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. Gretchen’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.

Gretchen 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. She regularly serves as a hearing officer in a variety of capacities for municipalities and school districts.

Gretchen 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, Gretchen 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. In 2025, Gretchen earned a Certificate from the Association of Workplace Investigators, completing an intensive training focused on investigation principles, interview techniques, credibility assessments, and report writing, bolstering her ability to handle complex investigations for public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

Before entering law school, Gretchen 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. Gretchen 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.

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