Richard Rosenthal - 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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48
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 Richard Rosenthal, has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. He was selected as one of their “2013 Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law.”
He also made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers from 2006 - 2018. Based on the results of the Super Lawyers selection process, Attorney Rosenthal was also listed as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2010-2018 and as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh for 2008-2018.
He was voted for inclusion in the 2010 - 2019 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor based on rigorous peer review. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." Attorney Rosenthal, the firm's Managing Partner, is a former Senior Deputy Attorney with the Tort Litigation Unit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General. In over 35 years of practicing law, he has represented both defendants and plaintiffs. Because of his experience, Attorney Rosenthal teaches courses to trial attorneys and engineers on identifying and handling cases involving hazards on roadways and in construction zones.
He also has secured numerous large settlements and verdicts for clients seriously injured due to dangerous roads, construction zones, tractor-trailer accidents, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability (slip and fall), elevators and escalators, and other accidents.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, 2006 - 2015
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Best Lawyers in America®, 2010 - 2018
- One of Super Lawyers'® top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania, 2010 - 2017
- One of Super Lawyers' ® top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh, 2008 - 2017
- Martindale Hubbell Top Rated Lawyers in Personal Injury Law, 2013
Other Sources of Feedback About Richard Rosenthal
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
Education
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Legal Education
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1978
J.D.
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1978
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Non Legal Education
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University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1974
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science
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University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 1974
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Past Positions
- Polkovitz & Polkovitz, Associate, 1978 - 1980
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Attorney General, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Tort Litigation Unit, 1980 - 1991
Classes and Seminars
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How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
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How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Allegheny County Bar Association
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How to best represent cases involving roadway defects and premises liability, Pennsylvania Bar Association
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Presenter at the 28th Annual Auto Law Seminar, Governmental Liability in Vehicle Accident Cases, Premier auto insurance seminar, Pennsylvania Association for Justice
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“Manage Safety and Risk on Energy-Impacted Local Roads Now or Testify in Court Later” at the 11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science
- Presenter at the Western Pennsylvania Family and Survivor Support Group Brain Injury Association Symposium
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- U.S. Federal Courts
Other Affiliations
- Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member)
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (President's Club 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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