Justice. Equality. Trust.
Law guided by experience.Grounded in integrity.
J. Michael Considine, Jr., P.C. represents individuals, businesses, and organizations in litigation, transactions, and the legal decisions that shape their lives.
J. Michael Considine, Jr.Attorney & Counsellor at Law
Pennsylvania · Colorado
The person behind the practice
A legal issue is never just a legal issue.
It can concern your rights, your livelihood, your family, or the future of an organization. Understanding what is at stake is where useful counsel begins.
Michael’s approach combines careful listening with legal analysis, preparation, and clear communication. The goal is to identify the options, understand the risks, and develop a strategy around your circumstances.
Photograph by Ethan Hoover / Unsplash
Where experience meets your circumstances
Counsel across connected areas of law.
Litigation & Individual Rights
Civil rights · Constitutional law · Criminal defense
When government conduct, constitutional protections, or a criminal charge affects your life, the facts and procedure matter. Michael’s experience includes federal and state litigation, appeals, and representation of criminal defendants.
Injury & Malpractice
Personal injury · Medical malpractice
Serious injuries can affect health, work, and everyday life. The practice draws on experience with injury litigation, medical evidence, and the work of appropriate experts.
Business & Organizations
Business law · International business · Nonprofits
From creating an organization to negotiating a transaction or addressing a dispute, sound legal work should account for the way the business actually operates.
Property & Legacy
Real estate · Wills, trusts & estates
Property transactions and estate matters require careful documents, practical coordination, and attention to the people whose interests are involved.
A record in the courts
Experience measured in real legal questions.
Michael’s reported-case history includes constitutional protections, public expression, police conduct, and due process. It reflects work in trial and appellate courts over the course of his practice.
Robinson v.
Fetterman
378 F. Supp. 2d 534
(E.D. Pa. 2005)
Slotterback v.
Interboro S.D.
766 F. Supp. 280
(E.D. Pa. 1991)
Snell v.
Duffy
306 F. Supp. 2d 506
(E.D. Pa. 2004)
Explore Experience & Reported Cases
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter depends on its facts, applicable law, and circumstances.
An international perspective
Local understanding. A wider point of view.
Business does not stop at a border. Michael’s background includes international transactions, legal education in China, and work with businesses operating across different legal and cultural environments.
That experience underscores the importance of communication, research, and understanding the context in which a decision will be made.
A client perspective
“J. Michael Considine, Jr. P.C. enabled my business to get up and running quickly and efficiently.”Bob Hormann
Excerpt from a testimonial published by the firm.
An individual client’s experience is not a promise of a particular result.
Explore the practice
Context for your next conversation.
The legal issues, professional background, and reported decisions behind the practice.
The issues that bring people to counsel.
Explore civil rights, constitutional questions, criminal defense, and related litigation experience.
Advice for decisions with lasting consequences.
Learn about commercial transactions, international business, and nonprofit work.
From the archive
Writing. Discussion. Perspective.
International Trade Lawyers Share Their Secrets
A 2015 article reporting a discussion of trade-secret litigation, international discovery and business safeguards. From the Law Integrity archive.
Germany and Business
A 2015 report on a discussion of German business practices, commercial relationships and international trade. Read the historical Law Integrity article.
Trade Secrets in International Business Litigation
A December 2015 account of a discussion about trade-secret disputes involving international commerce. Preserved as a historical Law Integrity article.
A conversation is the next step
Bring your questions. Begin with a conversation.
Tell the office the general nature of your matter and ask to arrange a consultation with J. Michael Considine, Jr.