About Paul J.
Paul J. Petcavage built a professional foundation across public administration, psychology and law. He earned a B.A. in Psychology and Human Relations from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1976. He went on to complete a Master of Public Administration at Penn State University in 1979 and later returned to study law, receiving his J.D. from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2003. Those degrees map a steady expansion of interests from human services to governance and, finally, the law.
His career blends public, private and academic roles. Early on he served as a development specialist at the Pennsylvania College of Technology beginning in 1981. He entered the real estate field and became broker of record for Petcavage Realty, Inc. in 1990. In 1997 he worked as a real estate broker for Prudential Hodrick Realty. In the mid-2000s he moved into corporate compliance, serving as legal compliance officer for Auto Trakk in 2005. That same year he taught as an adjunct faculty member at Penn State University.
Petcavage shifted his practice toward public law when he took a post as assistant district lawyer in 2008 at the Lycoming County District Lawyer's Office. A few years later he opened his own practice and is listed as a lawyer at Petcavage Law Office in 2012. The timeline shows a lawyer who has moved between sectors rather than following a single, linear path.
The variety of roles gives his legal practice a broad base. His background in public administration complements public-sector work. Years in real estate and as a broker of record inform property transactions and related disputes. Experience in compliance and corporate settings contributes an understanding of regulatory and risk issues. Work in county-level prosecution or litigation added courtroom and prosecutorial exposure.
Colleagues and clients encounter an attorney comfortable switching hats. He has taught at the university level and managed firms and brokerages, then returned to the bench of private practice. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and maintains his office under the name Petcavage Law Office. He handles matters that draw on his mixed background in public administration, real estate, compliance and local government practice.
Petcavage currently practices from Petcavage Law Office and concentrates on matters that reflect his combined experience in real estate, local government and regulatory compliance.
