Steven E. "Tim" Riley Jr.
Tim is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a past President of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association. He has been certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1991. His practice is concentrated in wrongful death and serious personal injury claims, motor vehicle and medical negligence suits and commercial litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Automobile Accident
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1978
- U.S. District Court, 1978
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1978
- University of Pittsburgh
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1975
Honors and Awards
- Pennsylvania Bar Association President's Award, 2005
- Selected 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law and Politics and Philadelphia Magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Erie County Bar Association, Past President
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member: House of Delegates; Vice Chair, Judicial Evaluation Commission
- Federal and American Bar Associations, Member
- American Association for Justice, State Delegate
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly PATLA), Past President
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Past President
- Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, Past President, Life Fellow, Keystone Society
- American Inn of Court, Master
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Hearing Panel 4.06, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Former Chairman
- Merit Selection Committee for Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy, Western District of Pennsylvania, Chairman
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Omicron Delta Kappa
