About Maknoon & Associates
Founded in 2003.
Built for the jury trial.
We are a small Pittsburgh trial firm by design. Our partners try cases instead of managing files. When you hire us, you get the lawyer whose name is on the door.
Why we take the cases we take
No case is too big or too small to take to trial.
When faced with a major decision on how to proceed — toward resolution, settlement, or trial — you need to know your lawyer is dedicated to you, your family, your business, and your rights. You need to trust that your lawyer has the passion and the trial-tested skills to win.
When the decision is made to go to trial, we do not panic and we do not scramble. We have been preparing from day one. We know your story.
At Maknoon & Associates we have one goal — winning. We lead the charge and help you navigate a brutal, complex legal system. We explain and educate you on your case, the law, the potential outcomes, the strengths and weaknesses of your argument, and most important of all, your options.
That is how a strong bond, built on trust, gets formed. That is why our clients come back.
The founder
Komron Jon Maknoon
Principal Attorney
Originally from Oil City, Pennsylvania. 1993 graduate of Washington and Jefferson College. Worked corporate jobs in Los Angeles and Denver before law school. Earned his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 2002.
While in law school, he served as a legal intern for the Pittsburgh medical-malpractice firm Meyers, Rosen, Louik, and Perry, where he sat in on depositions and high-profile jury trials from start to finish. That is where the obsession with preparation, fearlessness, and the jury trial took root.
“In 2003, Komron Jon Maknoon started Maknoon & Associates in downtown Pittsburgh with a laptop, a cell phone, and the passion to become the best trial lawyer.”
Since then, more than 50 jury trials as sole or lead counsel. Federal trials in the Western District of PA and Washington D.C. Bar admissions in five federal venues, including the District of Columbia — a reach most local Pittsburgh defense attorneys do not have.
The roster
A relentless legal team.
Each attorney brings deep trial experience and a different angle of attack — former prosecutors, white-collar veterans, senior plaintiffs' lawyers.
Principal Attorney
Komron Jon Maknoon
In 2003, Komron Jon Maknoon started Maknoon & Associates in downtown Pittsburgh with a laptop, a cell phone, and the passion to become the best trial lawyer.
Of Counsel
Stephanie Eshenbaugh
Former Allegheny County prosecutor. Now she fights for the other side.
Of Counsel
Randall H. McKinney
Carnegie Mellon. Princeton. U.S. Attorney's Office. Premier Pittsburgh trial lawyer.
Of Counsel
Ryan R. Smith
Twenty-five years in the courtroom. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The senior trial bench.