Timothy B. Pettorini

Tim has extensive experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense, and creditors' rights. He focuses his practice on business and commercial disputes in a variety of formats from trial work to mediation and arbitration. He has experience as lead counsel in over 90 civil trials, including 18 jury trials, and has managed a collection practice of over 150 active cases. He has also appeared in over 50 hearings before the Industrial Commission. In addition, Tim has represented the legal needs of a major window manufacturer.

Tim's oil and gas practice consists primarily of work in lease negotiations, pipeline negotiations, mineral title and lease interpretation disputes, and mineral trespass litigation. He has maintained a practice in the industry for over 15 years, including extensive work in the shale plays in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

In addition, Tim has experience estate planning, real estate transactions, and forming s-Corps and LLCs.

Services

• Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas
• Construction Law
• Environmental Law
• Liability Defense
• Complex Business & Commercial Litigation

Industries

• Construction
• Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas

1. The University of Akron School of Law, J.D.
   • cum laude
   • Akron Law Review
2. The College of Wooster, B.A., Political Science

Bar Admissions

1. Ohio
2. Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

1. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
2. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
3. U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

• Named The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation (2025) and Oil and Gas Law (2025)
• Leadership Wooster, Class of 2000

Professional Affiliations

• Wayne County Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
  • National Resources Law Committee, Past Chair
• American Bar Association
• The Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), Member

Community Affiliations

• Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County
  • Past Board Member
  • Past President
  • Past Capital Campaign Chair
• Wayne County Community Improvement Corporation, Secretary / Treasurer
• Goodwill Industries
  • Past Board Member
• College of Wooster, W Association
  • Member
  • Past Board Member
• Wooster Hall of Fame Board
  • Past Board Member