Hon. Philip A. Ignelzi
Judge
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), 1982
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1981
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1981
- U.S. Tax Court, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1981
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: St. Thomas More Society
- University of Dayton
- B.S.B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1978
- Major: Accounting
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, "Developing the Theory of Your Case" , Young Lawyers Division Summer Conference, Pennsylvania Bar Association, July 27, 1992
- Speaker, "What's It Worth: Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims", Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, May 10, 1995
- Speaker, "Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses" , Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, September 27, 1997
Honors and Awards
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense, 1997 - 2005
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 2001 - 2005
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Civil Litigation, 2001 - 2005
- Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Governing Council, Member
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member, Young Lawyers Education Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member, Criminal Justice Act Malpractice Insurance Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member, Federal Judges Profile Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Federal Court Section, Member, Criminal Practice Subcommittee
- Pennsylvania Bar Associations, Member
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Member
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- The Million Dollar Advocate Forum, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Judge Weis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Appellate Internship
- Touche Ross & Co. (Presently Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.)
- Honorable Donald E. Ziegler, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Law Clerk , 1982 - 1984
- Western District of Pennsylvania, Assistant United States Attorney, 1984 - 1988
- Western District of Pennsylvania, Assistant United States Attorney, Narcotics Unit, 1984 - 1986
- Western District of Pennsylvania, Assistant United States Attorney, Special Litigation White Collar Crime, 1986 - 1988
- Western District of Pennsylvania, Assistant United States Attorney, Financial Task Force, 1986 - 1988
