Douglas J. Olcott - 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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36
Years
Experience
Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 04/30/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Bicycle, ATV and Boating Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Workers Compensation
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Social Security Disability
- Legal Malpractice
- Hepatitis C Exposure
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Doug Olcott focuses his practice on Personal Injury, Work Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Hepatitis C Exposure, Legal Malpractice and Social Security Disability in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has been selected by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers as one of the top 5% of lawyers in Pennsylvania since 2012. Since 2014, he has been listed as one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Pittsburgh and one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania. He is a lifetime member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum, a select group of attorneys who have won a plaintiff verdict or settlement of over at least two million dollars.
In 2013, a 2.2 Million Dollar total settlement was reached for an 81-year-old man who was killed, and his 53-year-old son who suffered a closed head injury, as the result of a serious car collision. In addition, he settled a 1.3 Million Dollar product liability case for a Pulaski man who fell 40 feet while working on a cellular tower in October of 2013.
In 2012, Doug made headlines after winning a jury trial in Beaver County where a man was awarded 2.8 Million Dollars in damages and delay damages for injuries he sustained in a 2003 car accident. That verdict was one of the largest in Beaver County's history for a plaintiff injured in a car accident.
A magna cum laude graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Doug has been licensed to practice since 1990. He is licensed to practice law in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While practicing law in New Jersey he was a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. After practicing law in New Jersey for seventeen years, Doug moved to New Castle to join Dallas W. Hartman, PC., where he has handled hundreds of cases over the last five years. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and Lawrence County Bar Association.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012 - 2017
- Top 50 Lawyers Pittsburgh, Super Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Top 100 Lawyers Pennsylvania, Super Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Lead Counsel Rated, Personal Injury
- Lead Counsel Rated, Social Security Disability
- Lead Counsel Rated, Medical Malpractice
Other Sources of Feedback About Douglas J. Olcott
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
Education
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Legal Education
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Seton Hall University School of Law,
Newark,
New Jersey
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Articles Editor
Law Review: Seton Hall University School of Law
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Seton Hall University School of Law,
Newark,
New Jersey
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Non Legal Education
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Montclair State University,
Montclair,
New Jersey, 1987
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science
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Montclair State University,
Montclair,
New Jersey, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Published Works
Articles
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Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyer, Dallas W. Hartman P.C., Attorneys at Law
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Pittsburgh Pedestrian Accident Attorney, Dallas W. Hartman P.C., Attorneys at Law
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Pittsburgh Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer, Dallas W. Hartman P.C., Attorneys at Law
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2007
- New Jersey, 1990
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2007
- Federal District Court of New Jersey, 1990
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Lawrence County Bar Association
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lifetime Member)
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lifetime Member)
- Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
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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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