As an associate in the Labor & Employment Group, Mr. Kontul concentrates his practice in representing and counseling employers in a wide range of employment related matters.  Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby, Mr. Kontul was a law clerk for the Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania.

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Education

• J.D., (cum laude; University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Senior Research Editor and Editorial Board Member), University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2004
• B.A., Political Science (cum laude), Bucknell University, 1999

Clerkships

• Law Clerk, The Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2004 – September 2006

Memberships

• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Member, American Inns of Court, W. Edward Sell Chapter (Pittsburgh)

Prior Experience

Summer Associate, Jones Day, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2003 –  August 2003

Summer Intern, The Honorable Lawrence O’Toole, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2002 – August 2002

Project Director, Public Opinion Strategies Survey Research Firm, Alexandria, VA, November 2000 – August 2001