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Nocito, Frank W.

Frank W. Nocito - Kingston, PA

Attorney at Law Office of Frank W. Nocito, LLC

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Kingston, PA

63 Pierce Street Kingston, PA 18704

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 43 Years 
    Experience

Kingston Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Felonies and Misdemeanors
  • DUI/DWI
  • Juvenile Crimes
  • Sex Offenses
  • White Collar Crimes
  • Drug Violations
  • Grand Jury

Attorney Information

Overview

  • Victorious counsel in PA Supreme Court case of Commonwealth ex rel. Buchanan v. Verbonitz, which case was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court on 7/21/2020
  • Past President, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Counsel in a number of high-profile murder cases, one the subject of a book, another featured on a forensic TV show
  • Judge O'Donnell acquitted on harassment charge | News | citizensvoice.com
  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joann-curley-woman-who-killed-husband-with-rat-poison-in-food-released-from-prison/

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Frank W. Nocito included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2012-Present

Other Sources of Feedback About Frank W. Nocito

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

  • Legal Education

    • Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
      J.D.
  • Non Legal Education

    • Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1980
      B.S.
      Major: Business Administration

References

  • Neil T. O'Donnell, Esq.
  • Phillip Gelso, Esq.

Pro Bono Activities

  • Lector at Parish of St. Barbara, 2017 - Present
  • Penn State University Wilkes-Barre Campus Advisory Board, 2012 - Present

Representative Clients

  • Judges
  • Lawyers
  • Doctors
  • Professional Athletes
  • Police Officers
  • Teachers
  • People from all walks of life

Representative Cases

  • Commonwealth ex. rel. Buchanan v. Verbonitz
    • Citation: 581 A.2d 172, Pa. 1990, Supreme

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1983
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice, 1984
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1994
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Other Affiliations

  • PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1984 - Present (Past President)
  • Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association, 1983 - Present (Co-Chair - Criminal Law Committee)

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