Atty. Darth M. Newman
Darth is a skilled trial attorney with more than a decade of litigation experience in complex commercial and plaintiff’s side whistleblower cases. He has tried shareholder disputes, fraud, insider dealing, and fiduciary duty matters worth millions of dollars.
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Darth M. Newman is a Member based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, practicing at Law Offices of Darth M. Newman LLC. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Their practice focuses on contracts, business, breach of contract, whistleblower, and litigation. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (2008), New Jersey (2008), and New York United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the (2019). Educated at University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2008) and University of Michigan (B.A., 2004). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Chair, Allegheny County Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee Council Member, Allegheny County Bar Association Federal Court Section. Serands clients in Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Darth is a skilled trial attorney with more than a decade of litigation experience in complex commercial and plaintiff’s side whistleblower cases
- He has tried shareholder disputes, fraud, insider dealing, and fiduciary duty matters worth millions of dollars
- He has also represented whistleblowers from across the country helping to shed light on all manner of fraud against the government from dangerous healthcare systems, devices, and doctors to government contracting and loan fraud
- Darth's trial experience includes a federal jury trial, a Delaware Chancery Court trial, and a range of other state court trials and arbitrations
- He has briefed and argued motions and appeals in various federal and state courts and helped secure an en banc Federal Circuit decision striking down a portion of the Lanham Act as unconstitutional
- that decision was later unanimously affirmed by the United States Supreme Court
- Examples of written decisions he has obtained appear below
- Darth is also a skilled negotiator with a lengthy record of resolving otherwise intractable disputes short of trial
- An active member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Darth is the current Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee and an elected member of the Council of the Federal Court Section
- Nationally, he is a member of Taxpayers Against Fraud, a public interest non-profit organization dedicated to fighting fraud against the government
- Darth was a soccer referee long before he was a lawyer
- He has officiated around the country, is still a referee and referee coach/mentor, and now serves as the Western Pennsylvania State Youth Referee Administrator and an ex-officio member of the Pennsylvania West Soccer Association Youth Board
- Before opening his own firm, Darth worked at national and regional firms and helped start two litigation boutiques
- Selected Decisions • In re Tam, 808 F.3d 1321 (Fed
- Cir. 2015), as corrected (Feb. 11, 2016) (en banc), aff'd sub nom
- Matal v
- Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017). • Jo A. Yochum v
- FJW Inv., Inc., 715 F. App'x 174 (3d Cir. 2017). • Ross Holding & Mgmt
- Co. v
- Advance Realty Grp., LLC, No. CIV.A. 4113-VCN, 2014 WL 4374261 (Del
- Ch
- Sept. 4, 2014)
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Darth M. Newman is one of 76,762 contracts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse contracts attorneys in Pennsylvania →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Darth M. Newman is one of 5,938 breach of contract attorneys indexed nationally. Browse breach of contract attorneys in Pennsylvania →
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Pittsburgh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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