Philip Gelso

Philip Gelso

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Litigation
63 Pierce Street, Kingston, PA 18704

    About Philip Gelso

    Practice Areas
    • Criminal Law
    • DUI & DWI
    • Drug Crime
    • Litigation
    Education
    • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1998
      J.D.
      • Honors: Chairperson, Moot Court Board
      • Honors: Received the Moot Court Board Distinguished Service Award
    • University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1995
      B.S.
      • Major: History/Political Science
      • Honors: cum laude

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Pennsylvania, 1998
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1999
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2000
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
    Other Affiliations
    • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President (2015-2017))
    • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
    • Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
    • American Bar Association (Member)
    • Federal Bar Association (Member)
    • Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association
    • MDPA Federal Public Defender Reappointment Committee (Member (2009))
    • U.S. District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania, Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel (Former Member)
    • U.S. Court Of Appeals for The Third Circuit, Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel, 2006 - 2013 (Active Member)
    • PBA Federal Practice Committee (Member)
    • 2014 MDPA Magistrate Judge Selection Committee (Member)
    • Litigation Counsel of America, 2016 - Present (Fellow)
    • American Bar Foundation, 2016 - Present (Fellow)
    • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Past President)
    • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Editor-in-Chief - For the Defense)
    • PACDL Foundation for Justice (Board Member and Treasurer)

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