Since 1988, Paul Scheuritzel has represented clients in a wide array of complex commercial and litigation matters, with a particular emphasis on real estate and construction. His matters have taken him throughout the United States.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1988, Order of the Coif
B.A., Hamilton College, 1983
Recognitions
Named among The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation (2025)
Super Lawyers magazine, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers; Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Real Estate; 2008-2022
Memberships
Philadelphia Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Order of the Coif
State Bar Licenses
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., M.D. of Pennsylvania
Representative Matters
- Represented a large international retailer in resolving multiple construction disputes, large and small.
- Successfully represented a large national insurance company as plaintiff in a multi-year title-insurance dispute involving multiple successful appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals and ultimately caused the rewrite of the well-known “comprehensive endorsement.”
- Defended an owner from a low six-figure construction claim and ended up collecting $2.5M from the initial claimant in mediation, before trial became necessary.
- Helped a client formulate and execute a complex real estate workout strategy, involving both litigation and large real estate transactions, that successfully repositioned the client from imminent foreclosure to successful refinancing.
- Successfully defended a small religious community in Federal court against efforts by a financing company to collect for equipment never installed.
- Successfully defended a small manufacturer in state court in Pennsylvania against allegations of malfunctions in equipment supplied to large construction project.
- Successfully represented a large, national provider of electronic services as plaintiff in multiple Federal cases in an ongoing fight against electronic piracy.
- Successfully defended an entrepreneur against claims made under a non-compete agreement.
- Successfully defended a student against university over allegations of improper behavior.
- Successfully represented an entrepreneur as plaintiff who was a victim of electronic spying, in claims under state and Federal Stored Communications acts, and state and Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse acts.
- Successfully represented a bankruptcy trustee in the rehabilitation and auction of convention hotel and meeting facilities.
- Successfully represented a bankrupt entity as plaintiff in suit involving theft of trade secrets and commercial torts.
Representative Opinions
- Nationwide Life Ins. Co. v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., 687 F.3d 620 (3d. Cir. 2012)
- Nationwide Life Ins. Co. v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., 579 F.3d 304 (3d. Cir. 2009)