Philip B. Friedman
Philip B. Friedman has been practicing law since 1978. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New York. Mr. Friedman is a past president of the Erie County Bar Association. He is also a past chairman of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and as a member of the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Friedman is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a lecturer on topics involving civil and criminal litigation. Mr. Friedman was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2004-2008.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation & Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Driving Under the Influence
- Homicide by Motor Vehicle
- Drug Cases
- Homicide
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Death Cases
- Commercial Litigation
- Federal Civil Cases
- Federal Criminal Cases
- Professional Disciplinary Actions
- First Amendment Cases
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1978
- New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1994
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1998
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1978
- Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1975
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- CLE Courses, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1985 - Present
- CLE Courses, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present
- CLE Courses, Erie County Bar Association, 1983 - Present
Honors and Awards
- Fellow. American College of Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Member, Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, 2002 - Present
- Erie County Bar Association, President, 1997
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Chairman, 1994 - 1995
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman, 1993 - 1994
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Chairman, Rules Committee, 1992 - 1993
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Chairman, Rules Committee, 1995 - 1996
- Judicial Evaluation Commission, Member, 1997 - 1998
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, Task Force on Civil Justice Coalition, 1999 - Present
- Erie Day School, Board of Trustees, 1998 - Present
- Millcreek Community Hospital, Board of Corporators, 1990 - 1995
- Erie Millennium Commission, 2000 - 2001
- American Inns of Court, Master, 1996 - 2002
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- New York Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, House of Delegates
Pro Bono Activities
- Erie County Bar Association LAVA Program, 1985 - Present
