Top Civil Rights Lawyers From Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s civil rights framework includes broad protections under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, which forbids discrimination based on race, religion, sex, age, disability, and more. However, LGBTQ+ protections remain limited at the state level, leading cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to expand coverage locally. Civil rights issues often focus on housing justice, policing, and religious freedom. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission handles enforcement. Legal support is key in helping individuals assert their rights and close the gap between constitutional ideals and local realities.

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Stephen D. Stewart Jr.
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Assault And Battery, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Expungement, Juvenile, Sex Crime, Violent Crime, ...
Mark W. Tanner
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Birth Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Discrimination, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, ...
Lenny Gryskewicz
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Constitutional, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Drug Crime, Expungement, Identity Theft, Litigation, ...
Jerry Lindheim
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance, Lawsuits and Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Arbitration, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Litigation, ...
Michael Giaramita
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Litigation
Nathaniel Smith

Nathaniel Smith

  • Goldstein Heslop Steele Clapper Oswalt & Smith
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Probate, Products Liability, Slip & Fall Accidents, ...
Michael Mednick
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, Motorcycle Accidents, Spinal Cord Injury, ...
George Barron
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Immigration
Practice Areas: Employment-Based Immigration, Immigration Appeals, Wrongful Termination
Michael J. Brown
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Litigation
Charles D. Garner
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Health Care, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Land Use And Zoning, Power of Attorney, State, Local & Municipal, Wills And Living Wills
Christopher Booth
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment
Timothy McNair
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Admiralty And Maritime, Animal and Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Discrimination, Motorcycle Accidents, Sexual Harassment, ...
Adam S. Bernick
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Health Care, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Elder Law, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Residential Real Estate, Tax, Trusts, ...
Jerry Hutton
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Construction And Development, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip & Fall Accidents, Social Security & Disability, Trucking Accidents, ...
Colton T. Blair

Colton T. Blair

  • Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Rauch, P.C.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Slip & Fall Accidents, State, Local & Municipal
Russell Turner
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Litigation, Social Security & Disability
Edward P. Shaughnessy

Edward P. Shaughnessy

  • Law Offices of Edward P. Shaughnessy
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits and Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect, Products Liability, Sexual Harassment, Social Security & Disability, ...
Gregory Creed Littman
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Birth Injury, Car Accidents, Construction And Development, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Gerald Williams
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Alan L. Yatvin
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Asylum, Litigation
Michael A. Walker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Litigation
Joel D. Peppetti
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Assault And Battery, Car Accidents, Child Custody, DUI & DWI, Divorce And Separation, Drug Crime, ...
Alexa P. Martin
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, State, Local & Municipal, Wage And Hour Laws, Workers Compensation
Jennifer Abracht
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alimony, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, Discrimination, Divorce And Separation, Litigation, ...
Gonen Haklay
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Litigation, Medical Devices And Dangerous Drugs, Products Liability, Violent Crime

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