John Bechtol

John’s years of experience in representing management covers employer/employee disputes, equal employment arguments, unions, labor contracts, negotiations, and worker’s compensation.

After considering architecture, marine biology, and teaching as professions, he wound up in a corporate human relations department, which led quite naturally into the legal field. Being a labor and employment attorney yields satisfaction “in achieving goals for employers and doing what I can to keep them in business.” “After all,” he says, “that’s what keeps us in business.”

John’s “other life” is anything but dull. He’s a vintage sports car enthusiast, and has raced competitively for over twenty years (his wife races as well). He has been the Chair of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Competition Committee and has served as the Competition Director for the PVGP’s race in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. He is presently serving his third term as President of the Vintage Motorsports Council, an international organization which promotes the preservation and safe racing of vintage and historic automobiles.

He also enjoys traveling and boating with his wife and other couples. “I try to have fun working,” he says, “and I try to have fun when I’m not.”