Joseph A. Hudock - a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) Insurance Law Lawyer

Pittsburgh Insurance Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Insurance Law
Transportation – Motor Vehicle and Trucking
Bad Faith
UM/UIM Coverage
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Worker’s Compensation
Commercial Law
Construction Law
Employment Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Joseph A. Hudock Jr. specializes in all aspects of tort, casualty and insurance defense litigation. He has a broad range of practice areas including claims pertaining to auto, UM/UIM, insurance coverage, bad faith, premises liability, product and much more.

Mr. Hudock has tried over 170 jury trials to verdict all over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having argued extensively on behalf of his clients before the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Court. His professional experience coupled with his comprehensive education (with an impressive resume of representative cases) makes him an exemplary leader at the firm. He has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2014.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Joseph A. Hudock included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2014 - 2022

Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph A. Hudock

Included on the 2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

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

Education

Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1992
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Georgetown University, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Senior Partner
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Languages

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German
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French
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Representative Cases

Gallagher v. GEICO (Pa.Super. 2019) (memorandum opinion)
Myers v. GEICO, No. 2:17-cv-3933 (E.D. Pa. 2019)
Coughlin v. Massaquoi, A.3d (Pa.Super. 2016)
Williams v. GEICO, 32 A.3d 1195 (Pa. 2011)
Motorists v. Pinkerton, 830 A.2d 958 (Pa. 2003)
GEICO v. Ayers, 955 A.2d 1025 (Pa.Super. 2008)
Van Kirk v. O’Toole, 857 A.2d 183 (Pa.Super. 2004)
Mannas v. Taylor, (Pa.Super. 2014) (memorandum opinion)
Schifino v. GEICO, No. 2:11-cv-1094 (W.D. Pa. 2013)
Katta v. GEICO, No. 2:11-cv-729 (W.D. Pa. 2012)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Other Affiliations

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Defense Institute

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Contact

Pittsburgh, PA

811 Camp Horne Rd.
Suite 220
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Directions

Phone: 412-263-5215

Fax: (412) 261-3239

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Website: https://www.summersmcdonnell.com

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