Richard Rosenthal

Richard Rosenthal

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Edgar Snyder & Associates

Personal Injury Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA in Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA412-394-1000
Personal InjuryAuto AccidentsBicycle AccidentsConstruction Zone AccidentsDangerous DrugsDefective Products

About Richard Rosenthal

Attorney Richard Rosenthal, has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. He was selected as one of their “2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law.” He also made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers from 2006 - 2018. Based on the results of the Super Lawyers selection process, Attorney Rosenthal was also listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2010-2018 and as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh for 2008-2018. He was voted for inclusion in the 2010 - 2019 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor based on rigorous peer review. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." Attorney Rosenthal, the firm's Managing Partner, is a former Senior Deputy Attorney with the Tort Litigation Unit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General. In over 35 years of practicing law, he has represented both defendants and plaintiffs. Because of his experience, Attorney Rosenthal teaches courses to trial attorneys and engineers on identifying and handling cases involving hazards on roadways and in construction zones. He also has secured numerous large settlements and verdicts for clients seriously injured due to dangerous roads, construction zones, tractor-trailer accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability (slip and fall), elevators and escalators, and other accidents. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Richard Rosenthal included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, 2006 - 2015 Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Best Lawyers in America®, 2010 - 2018 One of Super Lawyers'® top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania, 2010 - 2017 One of Super Lawyers' ® top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh, 2008 - 2017 Martindale Hubbell Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law, 2013 Other Sources of Feedback About Richard Rosenthal Included on the 2026Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list 2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1978
  • J.D.

Non Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1974
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Of Counsel

Past Positions

  • Polkovitz & Polkovitz, Associate, 1978 - 1980
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Tort Litigation Unit, 1980 - 1991

Classes and Seminars

  • How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
  • How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Presenter at the 28th Annual Auto Law Seminar, Governmental Liability in Vehicle Accident Cases, Premier auto insurance seminar, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
  • “Manage Safety and Risk on Energy-Impacted Local Roads Now or Testify in Court Later” at the 11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science
  • Presenter at the Western Pennsylvania Family and Survivor Support Group Brain Injury Association Symposium

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • Ohio
  • U.S. Federal Courts

Other Affiliations

  • Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
  • Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Member)
  • American Association for Justice (Member)
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
  • Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member)
  • Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (President's Club Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameRichard Rosenthal
FirmEdgar Snyder & Associates
Address225 North Shore Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone412-394-1000
Phone412-391-2180
Websitewww.edgarsnyder.com
Websitewww.edgarsnyder.com/our-attorneys
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Consultation Free initial consultation