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Ronald J. Fonner - Greensburg, PA

550 East Pittsburgh St. Greensburg, PA 15601

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Updated: 02/18/2024

Greensburg Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist Lawyer

Overview

Ronald J. Fonner is a partner at the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of workers' compensation, exclusively representing injured workers, and corporate business law.

Mr. Fonner is a member of the Westmoreland County, Allegheny County, and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Mr. Fonner is a member of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he serves as a Council Member of the Section. He is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section, where he currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the Section. He serves as province president for Phi Delta Phi in Western and Central Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Phi Delta Phi is an international legal fraternity that promotes professional ethics in the field of law. Mr. Fonner is a member of the American Inns of Court.

Mr. Fonner is admitted to practice law in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as the Federal District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Eastern District of Michigan. Mr. Fonner is also admitted to practice in front of the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Fonner is certified by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as a Workers' Compensation Specialist. Mr. Fonner has been named a Super Lawyer for the past eight years.

Within one year of admission to the Pennsylvania Bar, Mr. Fonner prepared the brief for, argued and won the Pennsylvania Supreme Court case of Lumax Industries v. Aultman. The case involved corporate issues and "piercing the corporate veil." The plaintiff had entered into a business agreement with a corporation of which Mr. Fonner's client was the sole shareholder. Although the agreement was with the corporation, the plaintiff attempted to hold our client personally liable for debts of the corporation. The lower courts held that the plaintiff could hold our client liable for the debts of corporation. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the decision, holding that our client was entitled to immunity from liability since the agreement was with the corporation, and the client was merely a shareholder of the corporation. Mr. Fonner convinced the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse the lower courts' decisions involving shareholder liability of a corporation's debts.

Mr. Fonner received his B.A., in economics, magna cum laude, from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and his J.D. from Duquesne University in 1994, where he was a contributor to the Duquesne Law Review. Born in Greensburg, Mr. Fonner currently resides in Penn Township.

About Ronald J. Fonner

Practice Areas

  • Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist

Litigation

  • 80%

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1998
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2005

Specialties and Certifications

  • Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist

Other Affiliations

  • Westmoreland County Bar Association (Member)
  • Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
  • Allegheny County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section (Chair-Elect)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section (Council member)
  • American Inns of Court (Member)
  • Phi Delta Phi, 1996 - Present (Providence President)

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994
    J.D.
    Law Review: Duquesne Law Review, Contributor
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA, 1989
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Economics

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Alpha Phi Omega
  • Pi Gamma Mu

Pro Bono Activities

  • Westmoreland County Pro Bono, 1996 - Present

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Ronald J. Fonner

Included on the 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Ronald J. Fonner on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Specialist
  • Super Lawyer, 2011 - 2018
  • Phi Delta Phi- Province President for Western and Central Pennsylvania and West Virginia

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Office Information

Address

550 East Pittsburgh St. Greensburg, PA 15601

Fax

  • 724-837-1348

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

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