Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer John Brendan Elbert Biography
John Brendan Elbert, Attorney
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Toll Free: 1-866-J-ELBERT (866-535-2378)
Local: 215-569-5000
Fax: 215-569-5009
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John Brendan Elbert & Associates was founded in 1977 by Criminal Defense Lawyer John Brendan Elbert, who developed a law firm that has been ranked by attorneys in the legal community as possessing the highest possible rating for legal skills and ethical standards. From that time, the firm’s partners and lawyers alike have achieved that same level.
John Brendan Elbert is a Certified Attorney for the Military Court of Appeals as well as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey. As such, he is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey and anywhere in the world where the U.S. has jurisdiction as a Certified Member for the Military Court of Appeal.
Mr. Elbert has been practicing for over twenty-seven years in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has litigated thousands of criminal cases and tried dozens of jury trials and is extremely proud of the fact that He has never had a client sentenced to the Death Penalty. Mr. Elbert has also appeared in such foreign jurisdictions as Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Virginia and he has also litigated numerous courts martial before full Military Tribunals and has taken Appeals to both the United States Supreme Court as well as the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, where he has appeared personally.
Mr. Elbert keeps abreast of the ever changing laws and Supreme Court decisions through Continuing Legal Education Seminars as well as Conferences and literature provided to him through various associations and legal publications to which he subscribes. He also receives e-mail updates from around the Country on every area of the law. He has served on various committees that have set up referral hotlines for other attorneys to contact for expert advice in the area of criminal defense.
- Areas of Practice:
- Bail Arraignments
- Murder & Assaults
- Rape ,Sexual Assaults & Child Molestation Offenses
- Robbery & Theft Offenses
- Drug & Alcohol Related Offenses - DUI
- Welfare & Insurance Fraud
- All Federal Indictment and Informations
- Computer & Internet Offenses including Possess of Child Pornography
- Family Law/Domestic Violence
- UCMJ Matters
- Municipal & District Court Matters
- Weapons & Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act
- Violations of Probation & Parole
- All Federal & State Criminal Appeals as weel as PCRA Litigation
- RICO Matters as well as Forfeiture of Property
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1978
- New Jersey, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1979
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
- Education:
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, New Jersey, 1977 — J.D.
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St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1970 — B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Political Science
Major: History
Minor: Liberal Arts -
St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., US, June, 1968 — Associates
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Philosophy - Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, September, 1971
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1978
Property Management & Development
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- The Gloucester County Bar Association
