Timothy P. Polishan

Tim Polishan is a business litigation trial attorney and founding member of Polishan Solfanelli, LLC. He also represents clients in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and serves as a mediator and arbitrator.

Professional Affiliations

• Former Senior Hearing Committee Member, Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2011-2024)
• Member, Pennsylvania Council of Mediators
• Associate Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Member, Association of e-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)
• Member, Federal, American, Pennsylvania, and Lackawanna County Bar Associations

Background: Mr. Polishan has represented a diverse clientele, including businesses, nonprofits, families, individuals, corporate officers, physicians, professors, lawyers, and pro bono clients.

Litigation Practice: A federal judge has praised Tim as “an outstanding lawyer in all respects” with great credibility in court. He has tried cases to verdict in federal, state, civil, criminal, jury, and non-jury trials. His practice includes complex civil and criminal matters, representing plaintiffs and defendants in trials, hearings, appeals, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, grand juries, class actions, mediations, and settlement negotiations.

Business and Commercial Representations: Tim handles issues such as contracts, shareholder disputes, fraud, healthcare, employment, real estate, construction, consumer law, insurance, personal injury, civil rights, tax problems, regulatory issues, environmental concerns, trade secrets, noncompete issues, white-collar defense, ADR, and contests involving wills, estates, trusts, and guardianships.

Ratings

• AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Avvo rating of 10

Recent Case Results

• In execution proceedings to collect a judgment, foreclosure of a limited liability company charging order won in federal court, enabling business judgment creditor to sell LLC’s assets and real estate along with judgment debtor’s membership interest in LLC. Read On
• Tim Polishan won dismissal of a tort action filed against a global corporation due to lack of personal jurisdiction and defective service. As the dismissal was achieved after expiration of the applicable deadline for the Plaintiff to pursue this claim, Tim’s client who achieved this dismissal has been permanently removed from the case, even though the action is still proceeding against other defendants Read On
• Tim Polishan won a summary judgment decision for a corporate client in an international business dispute which eliminated millions of dollars in exposure by eliminating various statutory, tort, attorney fee, and punitive damage prior to the scheduling of a jury trial for the basic underlying breach of contract claim which remains pending. Read On