Joseph S.D. Christof, II is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. He is Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Law and Litigation Group and Environmental Law Group and Chair of the Professional Liability Defense Group . Mr. Christof has represented clients in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, professional liability, product liability, toxic tort, environmental, intellectual property, construction litigation, and securities litigation.
Commercial litigation includes breach of contract, business interruption, trade dress and trademark infringements, antitrust, and directors and officers (D&O) liability issues. Professional negligence practice includes the representation of lawyers, architects, engineers, accountants, insurance agents, physicians, nursing homes, and financial advisors. Toxic tort practice includes silicosis, chemicals, hard metals, welding rods, and asbestos. The insurance defense portion of his practice has him representing both large and mid-size companies in a variety of claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Christof served as a law clerk to Herbert Sorg, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Professional Accomplishments
•Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Fellow)
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2009
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2006: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Construction
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2009
Community
•Edgeworth/Leetsdale Municipal Authority
•Quaker Valley School District
•Sewickley YMCA
•St. Mary’s and St. James Churches
•Villa St. Joseph
Presentations & Publications
Speaking Engagements
•“Attorney Liability to Non-clients in the Wills, Estates and Trust Context” (Presenter); IADC Professional Liability Roundtable; Chicago, Illinois; 5/17/2012
•“Professional Liability Insurance for Engineers” (Co-Presenter); Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Professional Engineers seminar; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 12/15/2010
Publications
•“Read Carefully: When the royalty language of an oil and gas lease and an operator’s failure to strictly comply will lead to forfeiture” (Co-Author), The Energy Law Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 4, Nov. 2015
•“Whose File is It Anyway?” (Co-Author), Professional Liability Committee Newsletter, International Association of Defense Counsel, April 2012
•“Legal Malpractice Statutes of Limitation: Overview and Pennsylvania Case Study” (Co-Author), Defense Counsel Journal, International Association of Defense Counsel, Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 485-493, October 2010
Articles
11/12/2015 Articles
Read Carefully: When the royalty language of an oil and gas lease and an operator’s failure to strictly comply will lead to forfeiture
7/31/2012 Articles
Joe Christof Publishes Article in IADC Professional Liability Newsletter
CLE
9/24/2019 CLE Events
CLE 11/14/2019: Commercial Litigation and the Vexatious Litigant
Press Releases
8/15/2019 Press Releases
Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020
8/15/2018 Press Releases
Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2019
8/15/2017 Press Releases
Thirty-Seven Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2018
8/15/2016 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2017
8/24/2015 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2016
9/15/2014 Press Releases
Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2015
8/30/2013 Press Releases
Dickie McCamey Applauds Its 42 Best Lawyers in America 2014
9/20/2012 Press Releases
Dickie McCamey Celebrates Its Best Lawyers 2013 in Pittsburgh, Camp Hill, Carey, Columbus, and Wheeling
12/1/2011 Press Releases
Thirty-Three Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2012
