Joseph P. Moschetta

Washington, Pennsylvania

Mr. Moschetta commenced practice in May of 1963 and joined his father, John J. Moschetta, Sr., with offices in Washington, Pennsylvania.  Initially, his practice was concentrated on defense of criminal cases.  He served as the First Public Defender of Washington County in 1969.  Since retirement as Public Defender, his practice is and has been limited to the processing of personal injury and death cases in the following fields:

• Admiralty and Maritime Claims
• Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation
• Professional (medial and legal) Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Automobile Accidents
• Products Liability and Drug Products Liability
• Pennsylvani Worker's Compensation

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury

Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia

U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia

Education:

West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1961 Doctor of Jurisprudence

Waynesburg Collage, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 1960 Bachelor of Arts

Bethlehem Joint High School, Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, 1955 Degree

Honors and Awards:

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer's Association, Milton D. Rosenberg Award, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Washington County, 1969

First Public Defender

Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1963 - Present

Member

Washington County Bar Association, 1961 - Present

Member

Washington County Bar Association, 1987

Past President

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

Board of Governors

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Washington County

Founding Member

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Washington County, 1994

President

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1991 - Present

Member

Academy of Lawyers of Washington County, 1993

Past President

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994 - 1999

State Delegate for Pennsylvania

American Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee, 1994 - 1995

Trustee

American Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1994

Member, Board of Governors

Advisory Committee for Judicial Nominations and U.S. Attorneys for the Westtern District of Pennsylvani, 1994

Member

Judicial Advisory Commission, Commonwealth of oPennsylvania

Member

Washington County Civil Mediation Program, 1994

Co-Chairman

Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1961 - Present

Member

West Virginia Bar Association, 1961 - Present

Member

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc., 1994 - Present

President

Washington County Bar Foundation, 1986

Vice President

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Member

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

Member

National Italian American Bar Association

Member

National Crime Victim Bar Associatioin

Member

Southwest Pennsylvania Legal Services Consortium Executive Board

Member

Craig House School for Special Children, 1975 - 1985

Member, Board of Directors

2003 Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel

Member

The Melvin Belli Society

Member

Wheeling Academy of Law & Science

Member

Court of Common Pleas of Washington County

Mediator

Court of Common Pleas of Washington County

Special Master of Mini-Jury Trials

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Arbitrator

Past Employment Positions:

Moschetta & Moschetta, 1963 - 1969

Joseph P. Moschetta, Esquire, 1969 - 1973

Joseph P. Moschetta & Associates, 1973 - 2005

Court of Common Pleas of Washington county, Civil Division, Judge, July 5, 2005 - December 31, 2005

The Moschetta Law Firm, P.C., January 1, 2006 - Present

 

 

The Moschetta Law Firm, P.C. in Washington, Pennsylvania handles cases along the major rivers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, including the Ohio River, Kanawha River, Allegheny River and Monongahela River.

Our maritime & personal injury lawyers represent clients in:
Pennsylvania: Washington, Pittsburgh and Beaver
Ohio: East Liverpool, Gallipolis, Marietta and Steubenville
West Virginia: Ashland, Charleston, Huntington, Marietta, Marshall, Mason, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Point Pleasant, Weirton and Wheeling.