Academy Member Inducted 2024
Hon. Damon J. Faldowski (Ret.)
10 Carriage Trade Drive
Washington, PA 15301
Available
- Practice Commenced2005
- # of MEDS (as of 5/10/24)600
- # of ARBS (as of 5/10/24)25
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
The primary emphasis of my practice was medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident and professional liability defense. I litigated cases on a regular basis in at least eight counties and tried approximately 85 jury trials to verdict.
For the period from 1998 to 2016, I continued to concentrate on personal injury litigation, with a primary emphasis on representing Plaintiffs in State and Federal Courts and injured workers in Administrative Proceedings. During this time I tried approximately 15 jury trials to verdict.
I served as the lead counsel on all of the cases that were tried to a conclusion, including jury trials, bench trials, and administrative proceedings.
I served as a court appointed mediator and judge where I presided over mini-trials for Washington County and was selected, by various litigants, as a neutral arbitrator involving various uninsured and underinsured motorist cases and disputes concerning oil and gas matters.
Approved to serve as a neutral arbitrator by the United States District Court for the Western District.
Appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to serve as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 27th Judicial District July 12, 2016 to December 31, 2017.
Case Experience
- Automotive
- Civil Rights
- Contract Disputes
- Elder Abuse
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Family Businesses
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Sexual Harassment
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Transportation
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Washington & Jefferson College September 1968 to January 1972 – B.A., Washington, PA
- California University of PA June 1971 – August 1971
- South Texas College of Law May 1974 to August 1976 – J.D.
- Academic Honor Society – Order of Lytae
Memberships & Affiliations
- Allegheny County Bar Association - Former Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association - Member
- Washington County Bar Association - Executive, Ethics and Rules (Chairperson) Committees, Court selected Mediation Panel Member and Judge of mini-trial cases
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania - Past President, Vice President and Tre Pennsylvania Association for Justice - Former Member
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Member
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Assoc. -Former Member
Rates Information
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