Cynthia Danel - Pittsburgh, PA
Attorney at Edgar Snyder & Associates
Personal Injury Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA
225 North Shore Drive Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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45
Years
Experience
Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Auto Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Construction Zone Accidents
- Dangerous Drugs
- Defective Products
- Dog Bites
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Hazardous Roadways
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Cynthia Danel has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. She was selected as a 2018 Woman Leader in The Law, based on The Martindale AV Rating System. She made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, from 2005-2018. Attorney Danel has also been honored on the Super Lawyers list of Top 50 Women Attorneys in Pennsylvania from 2008-2018. In addition, she was included on the list of Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2011-2018 and the list of Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh from 2009-2018.
She was voted for inclusion in the 2011-2019 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor based on rigorous peer review, and was selected as their 2012 "Pittsburgh Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year." Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Attorney Danel is a Charter Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, limited to fewer than 3,500 Fellows. Membership is by invitation only.
Attorney Danel has tried numerous cases to verdict before a jury and has tried numerous insurance arbitration cases in Allegheny County and counties in Western and Central Pennsylvania. She has mediated and settled hundreds of cases, resulting in substantial recoveries for her clients. She has also successfully argued appellate (relating to appeals) cases before both the Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, 2005 - 2017
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University, 2004 - Present
- Best Lawyers in America®, 2011 - 2018
- One of Super Lawyers'® top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania, 2011 - 2012
- One of Super Lawyers'® top 50 Female Attorneys in Pennsylvania, 2008 - 2017
- One of Super Lawyers'® top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh, 2009 - 2017
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- "Pittsburgh Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year", 2012 - Present
- Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University
Other Sources of Feedback About Cynthia Danel
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 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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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1981
J.D.
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1981
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Non Legal Education
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Pennsylvania State University,
University Park,
Pennsylvania, 1975
M.A.
Major: Speech Communication -
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park,
Pennsylvania, 1971
B.A.
Major: Speech Communication
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Pennsylvania State University,
University Park,
Pennsylvania, 1975
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Classes and Seminars
- Frequent lecturer for both local and state trial attorney organizations on topics including changes in the law on automobile insurance, demonstrative evidence, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage issues
Pro Bono Activities
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
- Pennsylvania State University Career Counseling Panel
- Judge participant in the Allegheny County High School Moot Court Competition
- Judge participant in the University of Pittsburgh Moot Court Competition
- Former Chairperson, High School Essay Contest, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Representative Clients
Personal Injury Clients
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Specialties and Certifications
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Other Affiliations
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Past President & President's Club Member)
- Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Board of Governors)
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
- Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
- Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member)
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Contact
225 North Shore Drive
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 412-394-1000
Fax: 412-391-2180
Email: Send a message
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http://www.edgarsnyder.com
- https://www.edgarsnyder.com/our-attorneys (Edgar Snyder & Associates Attorneys)
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