Gery T. Nietupski, Esquire
Managing Partner / Owner

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law,  J.D.
  Graduated 1984 (with highest honors)
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• John Carroll University, B.S.B.A
  Graduated 1981
  Cleveland, Ohio

• Cathedral Preparatory School, College Prep
  Graduated 1978 (with highest honors)
  Erie, Pennsylvania

​Career

• The Law Offices of Gery T. Nietupski, Esq., LLC, 2006-present
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  Founding and Managing Member of a limited liability company providing legal counsel and advice to a wide range of public and private sector employees, employers, individuals and municipalities. Practice encompasses representation in matters of business formation and operation, succession planning, labor and employment, estate planning, real estate, and general civil litigation in state and federal courts and before a wide variety of administrative agencies. Labor practice focuses on the representation of employer interests, particularly in the area of equal employment compliance, labor arbitration proceedings, the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, wage and hour, employee handbooks and policies, unemployment compensation defense and day to day personnel and contract administration.

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• Representative Corporate Clients
  • Snaptite, Inc.
  • The Electric Materials Company
  • Modern Industries, Inc.
  • Amthor Steel
  • Central Electric Cooperative
  • United Electric Cooperative
  • Alliance Plastics
  • Engineered Plastics, Inc.
  • Windsor Beach Technologies, Inc.
  • Howard Industries, Inc.
  • Bethesda Lutheran Services
  • Sarah Reed Children’s Center
  • Lincoln Recycling, Inc.
  • Custom Engineering, Inc.


• Representative Municipal Clients
  • Lawrence Park Township
  • Wesleyville Borough
  • McKean Borough
  • City of Erie
  • City of Meadville
  • City of Warren
  • Summit Township
  • Erie City Water Authority
  • McKean Township
  • Franklin Township
  • Conneaut Township
  • Greene Township

 

• Elderkin, Martin, Kelly & Messina, P.C., 1984-2006
  Partner and Chairman of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Law Department. Engaged in all phases of legal representation for a large client base comprised principally of public and private sector employers.  Practice emphasized the exclusive representation of employer interests in the labor relations area, including: contract negotiations, grievance arbitration proceedings, unfair labor practice charge and wrongful discharge defense, work stoppage matters, EEOC, OSHA and Wage and Hour litigation, and all issues regarding the proper utilization and administration of the workforce, including drug and alcohol testing, employee handbooks and ADA compliance.  Have negotiated and administered agreements with a wide variety of international and independent labor organizations, including; Steelworkers, Machinists, TEAMSTERS, UE, IBEW, PSSU, AFSCME, Rubberworkers, NABET, AFTRA, Allied Industrial Workers, FOP, IAFF, Mineworkers, Autoworkers, Glassblowers, Potters, Carpenters, Laborers and Operating Engineers.

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• Sunday Business Report, 1997-2001
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  Anchor and host of a weekly television news show sponsored by the Manufacturer’s Association of Northwest Pennsylvania. Prepared and delivered news designed to provide relevant, timely information to employers. Routinely interviewed a wide variety of guests in and out of the studio on topics of regional and national interest.

​​Academic Experience

• Edinboro University, 2015-present
  Edinboro, Pennsylvania
  Temporary Instructor- Department of Business and Economics.  Subject:  Collective Bargaining, Human Resource Management, Business Management, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, and Introduction to Business & Society.

• Gannon University, 1989-2016
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  Adjunct Professor – Graduate School of Health and Public Administration. Subjects: Administrative Law; Labor Management; Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care.

• Gannon University, LLC, 1985-2016
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  Adjunct Professor – Graduate School of Business Administration.  Subjects: Labor Relations; Business Ethics; Collective Bargaining; Uniform Commercial Code.

​Professional Memberships

• Member, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, #297386
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
• Erie County Bar Association (Past Chairperson, YLD, Law Day and Solo/Small firm committees)
• National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Instructor #15874)
• Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI OWSI Instructor #93931)
• Industrial Relations Research Association (National and Western Pennsylvania Chapters)
• Former Member, Faculty Senate/ Gannon University

​​Community Involvement

• Member and President, Board of Directors, Benedictine Sisters
• Member, Board of Corporators, Hamot Health Foundation
• Member, Board of Corporators, St. Vincent Health Foundation
• Secretary and Member, Mayor’s Budget Review Task Force
• Member, Erie County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Scuba Team
• Member, and Co-chair, Erie County ADA Task Force
• Member, American Cancer Society Golf Tournament Committee
• Member, American Red Cross Public Support Committee
• Member, Board of Directors, Villa Maria Center
• Member, Cathedral Preparatory School Development Advisory Council
• Member, Harborcreek Youth Services Advisory Board
• Member, Erie Rotary
• Member, Sarah Reed Children’s Center Advisory Committee
• Member, Board of Directors, International Institute
• Member and President, Board of Directors, Erie Humane Society
• Former Member and Vice-Chairperson, Erie Civic Center Authority (14 years)

​​Academic Honors and Awards

• Senior Class President, Cathedral Prep Class of 1978
• Msgr. Robert B. McDonald Loyalty Award (as selected by Prep Faculty)
• Distinguished Student Award, Duquesne Law School (as selected by Law School Faculty)
• Editor‑in‑Chief, JURIS (nationally recognized legal news magazine)
• Order of Barristers Award (for exemplary courtroom performance)
• Law School Winner, Tax Moot Court Competition
• Law School Representative, Albert Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition (Finished 7th out of 34 participants nationwide)
• Erie County Bar Association Scholarship
• Pennsylvania Lawyer’s Wives Scholarship
• Dean’s Scholarship
• Frank J. Devlin Achievement Scholarship for Excellence in the Boler School of Business/ John  Carroll University

