Leonard G. Ambrose III

Attorney Ambrose earned his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati School Of Law after graduating from the University of Michigan. He is a senior partner with the Erie, Pennsylvania-based Ambrose Law Firm. He solely handles litigation cases in state and federal courts around the country, with a focus on significant criminal defense, white collar defense, plaintiffs medical malpractice, and commercial litigation. Mr. Ambrose is a member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, as well as the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. He is also a past Vice President of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. From politicians, lawyers, police officers, doctors, and Fortune 500 firms to suspected murderers and drug dealers, he has represented a diverse range of clients.

He was named a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers in 1991, the country's preeminent criminal law organization. Since 1993, he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America - Criminal Law section for Pennsylvania every year. Finest Lawyers in America ranked him the best criminal lawyer in Pittsburgh in 2013. Attorney Ambrose has been ranked in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in the subject of Violence and White Collar Criminal Defense for the past 25 years. In addition, he is ranked as one of the top lawyers in White Collar Criminal Defense in the February 2015 edition of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Magazine.

Attorney Ambrose has successfully prosecuted over 150 major felony cases over the last 40 years. He has handled 59 homicide defense cases both inside and outside of Pennsylvania. He's also tried cases in 16 other states, with the majority of them taking place in federal district courts. He currently devotes 100% of his practice to the trial of big criminal and civil cases both within and outside of Pennsylvania.

Attorney Ambrose has won some of Northwestern Pennsylvania's largest medical malpractice verdicts. For example, in a medical malpractice case tried in the Court of Common Pleas in Erie County in December 2002, he got a $4.1 million award. In the state of Pennsylvania, the verdict was the seventh biggest medical malpractice award in 2002. Following an extended collaborative investigation by the FBI and Attorney General, Attorney Ambrose was also successful in obtaining the acquittal of the previous Mayor of the City of Erie on conspiracy and public corruption charges.

Attorney Ambrose has lectured widely to different legal organizations, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on criminal defense and plaintiff's medical malpractice trial techniques, as well as at several law schools on both civil and criminal trial practice.

Education

• University of Michigan,
• University Of Cincinnati School Of Law (J.D.)

Award List

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

• Criminal Defense: General Practice, Pittsburgh (2013)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar