Philip Gelso
Work in Law Offices of 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, 1998J.D.
- Honors: Chairperson, Moot Court Board
- Honors: Received the Moot Court Board Distinguished Service Award
- University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1995B.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)
Office Info
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- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Drug Crime
- Litigation
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