Gretchen E. Moore

Shareholder
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Gretchen E. Moore

Gretchen E. Moore is President and Shareholder at Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky. She has been with the firm since 2004 and is the first woman to be elected as the firm’s President. Additionally, she serves as chair of the firm’s e-Discovery Group and co-chair of the firm’s Investigations Group. Ms. Moore’s practice focuses on commercial and civil litigation, independent investigations, and municipal law with an emphasis on contracts, employment, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, business disputes, and land use and other real estate disputes.

Ms. Moore practices in state and federal courts, before administrative boards, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings. She represents municipalities in land use, zoning, ordinance and contract matters, as well as Pennsylvania Sunshine Act and Right-to-Know Law matters.

Ms. Moore is actively involved in the firm’s legal technology research and development, particularly in the areas of data management and discovery. As a certified eDiscovery specialist, Ms. Moore also served as the Secretary of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Women in eDiscovery for three years. In 2022 she was named as an eDiscovery Special Master by the United States District Court and the Western District of Pennsylvania Board of Judges.

Before entering law school, Ms. Moore was a research associate at the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank. She managed a variety of law-related projects, wrote dozens of publications and worked with government agencies, private companies and non-governmental organizations. Ms. Moore also spent a year with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, where she worked in the areas of education, environment, public safety, and unmet human needs.

Ms. Moore is a native of Vineland, New Jersey. She lives in South Fayette with her husband and their children.

Professional Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Women’s Bar Association
  • Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists
  • Association of Workplace Investigators
  • Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
  • Women in eDiscovery, Pittsburgh Chapter, Board Member
  • Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, President, 2023-Present
  • Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, Vice-President, 2017-2023

Community Activities

  • GROW Pittsburgh, Board Member, 2019-Present
  • Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2015-2019
  • Crafton United Presbyterian Church, Session Member, 2010-2014
  • United Way Women’s Leadership Council, 2023-Present