Corey A. Bauer - Pittsburgh, PA
Attorney at Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA
Three Gateway Center 401 Liberty Ave. 22nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 - 1005
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9
Years
Experience
Updated: 03/10/2026
Attorney Information
Overview
Corey handles sophisticated matters involving UAS/UAV (drone) technology. He has represented and/or counseled individuals and corporations in FAA regulatory compliance, FAA investigations, and even successfully defended an individual in a UAS-related jury trial in Pennsylvania. He has spoken and been published on the subject of UAS technology in the judicial system on both a state and national level.
To compliment his Business Litigation practice, he also maintains a Federal Criminal Defense practice where he represents individuals in federal criminal investigations, grand jury matters, and throughout the criminal procedural process after arrest. He has experience in counseling corporations and individuals on "dawn raids" and various constitutional protection issues arising out of criminal investigations.
Mr. Bauer has amassed a considerable amount of trial and motions practice experience in both civil and criminal matters, and he uses that experience to fearlessly prepare his clients' cases for any potential strategy or outcome.
He has been voted by his peers to be a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer Rising Star in Business Litigation and a National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Criminal Defense.
In his time outside the firm, he is extremely active in the community on both a professional and personal level. He currently sits on the Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division, the American Bar Association's Drone Law Committee, and represents indigent criminal defendants in federal court for the Criminal Justice Act
Panel of the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, among other groups. Being an avid outdoorsman, he is also a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation which aims to enhance conservation efforts across the nation.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2020-Present)
- National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2021)
Other Sources of Feedback About Corey A. Bauer
Included on the 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 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
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Honors: William H. Eckert Prize for superior upper division legal writing
Honors: National Finalist in the 2016-2017 American Bar Association National Mock Trial Competition
Honors: CALI Awards (best grade in class) in Securities Arbitration Clinic, Advanced Trial Evidence, and Criminal Defense and Prosecutorial Ethics Seminar
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
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Non Legal Education
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Kent State University
B.A.
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Kent State University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Associate
Classes and Seminars
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A Night at The Science Center: Criminal Procedure for the Non- Criminal Lawyer, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (February 28th, 2020) (ABA Award Winner)
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Drone Laws: The Imminent Quandary, The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA (February 21st, 2020)
- Constitutional Rights in the Digital Age: Is There an App for that?, The Allegheny County Bar Association, Pittsburgh, PA (August 29th, 2019).
Published Works
Articles
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Drone Crimes: A New Frontier in Criminal Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Champion Magazine, (November 2020 Issue)
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How the Coronavirus Affects Contracts With Force Majeure Clauses in Pennsylvania Courts, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2020)
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The New Road to Municipal Workplace Safety, The Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, The Authority Magazine, Co- Author (Volume 51, Number 1, February 2020).
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What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania Drone Crimes, The Pennsylvania Bar Association, The Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine (March/April Issue 2020).
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Peeping Drones: Uncertainty in the UAV World After ACT 78, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Summer Issue 2019).
- The Law’s Blind Eye Toward Injustice: Why Lawyers Sometimes Allow Wrongful Convictions, Allegheny County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Point of Law (Winter Issue 2019).
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”),Young Lawyers Division Council Member,Legal Education Committee
- The American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Forum on Air and Space Law Member, Drone Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of PA –Criminal Justice Act Panel Member
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Contact
Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Ave.
22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 - 1005
Phone: 412-288-2216
Fax: 412-281-4499
Email: Send a message
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https://www.hh-law.com/
- http://www.pitiptechblog.com (Pittsburgh IP and Tech Blog)
- https://hh-law.com/insights/ (Houston Harbaugh Law Blog)
Hours: M - F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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