Emkey Law Firm1534 Penn AveWyomissing, PA, 19610United States (610) 750-6014

Daniel Patrick Emkey

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Wyomissing, PA
Licensed for 15 years
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Attorney Emkey is a lifelong resident of Berks County. After graduating from Holy Name High School, Mr. Emkey went to Alvernia College where he majored in Criminal Justice. While attending Alvernia College, Mr. Emkey was a member and President of the St. Thomas More Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society), and was an All-American Scholar. Mr. Emkey graduated cum laude.

Upon earning his undergraduate degree, Mr. Emkey earned his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. At Widener Law, Mr. Emkey was a member of the Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic and also participated in the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.

Following his passion for criminal law and litigation, Mr. Emkey found his success as a Berks County Assistant District Attorney, where he spent the majority of his time in the courtroom prosecuting major criminal cases. In total, Attorney Emkey prosecuted hundreds of cases ranging from child sexual abuse, rape cases, felony gun and drug cases, burglary, and aggravated assault. Attorney Emkey quickly gained the reputation of being an aggressive yet compassionate attorney.

Although Attorney Emkey enjoyed the public position of the District Attorney's office, he felt his skills could be better utilized by helping people in the private sector, therefore, he joined the law firm of Sodomsky and Nigrini where he practiced criminal defense. While at Sodomsky and Nigrini, Mr. Emkey defended hundreds of clients in over 15 counties (in PA) with charges ranging from summary offenses to attempted murder.

In 2009, Attorney Emkey started his own law firm based on the principles that people's rights come first and that a law firm should be primarily committed to the client.

Mr. Emkey is a member of both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Emkey was an Adjunct Professor at Alvernia College in 2008, teaching Criminal Law. He has also spoken at numerous events and functions in Berks County. Attorney Emkey is a member of the Berks County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Practice areas

Criminal defense: 60%
15 years
DUI and DWI: 40%
15 years

Languages spoken

English

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Emkey Law Firm

1534 Penn Ave
Wyomissing, PA, 19610

Office (610) 750-6014

Website

http://www.emkeylaw.com

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
PA	Active	2006	03/15/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
10 Best for Client Satisfaction	American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys	2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	National Trial Lawyers	2016
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	National Trial Lawyers	2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	National Trial Lawyers	2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	National Trial Lawyers	2013

All-American Scholar	All-American Scholar	N/A

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Attorney/Owner	Emkey Law Firm	2009 - Present
Adjunct Professor	Alvernia College	2008 - 2008
Associate Attorney	Sodomsky and Nigrini Law Office	2007 - 2009
Assistant District Attorney	Berks County District Attorney's Office	2006 - 2007
Clerk	Honorable Judge Linda K.M. Ludgate	2005 - 2005

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
National Trial Lawyers Association	Member	2013 - Present
Criminal Trial Lawyers Association	Member	2013 - Present
Berks County Bar Association	Member	2008 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association	Member	N/A
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	Member	N/A

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers	Member	N/A

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Berks and Beyond	Local digest: Latino Chamber to host business fair	2016

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Widener University School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	2006
Alvernia College	BA - Bachelor of Arts	2003
Holy Name High School		1992

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Berks Catholic High School	Career Day	2012
Holy Name High School	Career Day	2010
BCTV Lawyers to Lawyers	DUI Law	2010

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Harassment Summary Trial	Not Guilty
Client Avoids State Prison in Third Offense DUI
Facing State Time Serving County Sentence

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Excellent Representation

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Posted by anonymous
May 6, 2022

Mr. Emkey and his team handled my case with attentiveness, professionalism and understanding. At no point did I feel confused or left in the dark. He listened intently and made sure he understood how to approach the case. I 100% felt secure in knowing my lawyer knew how to represent me. I would absolutely recommend Mr. Emkey to represent any friend or family as I feel he is someone who not only has the experience, but someone who genuinely listens and wishes to help see the correct outcome unfold.