Oakmont, PA

With more than 28 years of experience in courtrooms in over 25 counties across Pennsylvania and in state and federal courts all over the U.S., Joe gives the extra effort to provide businesses, individuals, families and professionals throughout Western and Central Pennsylvania with the highest quality legal services at reasonable rates. Joe’s legal career began in 1992 at one of the world’s largest law firms headquartered here in Pittsburgh, PA where he rose to the level of partner. After 16 years of “big law”, Joe seamlessly transported his practice to Oakmont, PA. His practice includes providing local, regional and national businesses with advice, consultation and when necessary, court room litigation, regarding contracts, trade secrets and non-compete agreements, real estate transactions and lease disputes, construction disputes (including mechanics’ liens), insurance recovery (including bad faith) and general litigation. Joe is also experienced in representing banks and financial institutions in the recovery and preservation of secured collateral. He has also served as a court appointed receiver on numerous occasions. Joe also represents individuals who have suffered personal injury in accidents or who have been hurt as a result of medical malpractice or the negligence of another. This includes, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, ATV and recreational vehicle accidents and drunk driving accidents to just name a few. Joe’s practice also represents people who have suffered personal injuries from defective products, dog bites or other animal attacks, products liability and workers’ compensation. In addition, Joe’s practice serves individuals and families in divorce, child support and custody matters as well as estate planning.

George E. Fowkes, founding partner of Fowkes Rodkey, passed away February 12, 2013. George was born in 1933 and grew up in Verona, PA. After serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force, George returned to Pittsburgh where he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1962. Since that time, George represented and counseled businesses and individuals in a variety of matters ranging from complex commercial litigation, including trade secret and intellectual property matters to wills, trusts and estates. George spent his initial years practicing in a downtown law firm before he established his own practice in Oakmont, PA. George was a man possessed of great wisdom and strong character who was universally respected by his many friends and peers. In addition to his dedication to the legal profession, George was an avid golfer as well as an outdoors-man, bird hunter and champion trap shooter who competed in many state and regional competitions.

For over 30 years, Michael Winklmann has practiced law in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, concentrating his practice in Allegheny and the surrounding counties before the various Courts of Common Pleas and District Courts, as well as the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Courts. Mike’s practice focuses on Wills and Estates, Criminal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Contract and Business Law, Income Tax, Family Law, Child Support., as well as practice before various state and federal administrative agencies regarding Social Security Disability, Workman’s Compensation and Unemployment Compensation claims.

Matthew Junker joined Fowkes Rodkey in September 2011. His primary practice areas are Contract and Business Law and Employment Law. Matthew provides litigation services to clients and has extensive experience with general and complex commercial litigation. While attending law school, Matthew served as a legal intern for Senior Judge Robert E. Colville of the Pennsylvania Superior Court during the summer of 2009. He then gained valuable experience working for the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel in the Department of Transportation as a certified legal intern during the summer of 2010. While working for the Office of General Counsel, Matthew represented the Commonwealth in driver’s license and registration suspension appeals.