Timothy B. Pettorini
Shareholder
222 South Main Street
Suite 400
Akron, OH 44308
P 330.762.7968
F 330.376.4577
P 330.762.7968 | F 330.376.4577
Overview
Mr. Pettorini 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, Mr. Pettorini has represented the legal needs of a major window manufacturer.
Mr. Pettorini'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, Mr. Pettorini has experience estate planning, real estate transactions, and forming s-Corps and LLCs.
Services
- Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas
- Construction Law
- Liability Defense
- Complex Business & Commercial Litigation
Industries
Education
-
The University of Akron School of Law,
J.D.,
- cum laude
- Akron Law Review
- The College of Wooster, B.A., Political Science
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Recognitions
- Leadership Wooster, Class of 2000
Affiliations
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
Insights
Alerts
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Landowner Royalty Case (Nov 7, 2016)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Cases (Sep 19, 2016)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Beck Energy Lease Validity Cases (Jan 22, 2016)
Firm News
Firm's Akron Office Bets on Growth in the "Rubber City" (Feb 22, 2016)
Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)
Services
- Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas
- Construction Law
- Liability Defense
- Complex Business & Commercial Litigation
Industries
Overview
Mr. Pettorini 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, Mr. Pettorini has represented the legal needs of a major window manufacturer.
Mr. Pettorini'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, Mr. Pettorini has experience estate planning, real estate transactions, and forming s-Corps and LLCs.
Education
-
The University of Akron School of Law,
J.D.,
- cum laude
- Akron Law Review
- The College of Wooster, B.A., Political Science
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Recognitions
- Leadership Wooster, Class of 2000
Affiliations
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
Insights
Alerts
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Landowner Royalty Case (Nov 7, 2016)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Ohio Dormant Mineral Act Cases (Sep 19, 2016)
Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Beck Energy Lease Validity Cases (Jan 22, 2016)
Firm News
Firm's Akron Office Bets on Growth in the "Rubber City" (Feb 22, 2016)
Roetzel's Akron Office Adds 11 Attorneys (Jan 13, 2016)