For well over 100 years, the law firm of Stranahan, Stranahan & Cline has been practicing law in Mercer County, and throughout all of Western Pennsylvania. Our longevity is a result of maintaining the traditions of integrity and experience. Our attorneys are experts in their respective fields, and will assist you by utilizing the highest degree of professional knowledge and integrity.

JAMES A. STRANAHAN IV
Specialties:  Domestic Relations, Wills and Estate Planning, Accidents/Malpractice
Born on October 5, 1950, in New Castle Pennsylvania, Mr. Stranahan grew up in Mercer, Pennsylvania and attended Mercer Schools, graduating in 1968. While at Mercer Schools, Mr. Stranahan was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors. During high school, he was a varsity basketball and cross country letter winner.
In 1972, Mr. Stranahan graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 1973, Mr. Stranahan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps receiving basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina; infantry training at Camp Lejune, North Carolina; and was stationed in Washington, D.C., at Marine Corps Headquarters. This followed the Stranahans' long family history of service in our military dating back to the civil war.
Following his military service, Mr. Stranahan attended the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan. In 1979, he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree. Immediately following his graduation, he sat for and passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and was admitted to practice in Mercer County in October of 1979. Mr. Stranahan was also admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and Western District of Pennsylvania Federal Court. He is currently a member of the Mercer County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as a member of the Mercer County Bench-Bar Committee.
Initially, Mr. Stranahan's trial work involved criminal cases. After a number of criminal trials, he has moved his focus to civil matters. Currently, he tries only civil lawsuits, which would include: medical malpractice, serious accident and personal injury cases, and contract litigation, in Mercer County and surrounding counties. Mr. Stranahan's main practice areas include: Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Wills and Estates, Real Estate, and Family Law.
Mr. Stranahan is a member and elder of the Trinity Presbyterian Church, located in Mercer, Pennsylvania. He is a former member and former President of the Mercer Rotary Club, a former President of the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, and is currently a Trustee on the George W. Wright Fund.
Mr. Stranahan resides in Mercer, Pennsylvania, with his wife and son John.  He has a son James who lives in Pittsburgh, a daughter Courtney, and two grandchildren.  His hobbies outside work include following local and Pittsburgh sports teams, reading history books, and golf.

JACK WILLIAM CLINE
Specialties:  Criminal Defense, DUI, Business & Commercial Law, Accidents/Malpractice
Jack William Cline was born in Grove City, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Grove City Area High School with high honors. Mr. Cline attended Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, where he earned a double major in economics and history, graduating cum laude in 1981. While at Allegheny, Mr. Cline was selected for the Alden Scholar Dean's List for four years. As a collegiate golfer, Mr. Cline was selected as a NCAA All-American golfer in 1981, and is a member of the Allegheny College Sports Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Allegheny College, Mr. Cline began law school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After three years of school, he graduated with a Juris Doctor Degree in 1984. Mr. Cline was a winner of the Federation of Insurance Counsel National Writing Contest in 1984.
Mr. Cline passed his bar exam for Pennsylvania in 1984, and joined the firm. He is currently a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Mercer County Bar Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Cline is also a member of the Presidents Club and a Congressional Business Commission Advisor to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
A common thread of Attorney Cline's legal career has been to fight for the rights and liberties of individuals against the government and its various bureaucracies, which seeks to take away those liberties and expand its own powers. Throughout his career, Attorney Cline has represented individuals and small businesses faced with legal issues against the state and its various bureaucracies. Whether charged with criminal offenses by the government or loss of driving privileges by PennDOT, Attorney Cline has always sided with the individual whose liberty is at stake. Likewise in civil practice, Attorney Cline has represented the individual against bureaucracies, hospitals, insurance companies and physicians. "My Grandpa Jack was killed by a surgeon," he notes, "Nothing was done about it at that time. We are keenly aware of how medical mistakes can deprive someone of time with their most loved ones." He states, "Medical malpractice cases are especially difficult since local doctors rarely testify or even criticize members of their own profession; yet physicians routinely rally among themselves to testify that their mistakes were either an 'assumed risk' of the procedure or that the physician did not deviate from the accepted standard of care even though the result was 'unexpectedly' poor. We accept this challenge and seek justice for our clients". He says, "A red flag regarding medical care is whenever someone leaves the hospital in worse shape than they went in, or alas, if they never leave the hospital alive."
Automobile and other accident cases also require aggressiveness and experience, which our firm can offer. James A. Stranahan III was a highly respected trial lawyer who handled such cases for over thirty years. "I was very fortunate to have him as my mentor in my early years of trial practice," reflected Attorney Cline.
Mr. Cline also represents various businesses and organizations, and enjoys assisting entrepreneurs and other business people start companies. The business lawyer must be able to guide his client through the red tape and bureaucratic hurdles necessary to begin a business entity and continue its existence.
Jack resides in Grove City, PA with his wife Kathleen and their three children, Jacob, Maxine and Kaiser. Jack's hobbies include golf, golf club making and history.

GREGORY D. METRICK
Specialties: Criminal Defense, DUI, Domestic Relations, Accidents/Malpractice

Gregory Daniel Metrick was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1981.  He attended Slippery Rock Area High School, and graduated with honors in 1999.  He was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Slippery Rock High School Golf Team, and was named the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Student of the Year for 1999.
After high school, Greg attended Grove City College, where he was named to the Dean’s List all four years.  He graduated in 2003, earning a bachelor’s degree in history.  In college, Greg was a member of the Law Society and the Helping Hands Student Volunteer Association.
Greg then attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and graduated in 2006 with a juris doctor degree.  He then sat for and passed the Pennsylvania Bar Examination in July, 2006, and joined the firm in January 2007.
Greg is a member of the Mercer County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Greg currently resides in Butler, Pennsylvania.  His hobbies include golf, reading and music.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

JACK W. CLINE
Attorney Cline has represented over 100 individuals victimized by accidents or medical malpractice along with Attorneys James Stranahan IV and Paul Powers, resulting in settlements or verdicts with money damages.  Attorney Cline has excellent civil trial experience, handling 17 civil jury trials.  Attorney Cline has represented over 1,000 individual defendants in criminal cases for 21 years, with many cases being resolved prior to a jury trial. This experience includes over 100 jury trials in Mercer, Butler, Allegheny, Venango, Lawrence, and Crawford Counties.
Attorney Cline fights to protect the rights and interests of his clients. In 116 jury trials spanning 21 years and five counties in western Pennsylvania, only 50 times has a conviction of the most serious offense been sustained against the client by the prosecuting government. Attorney Cline has obtained 15 acquittals in felony jury trials, and 23 acquittals in driving under the influence of alcohol trials, with seven convictions being reversed on appeal. Mr. Cline has obtained liquor licenses for various organizations, such as the American Legion, via Supreme Court appeals, trials and via standard applications processes. Mr. Cline has represented hundreds of individuals with driver's license problems, resolving them from Magistrate Court or, if necessary, in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.
In forfeiture cases, Attorney Cline has represented individuals whose property has been seized by the government and has won recovery of property for clients in court, including a case reported in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Attorney Cline won a Liquor License case before the Supreme Court where the Liquor Control Board's denial of a liquor license for our client was reversed. Allegheny Steak and Pasta Grill, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, These opinion are reported at: 805 A2d 698 (Pa. Cmwlth 2002-2003) and _________________________________________________.