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 (drunk driving), Homicide by Motor Vehicle, Drug Cases, Homicide, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents (automobiles, motorcycles, trucks), 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. Supreme Court, 1986; 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. 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

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1978
J.D.Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1975
B.A.; Major: Political Science

Representative Cases: Paps A.M. v. City of Erie, 812 A. 2d 591 (Pa. 2002)
P.J.S. v. Pa.State Ethics Commission, 723 A.2d 174 (Pa. 1999)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
CLE Courses, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1985 - Present
CLE Courses, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present
CLE Courses, Erie County Bar Association, 1983 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, 2002 - Present
• Erie County Bar Association, 1997
President
• American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1994 - 1995
Chairman
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1993 - 1994
Vice Chairman
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1992 - 1993
Chairman, Rules Committee
• Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1995 - 1996
Chairman, Rules Committee
• Judicial Evaluation Commission, 1997 - 1998
Member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member, Task Force on Civil Justice Coalition
• Erie Day School, 1998 - Present
Board of Trustees
• Millcreek Community Hospital, 1990 - 1995
Board of Corporators
• Erie Millennium Commission, 2000 - 2001
• American Inns of Court, 1996 - 2002
Master
• American Trial Lawyers Association
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

Birth Information:
1953, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States of America