Jake S. Oresick
Free ConsultationLitigation Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA in Pittsburgh, PA
About Jake S. Oresick
As a litigation attorney, Jake has a diverse legal background in civil litigation including commercial contracts, construction, insurance and environmental law. He has represented businesses, government entities, and individuals in both state and federal court. During law school, Jake served as a teaching assistant in Legal Analysis and Writing and also completed internships with the Honorable Joy Flowers Conti of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Honorable John T. Bender of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Jake clerked for two Judges on the Court of Common Pleas of Washington county before entering private practice.
Education
Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D.
- Honors: CALI Award for Highest Grade in Lawyering Process III, Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid Award for Best Student Clinician
Non Legal Education
- Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. in Public Policy and Management
- John Carroll University
- B.A. Cum Laude
Current Employment Position(s)
- Associate
Classes and Seminars
- “The Schenley Experiment” (Carnegie Mellon Univ., School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, PA, October 31, 2017)
- “Scandal! Mary Schenley Revealed” (Britsburgh, Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, September 8, 2017)
- “An Evening of Oakland Storytelling” (Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Pittsburgh, PA, June 16, 2017)
- “The Schenley Experiment” (Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, Carnegie Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, May 8, 2017)
Published Works
Articles
- The Pittsburgh Novel: Western Pennsylvania in Fiction and Drama, 1792- 2014 (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Libraries) (forthcoming 2021)
- The Schenley Experiment: A Social History of Pittsburgh’s First Public High School (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2017)
- “What’s in a Namesake?: Mary Schenley,” Western Pennsylvania History 98, no. 3 (Fall 2015): 22-35, https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/60194/60143
- “College Students and Means-Tested Welfare Programs: Mitigating the Cost for Sub-Median Income Families,” The Heinz Journal, January 24, 2012, http://journal.heinz.cmu.edu/2012/01/college- students-and-means- tested-welfare-programs-mitigating-the-cost-for- sub-median-income- families/
- “SEC charges financier in $8 billion investment scheme,” JURIST, February 18, 2009, https://www.jurist.org/news/2009/02/sec-charges- financier-in-8-billion/
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA- Board Member, 2015 – Present; Board President, 2020– Present
- John Carroll University Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA- Board of Directors President, 2008 – 2015
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Jake S. Oresick |
| Firm | Houston Harbaugh, P.C. |
| Address | Pittsburgh, PA, Three Gateway Center, 401 Liberty Ave., 22nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Phone | 412-288-4005 |
| Phone | 412-281-4499 |
| Website | www.hh-law.com |
| Website | www.pitiptechblog.com |
| Website | hh-law.com/insights |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |