists, and psychiatrists. Mr. Klemensic has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants since 2012, and was previously listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® in 2011.

Peter A. Pentz

Peter A. Pentz has been on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list since 2012. His practice is focused on workers' compensation, representing employers and insurance carriers throughout Western Pennsylvania, and he is certified as a Workers' Compensation Law Specialist by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Pentz represents insured, self-insured, third party administrators and insurance carriers in all aspects of workers’ compensation as well as counseling employers in ancillary workplace programs, return-to-work programs, accident investigation and accident prevention. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers since 2013 and is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated.

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