​​Articles and Publications

• “Caveat Emptor Revisited: An Acquiring Employer’s Liability Under the Successorship Doctrine”, 19 Juris 19, Spring, 1985
• “To Bargain or Not to Bargain:  A Managerial Dilemma”, 20 Juris 4, Fall, 1985
• “Employee Terminations, RIF’s and Plant Closings”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, PBI No. 1991-639 (Co-Author)

Anthony Angelone, Esquire
Member Attorney

​Education

• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D.
  Graduated 1989
  Dayton, Ohio

• Gannon University
  B.S., Accounting – 1986
  Erie, Pennsylvania

• Cathedral Preparatory School
  Graduated 1981
  Erie, Pennsylvania

​Career

• The Law Offices of Gery T. Nietupski, Esq., LLC, 2019-present
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  Member of a limited liability company providing legal counsel and advice to a wide range of public and private sector employees, employers, individuals and municipalities. Practice encompasses representation in matters of business formation and operation, succession planning, labor and employment, estate planning, real estate, and general civil litigation in state and federal courts and before a wide variety of administrative agencies. Labor practice focuses on the representation of employer interests, particularly in the area of equal employment compliance, labor arbitration proceedings, the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, wage and hour, employee handbooks and policies, unemployment compensation defense and day to day personnel and contract administration.

• Representative Corporate Clients
  • Snaptite, Inc.
  • The Electric Materials Company
  • Modern Industries, Inc.
  • Amthor Steel
  • Central Electric Cooperative
  • United Electric Cooperative
  • Alliance Plastics
  • Engineered Plastics, Inc.
  • Lakeside Auto Group
  • Howard Industries, Inc.
  • Bethesda Children’s Home
  • Sarah Reed Children’s Center
  • Lincoln Recycling, Inc.
  • Custom Engineering, Inc.

• Representative Municipal Clients
  • Lawrence Park Township
  • Wesleyville Borough
  • City of Erie
  • City of Meadville
  • City of Warren
  • Summit Township
  • Erie City Water Authority
  • McKean Township
  • Franklin Township

 

• VP, Corporate Counsel, Erie Management Group, LLC, 2016-2018 
  As Vice President – Corporate Counsel for Erie Management Group, LLC and its affiliated entities, responsibilities include serving the interests of the company Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer by reviewing and handling the day-to-day transactional business.  More specifically, responsibilities include the organization and direction of the company and its related entities’ legal and defense matters; providing legal counsel and guidance to the company executives and various department heads; preparation and review of contracts, leases and other legal documents; and general research of case law, statute and regulations on legal matters affecting the company and its related entities.

 

• Chief of Staff, Senate of Pennsylvania, 2012-2016
  As Chief of Staff for Pennsylvania State Senator Sean Wiley, responsibilities included managing and oversight of all administrative, financial and operational activities of the Erie District and Harrisburg Capital office while serving the interests of the Senator and the constituents of the 49th District. More specifically, responsibilities included the hiring  and supervising of 13 staff members in both the Erie and Harrisburg offices; the management and oversight of the Senator’s various committee appointments including participation at hearings, drafting/reviewing legislation and working with various related stakeholders; organizing and prioritizing all critical issues and required information for the Senator to facilitate efficient decision making; acting as a point of contact and gatekeeper between the Senator and other stakeholders; and working with other senate and congressional offices to address constituent issues and drafting meaningful legislation. 

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• ​Attorney, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1989-2012
  As an Attorney, responsibilities included managing and maintaining all facets of a legal practice including office administration, research, writing and litigation in areas of general civil law; estates and probate; business, corporate and contract law; real estate; family law and bankruptcy. More recent concentration in the area of workers’ compensation included the management and oversight of a defense contract with the Commonwealth’s State Workers’ Insurance Fund for  Erie, Crawford, Jefferson, Clearfield, McKean and Warren counties.​

​Professional Memberships

• Admitted to practice in good standing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1989

Dahlia G. Hunter
Firm Administrator / Manager

​Expertise

Dahlia has been the firm’s engine almost since its inception in 2006.  Dahlia handles the firm’s day to day matters, as well as the sometimes daily unexpected fires, with humor, grace and unparalleled professionalism.
Dahlia received her undergraduate degree from Penn State University, double majoring in Business Management and Criminal Justice.
She brought her enormous skill set to the firm in 2009 and, since then, the firm has grown stronger every day.  Dahlia has become a fixture with the practice in handling matters large and small and has actually become quite proficient in running the office as well as learning how to negotiate the many demands of a busy, successful, growing law firm.
Dahlia who was a licensed Realtor prior to joining the firm, also oversees the firm’s considerable real estate practice.  In fact, may area real estate practitioners consult with Dahlia on the many unusual real estate matters which seem to come up from time to time seeking her valuable guidance.
Dahlia has become the firm’s formidable frontline in dealing with all aspects of the management of the firm including client communications, document drafting, legal research, court assistance, billing and regular problem solving.

​​About

​Dahlia has lived in Erie County for ten years and currently in Edinboro.  She has two children:  Ethan is a sophomore at Slippery Rock University, majoring in Psychology and minoring in professional Spanish; Samuel is a freshman athlete at General McLane, where Dahlia is a proud supporter.

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ADDRESS
818 State Street, Suite A
Erie, PA 16501

​PHONE
(814) 454-1600

​FAX  
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