Darth M. Newman

Darth M. Newman is an attorney and certified mediator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with over a decade of experience litigating 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 is the founder of the Law Offices of Darth M. Newman LLC and represents clients throughout the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and nationwide.

Mr. Newman'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. Mr. Newman is also a skilled negotiator with a lengthy record of resolving otherwise intractable disputes short of trial.

After graduating with distinction from the University of Michigan, Mr. Newman earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Earlier in his career, he practiced at various national and regional law firms and helped establish two boutique litigation firms.

Recognized for his legal competency and high ethical standards, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Newman with a rating of AV Preeminent.* This is the organization’s highest possible rating, presented to only a select few attorneys. The organization National Trial Lawyers included him on its “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list. 

Mr. Newman has twice served as chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee and is an elected officer of the Council of the Federal Court Section. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee and Federal Practice Committee. Darth serves as a Hearing Committee Member for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Darth is a member of the Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania and is listed as an approved mediator and Early Neutral Evaluator by the Western District of Pennsylvania. Darth serves as a pro bono mediator for the EEOC and the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. Nationally, he is a member of the TAF Anti-Fraud Coalition, a public interest non-profit organization dedicated to fighting fraud against the government.  

*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.