Joseph Lesniak
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Traffic, Sex Crimes, Internet, Employment, Drug Crime
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
About Joseph Lesniak
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Traffic
- Sex Crimes
- Internet
- Employment
- Drug Crime
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May, 2003J.D.
- Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, May, 2000B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Concentration Secondary Social Studies Education
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, National Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Society, May 2000
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Classes and Seminars
- Mandatory reporting and HIPPA , Strayer University, Springfield, PA , - 2012
- Cyberbullying and Internet Safety Programs, Penncrest High School, Media, PA , - 2012
- Cyberbullying and Internet Safety Student Symposium, Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr, PA , - October 4, 2011
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training, Acadia University, King of Prussia, PA , - March 6, 2012
- Cyberbullying Summit, Neumann University , - April 12, 2012
- Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Trainings, 2009 - 2012
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Abduction Presentation, Delaware County , - December 15, 2010
- Delaware County Safe School Summit, Villanova University, 2008 - 2010
- Dangers of Bullying Presentation, Archbishop John Carroll High School , - February 19, 2007
- Special Victims Prosecution Presentation, The PJA School , - June 6, 2006
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Affiliations
- Guy G. DeFuria Inn of Courts, 2012 - Present
- Philadelphia Bar Association, 2012 - Present
- Delaware County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Rotary International – Swarthmore Club, 2012 - Present
- Crimes Against Children Conference, Dallas, TX, 2011
- Delaware County Child Death Review Team , 2005 - 2012 (Member)
- Delaware County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, 1998 - 2006 (Member)
- Delaware County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, 2007 - 2012 (Chairman)
- Delaware County Bar Association, 2010 - 2011 (Board of Directors )
- Delaware County Bar Association, 2009 (President Young Lawyers Section)
- High School Mock Trial Competition County , 2004 - Present (Coordinator)
- Law Day Committee , 2004 - 2012 (Member )
- Upper Darby Center for Family Safety , 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Drug Education for Youth Camp , 2008 - September 13, 2009 (Camp Director )
- Board of Directors Helen Kate Furness Library, Wallingford, PA, 2009 (Member )
- Chairman Strategic Plan Committee, 2010 (Vice President)
- Strategic Plan Committee , 2011 - 2012 (President )
- Nether Providence Parks Commission, 2002 - 2006
- Nether Providence Parks Commission , 2005 - 2006 (Secretary)
- 2011 National Strategy Conference on Combating Child Exploitation, San Jose, CA – May 17-20, 2011
- Investigating & Prosecuting Possession of Child/Adolescent Sexual Abuse Images – May 2, 2011
- Faculty Development – Train the Trainer, National District Attorneys Association, Alexandria, VA – January 10-12, 2011
- National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse – Advanced Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and Exploitation, Washington, DC – August 23-27, 2010
- Unsafe Havens II (Advanced Prosecutors course for the prosecution of online exploitation of children), National Advocacy Center, Columbia, SC – March 1-5, 2010
- Protecting Children Online for Prosecutors, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria VA – April 30 – May 3, 2007
- National Conference on Domestic Violence, National College of District Attorneys, San Diego, CA – Oct. 20-24, 2008
- National Conference on Domestic Violence, National College of District Attorneys, Orlando, FL – Oct. 22-26, 2007
- National Conference on Domestic Violence, National College of District Attorneys, Reno, NV – Oct. 23-27, 2005
- Nether Providence GOP
- Committeeman 4th Ward, 2nd Precinct, 2005 - 2012
- Nathan Much for 4th Ward Commissioner (Campaign Manager)
- Gina Gorbey Zarko for 7th Ward Commissioner
- Delaware County Young Republicans
- Executive Campaign Committee for G. Michael Green
- Delaware County District Attorney – 2007
- Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge – 2011
- Lawyers Committee Chairman for Gregory Mallon, Candidate for Judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas – 2007
- Campaign Coordinator for Edwin Erickson, Candidate for Pennsylvania 26th Senatorial District
- Coordinated volunteers in making phone calls and going door-to-door. Also, organized campaign events and campaign literature. Senator Erickson won this highly contested campaign.
Past Positions
- Pennsylvania State University, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, 2006 - 2013
- Office of the District Attorney Media, PA , Assistant District Attorney, 2003 - 2012
- Office of the District Attorney Media, PA , Chief Prosecutor, 2003 - 2012
- Office of the District Attorney Media, PA , Community Outreach, 2003 - 2012
- Neumann University, Center for Community Leadership Development and Entrepreneurship, 2011 - 2012
- Law Offices of Peter Levin, Esquire Philadelphia, PA, Internship, 2001 - 2003
- Office of the District Attorney, Internship, 2001 - 2003
- Law Offices of Joseph Lesniak, LLC, Solo practice focusing in the areas of: criminal defense, civil litigation & municipal law, 2012 - Present
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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