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  Richard A. Lanzillo
 
 
 
 

Mr. Lanzillo graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as an Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and received numerous awards and honors, including the University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Scholarship, the Allegheny County Bar Prize, and appointment to the Order of the Coif.  A full-time litigator, Mr. Lanzillo has extensive experience in the areas of complex commercial, employment and civil rights litigation and appellate practice.  Mr. Lanzillo has lectured before a variety of professional and business organizations concerning state and federal trial and appellate practice, and municipal, labor and commercial law topics.  Mr. Lanzillo is a member of the Board of Trustees of Mercyhurst College and the Hamot Medical Center Board of Corporators.  Mr. Lanzillo is admitted to practice before the state courts of Pennsylvania and several federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Ninth and Federal Circuits.

 
 

Practice Concentration
Commercial Litigation
Employment Litigation
Tort Litigation
Appellate Practice

Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, 1987, J.D.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Recipient, Allegheny County Bar Association Award
Honors: Alumni Scholarship
Honors: Owens Fellowship
Law Review: Staff Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1985 – 1986
Law Review: Articles Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1986 - 1987
Mercyhurst College, 1983, B.A.
Honors: Carpe Diem Award Recipient

Admissions & Certifications
Pennsylvania, 1988
Arizona, 1987
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Affiliations
Erie County Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
State Bar of Arizona, Member
Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Member
Federal Bar Association



 
 
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