Your Local Mesothelioma And Personal Injury Advocates
Anthony J. D’Amico
Anthony
J.
D'Amico
Anthony
J.
D'Amico
- Founding Partner
- Asbestos Mesothelioma
- Personal Injury
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Litigation & Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
Biography
Mr. D'Amico is a founding member of D'Amico Law Offices, LLC. With decades of litigation experience, he began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office. In 1987, Mr. D'Amico began his career in civil litigation and has since concentrated his practice in areas of serious personal injury, wrongful death, pharmaceutical cases, product liability cases, and medical malpractice cases.
A partial sampling of Mr. D'Amico's cases includes the following:
The Ashland Oil Spill, a class action resulting in a $30,000,000 settlement for property damage and business interruption as a result of the release of oil from a ruptured oil tank.
A wrongful death claim on behalf of the parents of an infant who died as a result of the ingestion of an anti-heartburn medication known as PropulsidTM. The infant's death and the resulting litigation were major contributing factors in the FDA's order to discontinue the sale of PropulsidTM in the United States.
A premises liability claim on behalf of a worker who developed acute myelogenous leukemia as a result of occupational exposure to toxic fumes emanating from coke batteries.
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: cum laude
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- M.A. - 1976
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1973
Past Positions
- Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1982 to 1987
- Allegheny County Police Academy, Instructor of Law
Languages
- English
- Italian
Professional Associations
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Current Employment Position
- Founding Partner
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Honors
- Recipient, Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Award, 1988
- Variety Club of Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Award, 1988
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Pennsylvania
- 2018 American Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellows
- PaLAW 2000 Top 50 Awards and Settlements List – #33