Mr. Birsic maintains an active trial, arbitration and counseling practice focused principally on complex commercial and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Birsic has extensive jury and bench trial experience involving complex, plaintiff-oriented commercial cases. In addition, he has tried numerous international and U.S. based commercial arbitrations to conclusion. In recognition of his extensive trial work, Mr. Birsic has been inducted as a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Birsic also has substantial alternative dispute resolution experience involving a wide range of complex commercial cases and issues.

Mr. Birsic, who has been a lawyer with K&L Gates since 1979, currently serves as the co-leader of K&L Gates' global litigation and dispute resolution group and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. He has addressed professional groups on numerous occasions on trial and arbitration related issues involving complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage and international arbitration issues.

• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• Regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Business and Commercial Litigation
• Regularly listed in Chambers, USA for Commercial Litigation
• Selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Business Litigation and as one of the top 50 lawyers in Pittsburgh by Philadelphia Magazine
• Board of Governors of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Fellow and Member)
• Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association (2002 – 2003) (Former Chairman)
• Judicial Merit Selection Committee (Officer)
• Board of Directors of the United Way of Allegheny County (Member:  1999-present) and Member of its Governance Committee)
• In 2003, Catholic Charities presented Mr. Birsic with its Caritas Award for Service in recognition of his public service.