David Berardinelli
Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
White collar crimes,
Business & corporate,
Civil rights,
Employment litigation,
General litigation,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Disability,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employer,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Native peoples law,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
Harvard Law School
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
White collar crimes,
Business & corporate,
Civil rights,
Employment litigation,
General litigation,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Disability,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employer,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Native peoples law,
Wrongful termination
3000 Koppers Building, 436 7th AvenuePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219
First Admitted: 1997, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://deforestlawfirm.com/david-j-berardinelli/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Faculty Member
- Pennsylvania Innocence Project, Board of Directors
- Allegheny County Chapter, Executive Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Co-chair of Federal Court's Section, Criminal Sub-Committee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- West Virginia
- Ohio
- New York
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- ACBA Federal Courts Section Council
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Faculty Member
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Faculty Member
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel
Honors/Awards:
- Ranked in Chambers USA 2020 for Pennsylvania for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Recipient in 2005 of John Marshall Award for Asset Forfeiture from Attorney General of the United States
- Recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2013 to the present
- Recognized by Best Lawyers from 2013 to the present in Commercial Litigation
- Recognized by Best Lawyers from 2011 to the present in White Collar Criminal Defense
- Received highest ranking (AV® Preeminent™) in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating Process
- Named by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year for 2021 for Criminal Defense: White Collar, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: White Collar by Best Lawyers for 2019 and 2021
- Admitted to the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
Educational Background:
- Bucknell University, B.A., Major: History and Political Science, honors: Graduated magna cum laude, Recipient of Robey Prize, highest honor awarded to graduating senior at Bucknell, Captain of varsity football team, Received All-League honors as wide-receiver for Bucknell University and Twice elected to GTE First Team Academic All-American Team, 1993
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker at annual money laundering conference hosted by Colombian Association of Banks and Financial Institutions in Cartagena, Colombia (July, 2004)
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