Our Professional and Scholastic Background:

Joe Morascyzk:

I am a Western Pennsylvania native, and a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, located in Washington, PA. I earned a BA in history at W&J. I am also proud to say that I was a founder and captain of W&J's ice hockey team. I am a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, one of the oldest in the country, and I continue to help the fraternity at W&J in an advisory capacity. I am a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where I received a degree of Juris Doctor (law degree), and participated on the mock trial team. I passed the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Bars in 2004 and 2005, respectively. I am licensed to practice law in all state courts of Pennslvania and West Virginia. I am licensed to practice law in Federal Court in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. I am a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, West Virginia Bar Association, and the Washington and Allegheny County Bar Associations. I practiced law as an associate attorney with two other local, general practice law firms for three years before beginning my own practice in 2007 and partnering with Jake Polochak in 2010.

Jake Polochak:

I grew up in Canonsburg, PA, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000. I am also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where I received a degree of Juris Doctor (law degree) in 2003. I passed the Pennsylvania Bar in 2003. I am licensed to practice law in all state courts of Pennsylvania. I am licensed to practice law in Federal Court in the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. I am a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and am an active member of the Washington County Bar Association. I practiced law as an associate attorney for Cipriani and Werner, a mid-sized Civil Litigation firm in Pittsburgh for six years before beginning my own practice and partnering with Joe Morascyzk in 2010.