Steven E. "Tim" Riley Jr. - Erie, PA
Attorney at Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C.
Litigation Lawyers in Erie, PA
2525 West 26th Street Suite 200 Erie, PA 16506 - 3254
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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48
Years
Experience
Erie Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Automobile Accident
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Tim Riley is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has been certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1991. He is a past President of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association) and was the 2011 recipient of that organization's Milton D. Rosenberg Award for his devotion to injured victims, qualities of leadership, and service to the organization. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He previously served in the PBA's House of Delegates and as Chair of the PBA's Judicial Evaluation Commission, which evaluates candidates for the state appellate judiciary. A past President of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association, Tim has been listed since 2005 by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2008. His practice is concentrated in wrongful death and serious personal injury claims, motor vehicle accidents and medical negligence suits and commercial litigation.
In 2020, Tim was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the Court's "Team 300" Committee, which is charged with planning the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Court, the oldest appellate Court in the United States, which will take place in Philadelphia in May, 2022.
https://www.pacourts.us/learn/history/celebrating-300-years
Awards and Honors
Honors
- The Pennsylvania Association for Justice Milton D. Rosenberg Award, 2011
- Erie County Bar Association, Chancellor of the Bar, 2018
- Pennsylvania Bar Association President's Award, 2005 and 2015
- Erie County Bar Association President's Award, 2000
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - Present; Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Pittsburgh Region, 2016; Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Pittsburgh Region, 2019, 2013
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2005 - Present
- Pitt Varsity Letter Club, Awardee of Distinction, 2015
- Girard School District “Hive of Fame” Distinguished Alumni Award, 2014
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Included on the 2026 Pennsylvania 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 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
- 2005 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1978
J.D.
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1978
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Non Legal Education
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University of Pittsburgh, 1975
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
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University of Pittsburgh, 1975
Pro Bono Activities
- Erie Events/Erie County Convention Center Authority, Treasurer; Member, Board of Directors, 2016 - Present
- Erie Independence House, Inc., Past President, Member of the Board of Directors, 1981 - 2017
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1978
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Other Affiliations
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Association for Justice (Member; Past Member, Board of Governors; Past State Delegate)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly PATLA) (Past President)
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors; Past Chair, Judicial Evaluation Commission; Former Member, House of Delegates)
- Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (Past President, Keystone Society Charter Member)
- Erie County Bar Association (Member; Past President; Chancellor of the Bar - 2018)
- Merit Selection Committee for Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy, Western District of Pennsylvania (Chairman, 2003)
- Hearing Panel 4.06, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Former Chairman)
- Public Justice Foundation (Member)
- American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Pi Kappa Alpha
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Contact
2525 West 26th Street
Suite 200
Erie, PA 16506 - 3254
Phone: 814-580-5017 (Main Phone)
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