Robert N. Peirce III

For Robert N. Peirce III (Rob), being an integral part of the family business is an honor. As Owner and Managing Partner of the firm, Rob works closely with his father Robert N. Peirce Jr. (Bob), the founder of Robert Peirce & Associates. Together, they have built one of the area's most respected and dominant law firms.

Rob earned a degree in Communications from Michigan State University. During his time at Michigan State, he played Lacrosse and was a 4-year letter winner. Following in his father’s footsteps, Rob graduated from Duquesne University Kline School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor in 1995.

Upon joining the firm, Rob litigated hundreds of personal injury and accident cases. He also began making a significant impact by pursuing lead paint poisoning cases. By doing this, he represented children across the nation who were exposed to lead-based paint in government housing. This experience resulted in the firm taking on a growing number of both new pharmaceutical and product liability cases, helping thousands of clients who have suffered due to corporate negligence. Rob is recognized as a seasoned litigator who has built a remarkable reputation in skillfully navigating clients through these complex cases.

A respected leader in his field, Rob is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). He is a former member of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors. Most notably, he is admitted to and able to practice law in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Keeping abreast of legal issues and trends are all part of Rob’s ongoing commitment to the legal profession. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lawyers of Distinction 2020-2024, and a National Trial Lawyers top 100 Civil Plaintiffs. As a proud alum, Rob currently serves on the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University’s advisory board.

Media outlets, both local and national, rely on Rob as an expert source. He is frequently invited to give his expert opinion on legal issues that arise as part of a news story. NBC News, People Magazine, USA Today, Fox News, ABC News and CBS News are just a few of the prominent media outlets that have featured Rob as an expert. In Pittsburgh, Rob regularly appears as a source for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tribune Review, Washington Observer-Reporter, KDKA TV, WPXI TV, and WTAE TV. He has been a featured guest on multiple radio stations and has a recurring interview role on KDKA Radio’s Marty Griffith Show.

Robert Peirce & Associates is a law firm built on generational values of trust and integrity that were passed down in the Peirce family and are the fundamental principles that resonate within the firm today. Hiring like-minded attorneys who share a similar work ethic is of utmost importance. Rob considers staff to be family and affords them the flexibility and creativity to determine how to best move their own cases forward. He encourages collaboration and support among the greater team. The attorneys consider the firm as a home away from home— a great testament to excellent leadership.

Rob and his wife, Stephanie, have two sons— Neill, a third-year student at Duquesne University Kline School of Law, and Chris, a Calvary Scout in the US Army. Outside of work, Rob enjoys spending time with his family and visiting the family hunting camp.