Attorney Profile
Trent A. Echard
Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 2003); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2007)
Admissions: Pennsylvania Bar, Ohio Bar, West Virginia Bar
Practice Areas: Business, Commercial Litigation.
Trent is an associate attorney with the Pittsburgh office of Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky. His practice primarily focuses on business and commercial litigation, although his practice extends to all types of litigation matters. Before joining Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, Trent served as a judicial law clerk to United States Magistrate Judge George J. Limbert in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Trent was responsible for assisting Magistrate Judge Limbert with civil discovery matters, mediations, and dispositive motions.
Trent graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2007. As a student legal intern in the school’s Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic, Trent was responsible for representing defendants in criminal cases. He was awarded the Jack Cronquist Award for demonstrating outstanding performance and commitment to clients. Trent also served as president of the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Team. In 2006, he and two classmates claimed first place in the Gourley Mock Trial Competition, hosted by the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Trent also competed in the Niagara International Moot Court Competition, and his team advanced to the semi-final round of competition. Upon graduation, he received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Award, and he was selected for the Order of Barristers. He also received CALI awards in Trial Tactics, Criminal Pretrial Practice, and Criminal Justice Clinic.
Prior to attending law school, Trent graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, earning bachelor’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Trent is a native of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
