Victor H. Pribanic
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in White Oak, Pennsylvania
Pribanic & Pribanic
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1979
Education: Duquesne University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2026 Victor H. Pribanic is the founding member of Pribanic & Pribanic in White Oak, Pennsylvania, where he concentrates on personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. His work also encompasses automobile defects, birth injuries, product liability, business litigation and employment matters, civil trials and arbitration, as well as criminal law and trials. With approximately 95% of his professional work devoted to litigation, he has built a career centered on advocating for clients in complex and often high-stakes disputes.
Mr. Pribanic earned his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh and his B.A., cum laude, from Bowling Green State University in 1976. Before establishing Pribanic & Pribanic in 1984, he began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Pittsburgh. His background also includes serving as a lecturer on trial practices and medical malpractice, reflecting his longstanding involvement in legal education and trial advocacy.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Pribanic has handled a broad range of civil tort claims, including matters involving personal injuries, medical negligence, defective products and automobile defects. He has tried and settled cases in both state and federal courts and also represents clients in criminal matters. His litigation work has earned him recognition as an award-winning attorney, with a professional focus that extends from complex civil disputes to select criminal proceedings.
Mr. Pribanic is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. His broad court admissions reflect the range of jurisdictions in which he has handled litigation.
As a founder of Pribanic & Pribanic, Mr. Pribanic has helped shape the firm’s longstanding trial-oriented approach. His career reflects a commitment to courtroom advocacy, careful preparation and pursuing meaningful outcomes for clients facing serious legal challenges.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense, Employment Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Birth Injury, Criminal Law, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Criminal Defense
- 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1979, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://pribanic.com/pittsburgh-attorneys/victor-h-pribanic/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Pennsylvania Bar, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979
- The Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Member
- International Society of Barristers, Admitted, 2010
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $103 million, Verdict, Accounting Negligence / Fraud
- $21 million, Settlement, Product Liability / Medical & Hospital Malpractice
- $10 million, Medical Malpractice Victim
- $8 million, Settlement, Product Liability / Medical & Hospital Malpractice
- $5.8 million, Settlement, Automobile Accident
- $5 million, Settlement, Product Liability / Defective Design
- $2.25 million, Medical Malpractice Settlement
- $2.2 million, Verdict, Defamation / Fraud / Contract Interference
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Educational Background
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, J.D., 1979
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, B.A. cum laude, 1976
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Lecturer, Trial Practices and Medical Malpractice
- Interviewed on medical malpractice litigation, including the evaluation of medical records, expert review, and medical negligence claims
- Featured in Bloomberg Business discussing a General Motors ignition-switch case involving fatal injury
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Founding Member of Pribanic & Pribanic, established in 1984
- Former Assistant District Attorney in Pittsburgh
- Obtained numerous seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements
- Obtained a $600,000 medical malpractice verdict, described as the first major plaintiff's verdict in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Extensive trial experience in civil tort claims, medical negligence, drug defect litigation, product liability, and other litigation matters
Honors
- Best Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, 2021–2024
- Top 50 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2016–2023
- Product Liability Litigator of the Year, Pittsburgh, 2010
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Nominated, 2010
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Top 25 National Trial Lawyers, Medical Malpractice, 2020
Awards
AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2026
Top Lists
Top 50: Pittsburgh Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2012, 2014, 2016 - 2020, 2022 - 2023- Top 50: 2023 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2012 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2011 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers
