Richard Thomas Haft

Richard Thomas Haft

4.7
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 26 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Pittsburgh, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Real Estate

234 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, PA

About Richard

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Personal Injury 50%

Automobile accidents, premises liability, pedestrian accidents, medical malpractice, dental malpractice, wrongful death, alcohol related death, sexual abuse, slip and fall, workplace accidents

27 years | 100 cases

50%
Criminal Defense 30%

All felonies including burglary, theft, drug related offenses, rape, assaults and fraud. Very experienced in all areas of criminal law from district court magistrate hearings, trials, and appeals. DUI offenses and juvenile offenses.

27 years | 300 cases

30%
Real Estate 20%

Tax Exemptions for Business and Commercial Litigation

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

25%-40%

Retainer

Sometimes


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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 26 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1999

Active

No misconduct found

Location

RY Law

234 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15211

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Richard Thomas Haft's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

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Posted by Alexyss | November 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Truly Above & Beyond

My case was different than most being as I was being sued for outing someone who had previously abused me. Mr. Haft was unbiased, encouraging, and incredibly helpful as we navigated through the entire ordeal together. I don’t live in Pennsylvania anymore either so the duration of time we worked toget...her was entirely via phone and email. The diligence and professionalism Mr. Haft showed in my case was something above and beyond what I could have ever expected of an attorney. He was great at explaining and breaking things down to simpler terms for me to understand without making me feel less than. I’m grateful for the representation despite the circumstances, and would highly recommend Mr. Haft to anyone looking for solid representation with little to no understanding of the legal system personally.

Posted by HopeKiefner | September 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly Recommended

Richard is truly a lawyer who listens and cares about your case and looks out for you best interests. He is dignified and does everything he can to fight and PROVE your case. He stands up and mightily defends those who need help, He is fearless, knowledgeable and someone I can honestly say I am gla...d has my back. His fees have always been well within reason for the amount of research, work and effort he puts forward on your behalf. I trust him completely and would recommend and use his legal services again and again.

Posted by Mike | June 18, 2014 | Personal Injury

Hard working and reliable

I was in a car accident that left me with a lower back injury. It was 2 years before I took legal action as I was raised not to sue people. After it became clear this would be a permanent injury I consulted a Lawyer. Contacted the bar and was directed to Richard Haft. I met with him and he told m...e the facts that the law is not about right and wrong but what you can prove. I appreciate being told how it is. Other Lawyers I met with told me little except how much money they wanted to charge. Mr. Haft took a percentage of the money if I won, which thanks to him I did. He took care of all the paperwork, reminded me of the court date and I was awarded a substantial sum considering there was little documentation of hospital visits until 8 months after the accident. Collecting the money as easy as well. Since then I have referred many friends and coworkers to Rich and RY Law.

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2024

Nation's Top One Percent Attorney, National Association of Distinguished Counsel

2023

Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorney 2022-2023, The National Trial Lawyers

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Attorney, RY Law

2002 - 2008

Attorney, Law Offices of Richard T. Haft

Associations

1999 - Present

Allegheny County Bar Association

attorney

1999 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Attorney

Sample of Legal Cases

Child burned

$175,000

pedestrian accident

$150,000

Medical Malpractice

$500,000

Automobile Accident

$125,000

Criminal Defense

Not guilty

Medical Malpractice

$125,000

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Education

1998

Duquesne University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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