Victor H. Pribanic - White Oak, PA
Attorney at Pribanic & Pribanic
Personal Injury Lawyers in White Oak, PA
1735 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA 15131
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47
Years
Experience
White Oak Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 09/29/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Automobile Defects
- Birth Injuries
- Business Litigation and Employment Issues
- Civil Trials and Arbitration
- Criminal Law and Trials
- Product Liability and Defective Products
Attorney Information
Overview
Victor H. Pribanic is an award-winning Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice attorney, who also frequently practices in:
- Automobile Defects
- Birth Injuries
- Business Litigation and Employment Issues
- Civil Trials and Arbitration
- Criminal Law and Trials
- Product Liability and Defective Products
95% of Victor’s practice is devoted to litigation.
Victor is the founding member of Pribanic & Pribanic, a Pittsburgh-based regional trial practice firm. A graduate of Bowling Green State University and Duquesne University School of Law, Victor began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Pittsburgh before founding the firm in 1984.
As a top Pittsburgh Personal Injury Attorney, Victor has tried and settled a wide variety of civil tort claims, and occasionally represents clients in criminal matters in both United States District and State Courts.
Victor has obtained numerous seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements, including:
- $103 million accounting malpractice verdict
- $2.2 million defamation verdict in New Jersey
- $1.175 million product liability verdict against General Motors
- $600,000 medical malpractice verdict — the first major plaintiff's verdict in Butler County, PA
He is especially known for his work in medical negligence and drug defect litigation.
“You have to spend time with your clients, and you need to know them,’’ Victor Pribanic told Bloomberg Business in an article about a GM ignition switch case involving fatal injury.Victor is a native of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Outside of the courtroom, he enjoys the outdoors—often found either exploring the country with his bird dogs or fly-fishing in a trout stream, depending on the season.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Best Lawyers – Medical Malpractice, 2021–2024
- Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2016–2023
- Product Liability Litigator of the Year – Pittsburgh, 2010
- American College of Trial Lawyers – Nominated, 2010
- International Society of Barristers – Admitted, 2010
- The Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County – Member
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent, Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2026
- Top 50: Pittsburgh Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2012, 2014, 2016 - 2020, 2022 - 2023
- Top 100: Pennsylvania Super Lawyers: 2018
- Top 25 National Trial Lawyers – Medical Malpractice, 2020
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, 2020
- Million Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2013
Other Sources of Feedback About Victor H. Pribanic
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
- 2004 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1979
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1976
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Assistant District Attorney, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, 1982 - 1987
- Private Practitioner and Law Clerk, Honorable Ronald A. Doyle, 1980 - 1982
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Trial Practices and Medical Malpractice
Representative Cases
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$103 million – Verdict – Accounting Negligence / Fraud
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$21 million – Settlement – Product Liability / Medical & Hospital Malpractice
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$10 million – Medical Malpractice Victim
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$8 million – Settlement – Product Liability / Medical & Hospital Malpractice
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$5.8 million – Settlement – Automobile Accident
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$5 million – Settlement – Product Liability / Defective Design
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$2.25 million – Medical Malpractice Settlement
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$2.2 million – Verdict – Defamation, Fraud, Contract Interference
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Member, 2010–Present
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Member, 2005–Present
- American Association for Justice, Member, 2000–Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, 1997–Present
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1997–Present
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Contact
1735 Lincoln Way
White Oak, PA 15131
Phone Number: 412-240-5844
Fax Number: 412-672-3715
Email: Send a message
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