Mr. Rush is a Partner with the firm and concentrates his practice on litigation as a trial lawyer, with emphasis on corporate criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Rush has defended individuals, public and private corporations, public officials, government contractors,and healthcare providers who are subjects of federal and state grand jury investigations and investigations by the SEC, EPA, FTC, FDA and various other federal and state agencies. His representations also include defending and counseling corporations and individuals charged with violations of various federal and state statutes such as: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, securities laws, tax statutes, mail and wire fraud, healthcare fraud, environmental violations, money laundering and the False Claims Act.  Mr. Rush has coordinated and conducted internal and special committee investigations and due diligence projects within the United States and in numerous foreign countries. Mr. Rush assisted in the representation of a Presidential Advisor in the Independent Counsel Investigation of President Clinton. Mr. Rush also served as an investigator for the WorldCom bankruptcy examiner investigating corporate governance issues. He also represents the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus.

Most recently, Mr. Rush was trial counsel in the case of United States v. Cyril H. Wecht, No. 06-26 (W.D.Pa.). The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Pennsylvania obtained an 84-count indictment against Dr. Wecht, a public official and internationally renowned forensic pathologist, charging, inter alia, honest services fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud.  Following a nine week trial the jury could not reach a verdict on any count. Thereafter, a re-trial was announced, however, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals removed the trial judge and had the matter assigned to another district court judge. The defense then re-raised suppression issues regarding two of the government's search warrants. The evidence was suppressed and all remaining charges against Dr Wecht were dismissed. This case also involved testimony before Congress regarding selective political prosecutions, and several appeals to the Third Circuit which resulted in an expansion of trial counsels’ First Amendment extra-judicial speech rights and improved procedures for declaring a mis-trial.

From 1991-1995, Mr. Rush served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania where his responsibilities included conducting grand jury investigations and prosecutions of various types of fraud and organized crime.  During that time, Mr. Rush also lectured and published for the Executive Office of United States Attorneys, Attorney General Advocacy Institute on innovative uses of the racketeering statutes. 

Mr. Rush has previously served as a United States Army Judge Advocate assigned to the U.S. Army, Japan.  He was also appointed as a Japan Trial Court U.S. Representative by the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. 

Mr. Rush is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.) and Corporate Counsel Magazine Top Lawyersfor criminal defense-white collar.  Mr. Rush has received an AV^® rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating.

• Allegheny County Bar Association (Civil and Federal Criminal Practice Section)
• American Bar Association (Civil and Criminal Litigation Sections)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Committee on the Rules of Evidence)