Conrad O’Brien Gellman & Rohn, P.C. is pleased to announce that Managing Shareholder Nicholas M. Centrella was recently a guest speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s program Claims Made and Professional Liability Insurance Coverage. This program was offered twice, once in Pittsburgh and a second time in Philadelphia; Mr. Centrella spoke at both. Mr. Centrella’s presentation focused on ways attorneys can avoid legal malpractice.    

Mr. Centrella has substantial experience representing law firms in legal malpractice and other civil actions, and he has defended major corporations in complex commercial, regulatory, civil RICO, and products liability disputes. In addition to his litigation practice and his role as Managing Shareholder, Mr. Centrella is also a member of the firm’s Executive Leadership Committee, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm. He currently serves on the Hearing Committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Centrella is the past president of the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel and is a member of the Justinian Society and the Philadelphia and American Bar Associations.   

A graduate of Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988), Mr. Centrella received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). 

Conrad O’Brien is one of the country’s leading litigation law firms with a client base of multi-national corporations, entrepreneurial start-ups, partnerships and individuals. The firm is recognized in 2008 Chambers USA - America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as "an excellent midsized firm with top tier partners" who continue to make their "mark on sophisticated commercial litigation." The firm is known for its work handling complex commercial litigation, class actions, white collar criminal defense, professional liability, products liability, personal injury and mass torts matters.