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Dino Privitera
also known as Dino
About Dino
Biography
Mr. Privitera is the founder of The Privitera Law Firm LLC and concentrates his practice on the representation of catastrophically injured victims.
Mr. Privitera is a versatile and talented trial lawyer with an impressive legal pedigree. Before launching his own solo practice, Mr. Privitera successfully handled a broad range of complex personal injury and wrongful death cases as a partner in the law firm of Privitera and Hurley LLC (2015 – 2019) and as a trial lawyer with the law firm of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, PC (2007 – 2015). Mr. Privitera’s formidable trial advocacy skills have resulted in multi-million dollar and other significant recoveries on behalf of his injured clients and their families. From 2000 through 2007, Mr. Privitera was a litigation attorney at the prominent law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he litigated mass tort and products liability cases, contract and business disputes and white collar criminal matters. Mr. Privitera is also a former Philadelphia prosecutor and a seasoned veteran of hundreds of bench and jury trials. Before his tenure as a city prosecutor, Mr. Privitera also served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Honorable John R. Padova, a Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Privitera is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Specialties: Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
75%
19 years
Slip and Fall Accident
10%
19 years
Wrongful Death
10%
19 years
Criminal Defense
5%
25 years
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Licensed in New Jersey for 32 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 32 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
The Privitera Law Firm LLC
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA, 19109
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Experience
Honors
2017
Best Lawyers®, The Best Lawyers in America©
2017
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2016
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2016
Premier 100 Trial Attorneys - Pennsylvania, National Academy of Jurisprudence
2016
Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2016
Top One Percent, National League of Renowned Attorneys
2016
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2016
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2015
Global Award Winner for Personal Injury - Pennsylvania, Corporate LiveWire
2015
"10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys" for Client Satisfaction., American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2015
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2015
Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2015
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Lifetime Charter Member of Best Attorney of America, Rue Ratings
2015
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2014
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2014
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2014
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2013
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2013
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2013
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2012
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2012
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2012
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2011
Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2011
Legislative Citation, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
2010
Pro Bono Roll of Honor, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
2010
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2009
Pro Bono Roll of Honor, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
2008
Pro Bono Roll of Honor, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
2007
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2007
Pro Bono Roll of Honor, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
2006
Pro Bono Roll of Honor, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
2006
Lawyer on the Fast Track, Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly
2006
Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine
2002
Pro Bono and Public Interest Achievement Award, Morgan Lewis
1993
Distinguished Class Performance Awards - Trial Advocacy, Temple University School of Law
1993
Sarah A. Shull Memorial Award, Temple University School of Law
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Founding Owner, The Privitera Law Firm LLC
2015 - 2019
Founding Member/Owner, Privitera & Hurley LLC
2007 - 2015
Personal Injury, Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, PC
2000 - 2007
White Collar and Criminal Investigations, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1995 - 2000
Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
1994 - 1995
Judicial Law Clerk, Federal Judge John R. Padova, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Associations
2019 - Present
Justinian Society of PhiladelphiaVice Chancellor
2011 - Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers AssociationMember of the Editorial Board of Verdict
Pennsylvania Association For Justice
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Federal Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee
Member
National Italian American Foundation
Member
National Italian-American Bar Association
Member
Philadelphia District Attorney's Alumni Association
Member
National Crime Victims Bar Association
Member
Temple Law Alumni Association
Member of the Executive Board
Philadelphia Police Athlectic League
Member of Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
2019 - 2020
Philadelphia Bar AssociationMember of Board of Governors
2015 - 2016
Justinian Society of PhiladelphiaTreasurer
2012 - 2015
Justinian Society of PhiladelphiaBoard of Governors
2006 - 2017
Investigative Division of the Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
2.05 million recovery for the family of a Philadelphia man tragically killed in a motorcycle accident
2.05 million recovery for the family of a Philadelphia man tragically killed in a motorcycle accident
Special Residency Staus Obtained for Iraqi Interpreter
Special Residency Staus Obtained for Iraqi Interpreter
$1.4 million for catastrophically injured construction worker.
$1.4 million for catastrophically injured construction worker.
$1.2 Million for Failure to Diagnose & Treat Pneumonia
$1.2 million verdict for the family of a young man who died from complications of pneumonia which were not properly treated by his physician.
$3.025 MILLION FOR FAMILY OF YOUNG MAN KILLED IN A CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
$3.025 MILLION FOR FAMILY OF YOUNG MAN KILLED IN A CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
Privitera's Impressive Prosecutorial Experience
Privitera's Impressive Prosecutorial Experience
United States v. Carbo
Motion for Judgment of Acquittal GRANTED
Education
1993
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2011
Invited Lecturer Course on Public Speaking
How to Present Persuasive and Winning Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
2008
2008 Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Program
Developing and Presenting Your Case: A Cast Study of “A Few Good Men”
Publications
2013
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Assocation - Verdict
Pennsylvania Dram Shop Liability: Proving "Visible Intoxication"
1992
65 Templ. L. Rev. 1001
Recent Decision, Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Expanding the Definition of Crime of Violence Under the Career Offender Provision
Languages
Italian