Arthur T Donato Jr Counsel That Informs, Advises, & Improves Your Life

Arthur T. Donato Jr.

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Location: Media, Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania

Phone: (610) 565-4747

Email: Email Me

Since 1980, Mr. Donato has represented individuals and corporate entities in complicated criminal cases in both state and federal court. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Delaware County Bar Associations, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, which is the highest available rating. He was a founding member and past president of both the Delaware County and Pennsylvania Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Donato was privileged to serve on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee from 1992 to 1998. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Donato was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Villanova University in 1977, a Juris Doctor from the Delaware Law School of Widener University in 1980, and was awarded a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Villanova University in May of 1990, during which time he concentrated his writing in the field of Ethics and Personal Responsibility.

Since 1981, Mr. Donato has been a visiting lecturer at Villanova University speaking on "Use of the Insanity Defense in Criminal Prosecutions" and currently is an instructor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Departments teaching "Sociolegal Aspects of Criminal Procedure" and "The Supreme Court and its Influence on American Society." Mr. Donato frequently lectures at continuing legal education seminars, speaks to community organizations, and testifies before legislative bodies on a variety of criminal justice issues.

Areas of Practice

Criminal Law - Federal (White Collar Crime)

Environmental Law

Criminal Law

Federal & State Crimes

Fraud Defense: Mail, Wire, Tax, Securities, Bank, Medical & Health Care

Public Corruption

Environmental Crimes involving Clean Air and Water Violations

Assault

Sex Crimes/Rape

Child Abuse

Homicide

Homicide/Aggravated Assault by Motor Vehicle

Vehicle Offenses

Grand Jury Proceedings

Violent Crime Defense

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1980

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, J.D. - 1980

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, M.A. – 1990 Major: Philosophy

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, B.S. – 1977 Major: Economics

Classes/Seminars

Instructor, "Sociolegal Aspects of Criminal Procedure," Villanova University, Sociology Department, 1990 - Present

Instructor, "The Supreme Court and Its Influence on American Society," Villanova University, Sociology Department, 1990 - Present

Visiting Lecturer, "Use of the Insanity Defense in Criminal Prosecutions," Villanova University, 1981 - Present

Visiting Lecturer, "Preparation of Psychiatric/Psychological Reports in Criminal Cases," Norristown State Hospital, Forensic Psychiatry/Psychology

Recent Trends in Criminal Law

Should Defendant Testify; Preparation

Use of Psychiatric and Psychological Experts

Insanity as a Defense to Criminal Prosecutions

Cross-Examination of an Informant

Cross-Examination Techniques

Five County Seminar - Criminal Procedures

Criminal Justice System in Delaware County

Ethical Issues in the Practice of Criminal Law

Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure

Civil Rights

Techniques and Strategies in Criminal Trial Advocacy

Role of Supreme Court and Judicial Review

Evidentiary Issues Panel

Federal Criminal Practice

The Key to Professional Felicity

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Service Award, President of Student Body, Villanova University, 1977

Two Years of Service Award, Radnor Fire Co., 1976

Elected to Outstanding Young Men in America, 1976 - 1977

Nominated to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1977

Outstanding Service Award, Delaware County Bar Association, 1987

Outstanding Service Award, Delaware County Bar Association, 1988

Nicholas D. Vadino, Jr. Memorial Award, Significant Contributions by a Young Lawyer to the Organized Bar, 1989

Award of Appreciation, Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1989

Liberty Award Presented by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1990

Man of the Year, Lawyers Club, Delaware County Bar Association, 1993

Award of the Officers and Directors, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1995

President's Award - Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998

The Honorable Paul R. Sand President's Award of the Delaware County Bar Association, 2011

The Charles P. Gelso President's Award of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2011

Best Law Firms - Pennsylvania - U.S. News and World Report, 2014

Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America"

AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®

Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships

Delaware County Bar Association, Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

American Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2004 - Present

American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Fellow, 1990 - Present

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2004 - Present

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member

Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1990

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Co-Founder; Past President

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Co-Chairman, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force, 1990 - Present

Delaware County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Founder; President, 1986 - 1989

Delaware County Bar Association Committees, Member, Criminal Legal Education Rules, Trial Practices, Civil Rights

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, Member, 1992 – 1998

American Law Institute – Model Penal Code – (Sex Offenses), Advisor

Past Employment Positions

Malady & Donato, Partner, 1984 - 1996

Prodoehl, Malady & Donato, Partner, 1983 - 1984

Prodoehl, James & Donato, Associate, 1980 - 1983

Law Offices of Eugene J. Malady, Law Clerk, 1977 - 1980

Office of the District Attorney for the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Intern, 1979

Law Offices of G. Bradley Rainer, Law Clerk, 1979

Languages

English

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