Gregory T. Kunkel has dedicated his legal career to fighting for the rights of injured and disabled working people. Mr. Kunkel regularly represents individuals in workers' compensation, social security, employment rights and personal injury cases. Prior to establishing his own firm, Mr. Kunkel worked for a large Pittsburgh-based law firm representing management in all aspects of labor and employment law. In 1993, Mr. Kunkel decided that he would rather represent people than large corporations and decided to open his own law firm and limit his practice to representing injured and disabled people. He was class co-counsel in Walton v. Farmer's Dairy Foods, Inc., a gender discrimination class action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania which resulted in a $1.25 million dollar settlement for the plaintiffs. Mr. Kunkel also served as lead class counsel in Ivanac v. Langeloth Metallurgical Company, another gender discrimination class action filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania, that resulted in a $500,000.00 settlement for the plaintiffs.

Mr. Kunkel obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, cum laude, in 1988 where he served as a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Mr. Kunkel is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the National Employment Lawyers Association, a national bar association of lawyers dedicated to representing plaintiffs in employment cases.

Mr. Kunkel is certified and approved by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania as an Early Neutral Evaluator in connection with the Court's mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution program that was recently implemented. Mr. Kunkel has also been invited to speak on employment rights issues by various continuing legal education organizations, including the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Mr. Kunkel has been married for 16 years to his wife Linda and has a daughter Natalie. He enjoys golf, sports, reading and traveling with his family. Mr. Kunkel is also the author of the book The Injured Worker's Survival Guide, a consumer's guide to the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system.