Philip Gelso | Esquire

Philip Gelso

Philip Gelso

Criminal, White Collar Crime, Felony, RICO Act, Misdemeanor, Federal and State Criminal Defense

Experience: 27 years

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About Philip

Philip Gelso, Esquire concentrates his practice in the area of criminal and civil litigation. He is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL) where he serves as President Elect and formerly served as Vice President for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Chairperson of the Continuing Education Committee. He also serves as a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and Solicitor for Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc., a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and Solicitor for the Wyoming Valley Children's Association, and Solicitor to the Dallas Township Zoning Hearing Board and the Jackson Township Zoning Hearing Board.

Attorney Gelso is a member of the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association. He has been an active member of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 2002 through 2009 and for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2006. He has also lectured at Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by PACDL.

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Experience

Attorney

Law Offices of Philip Gelso

October 2013 – Present

Member

Briechle & Gelso, LLC

May 2007 – September 2013 (6 years 5 months)

Attorney

Law Offices of Philip Gelso

May 2000 – May 2007 (7 years 1 month)

Admission

Verified Pennsylvania

1998

Education

Villanova University School of Law

JD

1998

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • President-Elect Pennsylvania Associate of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Solicitor WVCA
  • Member MDPA Bar Association
  • Member National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member American Bar Association
  • Member Federal Bar Association
  • Member Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association
Honors / Awards
  • President-elect, former Vice President for MDPA and Member of Board of Directors - Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.