Profile - Joseph H. Bucci

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Jackson Kelly PLLC
501 Grant St Ste 1010
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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(412) 434-7623

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With 40 years in the construction, development and real estate industries, Joseph Bucci counsels his clients on numerous construction related legal matters. Joe represents contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, developers, architects, engineers, sureties and property managers in matters including commercial, industrial, heavy and highway, healthcare, petro-chemical, gas and oil exploration, marine and public works construction/development projects.

What makes Joe particularly attuned to the construction and development industry is his hands-on experience prior to becoming a construction attorney. Joe was formerly a journeyman steamfitter who worked with the tools in the field; an estimator, a project engineer, construction manager, mechanical/electrical coordinator and a designer/builder for a major general construction company. These experiences in the construction industry gave him years of ground-up, practical construction experience that he shares with clients. He also served as in-house counsel to a large general construction company. Combined with his legal skills and dispute resolution abilities, Joe’s work history has proved to be invaluable to his legal career. He offers clients technical insight and the unique perspective of someone who has personally been in their shoes, as well as on the other side of trying to resolve the legal and/or operational issues associated with construction or real estate development matters.

Joe assists clients with risk management and daily operational issues; lays out strategic options; provides guidance in the areas of employment law, corporate matters and business succession planning; analyzes troubled projects for the submission of requests for equitable adjustments; administers OSHA matters; develops dispute resolution procedures; and engages in mediation, arbitration or litigation proceedings when and as necessary. He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Construction Dispute Resolution Group. Joe also offers his services as both a private arbitrator or mediator to others in the construction industry.

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About Saul Ewing

The Best of Both Worlds
Saul Ewing LLP offers clients the best of both worlds: the national reach and sophisticated experience of a large firm and the local connections and value of a small boutique. With eleven offices in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, Saul Ewing is a full-service firm that serves businesses throughout the United States and internationally, including recognizable names in corporate America, exciting start-ups and an array of closely held and privately held companies, as well as nonprofits, governmental and educational entities. Saul Ewing attorneys are leaders of, and active participants in industry associations, which helps them understand both the big picture and specific challenges that affect their clients.

Client Service
In the latest Altman Weil survey on law firm responsiveness, Saul Ewing attorneys received high marks. We understand the importance of personal relationships and recognize that face-to-face meetings can offer superior productivity and build trust. To maintain open communication with our clients and continually give them what they want and need, we have developed a Client Service Satisfaction program that solicits client feedback and uses that feedback to improve our service. We are proactive, and have a designated research team to keep up-to-date on relevant news, legislation and reports that impact our clients. Our attorneys regularly attend industry conferences so that they are familiar with the players in their clients’ industries. We also sponsor CLE seminars and provide clients with educational news alerts on topics affecting their businesses.

Proven Track Record as Local Counsel
In each of our jurisdictions, our attorneys have meaningful experience and familiarity with the local, state and federal judges and courts. In addition to knowing the personalities and preferences of local judges, we have a strong command of local practices and idiosyncrasies that are not generally known by attorneys outside the jurisdiction. We provide practical assistance with getting answers and handling filings. Time and again, these hometown relationships and immediate access have proven invaluable to our clients, reassuring them that their matters will be in good hands.
When primary counsel are from out of town, we understand that what they want and need is immediate accessibility and responsiveness. We offer them a full-service office away from home – from conference rooms and computer access, to hotel and restaurant recommendations. Everything they need is at their fingertips. And when they leave town, we make sure to keep them advised of rulings and other case developments as soon as they happen.

Exceptional Value
Our legal budgets are shrinking. We need experienced lawyers, but we also want value. Cost is very important.
These are just some of the challenges our clients have been sharing with us recently during our Client Service Satisfaction interviews. As a result, Saul Ewing has stepped up its already flexible and cost-effective service to become one of the first law firms in the country to standardize and announce several alternative fee arrangements. We call it our Cost Certainty CommitmentSM (“CCC”). The CCC allows us to respond to a client’s cost concerns by tailoring a fee arrangement that suits that client, combining our already efficient staffing with blended rates, flat fees and success fees, as well as other fixed-fee options.
The CCC program gives in-house counsel the peace of mind that their legal needs will be satisfied with measurable value: attorneys whose depth of experience avoids re-inventing the wheel, instead making full use of existing work product and knowledge, and using agreed-upon cost structures intended to help project costs for budgeting purposes.
The response to the CCC program has been overwhelmingly positive. In an article published by LAW360, Law Firm Consultant Bruce MacEwen praised Saul Ewing for being so forthright and transparent with its alternative fee offerings:
By raising the issue first, and so openly, Saul Ewing shows that clients don't have to drag the firm “kicking and screaming into the world of alternative billing,” MacEwen said. “I think it's smart.”
In the same article, Michael B. Rynowecer, president of the BTI Consulting Group Inc., also credited Saul Ewing:
“Saul Ewing has done a very good job of making the issue front and center,” Rynowecer told Law360. “It's fairly bold. It breaks the norm,” he said. “It creates a dialogue with clients, and it controls the topic. It controls the conversation.”

A Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Saul Ewing is committed to hiring diverse attorneys and encouraging an environment that supports their inclusion across the firm to help strengthen our connections with the clients and communities we serve. Saul Ewing’s aim is to not only address clients’ legal needs but reflect their values in the firm’s representation of their interests, including the desire to enhance diversity and inclusion within their own businesses. To help clients fulfill this objective, Saul Ewing staffs legal matters with diverse attorneys who draw on a breadth of experiences to enrich the quality of client service. The firm also works with minority-owned businesses to supplement the firm’s legal services. Diverse attorneys, including women, hold prominent leadership positions within the firm. Maintaining strong relationships with diversity-focused organizations further connects Saul Ewing to the increasingly diverse communities that the firm serves.
Guiding this commitment to diversity is a Strategic Plan and a Diversity & Inclusion Committee. The Plan outlines specific strategies for recruiting, hiring and retaining diverse attorneys and the Committee includes managers involved in these functions as well as a member of the Executive Committee. These leaders work as an integrated team on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee with partners and associates of various cultural backgrounds. The result of this approach is a dynamic working environment that is embraced by our attorneys, support staff and clients.

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