Joseph F. Ricchiuti
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney in Philadelphia, PA
In preparation for his legal career, Joseph F. Ricchiuti earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Notre Dame, and a law degree from Villanova University. He represented clients in Pennsylvania in cases of civil litigation, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance bad faith claims and personal injury litigation. A valuable member of Young Ricchiuti Caldwell & Heller, LLC, Mr. Ricchiuti serves as a mediator and arbitrator with ADR Options. He has received over 100 hours of formal mediator training, including courses at Pepperdine University and Harvard Law School. He conducts aproximately 65 mediations and arbitrations per year.
With a passion for continuing education and professional training, Mr. Ricchiuti has lectured for organizations such as the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and The Dickinson School of Law at The Pennsylvania State University. A faculty member of the Temple University Beasley School of Law’s Academy of Advocacy for over 25 years, he sought during this time to improve trial skills in new lawyers.
Mr. Ricchiuti is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. For his superior legal skills and his adherence to ethics, he has received the highest rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
From complex cases of medical negligence to product liability cases for printing machines, Mr. Ricchiuti has handled a wide variety of case types over his career. He also received a substantial verdict for a client from a former mayor and the city of Philadelphia.
To better protect citizens and stay involved in the community, Mr. Ricchiutu has lectured to physicians on medical malpractice, and regularly works on the advisory board of organizations that help children and families with special needs.
* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 90%Alternative Dispute Resolution
- 10%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Personal Injury - Plaintiff
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- Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2021
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About Joseph F. Ricchiuti
Admitted: 1967, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: http://www.yrchlaw.com/About/Joseph-F-Ricchiuti.shtml
Pro bono/Community Service
- Advisory Board, Best Nest
- Advisory Board, Siloam
- Member, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (was formerly Hahnemann Medical College and is now Drexel University College of Medicine)
Honors/Awards
- Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, with the advanced rank of Advocate
- AV Preeminent*, Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Co-Planner, annual advanced medical malpractice course, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Lecturer, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Lecturer, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
- Lecturer, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
- Lecturer, Temple University Graduate Program in Law
- Lecturer, National Business Institute
- Master, Villanova Law School American Inn of Court
- Member, Board of Editors, Villanova Law Review, 1966 - 1967, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Dickinson School of Law, CLE, 1983 - 1986
- Lecturer, Pennsylvania Products Liability Law, Cambridge Institute, 1988 - 1990
- Lecturer, Mediation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1990 - Present
- Lecturer, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, 1990 - Present
- Faculty, Academy of Advocacy, 1980 - 2006
- Lecturer, Mediation, Association for Conflict Resolution
- Article on mediation and alternative dispute resolution was published in the Legal Intelligencer's "Personal Injury" supplement and also in ALM's Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, November 2010
Bar/Professional Activity
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates, Former Member
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1967
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Philadelphia Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, Investigative Division, Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1967
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Past President
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, Committee on Civil Judicial Procedure, 1975 - Present
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Association for Conflict Resolution, Member
- Pennsylvania, 1967
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1967
- American Bar Association, Member
Educational Background
- Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Mediation Course, 2006
- Pepperdine University School of Law Specialized MediationTraining, 2007
- Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution in Mediating the Litigated Case, 2005
- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, B.S., Bachelor of Science, Major: Biology, 1964
- Health Care Resolutions, Advanced Training, 2004
Last Updated: 3/3/2021