Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Criminal Defense, Administrative Law; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1997
Education: Pennsylvania State University The Dickinson School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 - 2008, 2011 - 2012 Details
In his 25-plus years of judiciously representing clients in harrowing litigation encompassing all aspects of employment law, criminal defense, real estate and civil litigation, Edward A. Paskey has maintained consistency in his eminent advocacy throughout the duration of the cases he takes on, emphasizing personalized attention, meticulous focus and enthusiastic zeal to see them free of their legal woes. At the law office of FrancePaskeySwope in York, Pennsylvania, he serves businesses and clients throughout the surrounding region, as well as in the Lancaster metropolitan area and across the state.
Mr. Paskey completed his undergraduate studies in 1994, graduating with honors from The Pennsylvania State University with his Bachelor of Arts degree in international politics and history. He went on to attend the Dickinson Law at The Pennsylvania State University, where he honed his legal acumen and talents that remain evident in the counsel he provides for his clients today. After receiving his Juris Doctor in 1997, he obtained his license to practice law in Pennsylvania the same year, and later in Minnesota. Furthermore, he has been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
With prior experience serving as the first deputy district attorney for the York County District Attorney’s Office and later as assistant attorney general at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Mr. Paskey is in tune with the inner workings of the local judiciary he operates within, giving his clients the upper hand in their legal issues and providing them the confidence that their legal matters will be handled efficaciously and with grace and poise. For his many contributions, he has been rated a perfect “10.0” on Avvo, and he has hosted numerous positive client testimonials on the site.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, Real Estate: ConsumerFocus areas
Arbitration, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Debt, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Employment Law - Employee, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, False Accusations, Felony, Government Benefits, Juvenile Delinquency, Labor Law, Landlord/Tenant, Licensing, Mediation, Misdemeanor, Mortgage & Refinance, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Non-Compete Agreements, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Sexual Harassment, Short Sale, Tax Evasion, Theft, Trade Secret, Traffic Violations, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower
- 40% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Criminal Defense
- 10% Administrative Law
- 10% Alternative Dispute Resolution
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Real Estate: Consumer
First Admitted: 1997, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.yorklaw.com/attorney/paskey-edward-esq/
- Pennsylvania, 1997
- Minnesota, 1999
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Represented the Senior Deputy Attorney General responsible for the investigation/grand jury proceedings of disgraced Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky during an internal review of the prosecution process.
- Negotiated a confidential settlement agreement involving wrongful termination and theft of intellectual property claims against a Japanese multi-national corporation in favor former employee.
- Guided two police officers’ associations through the first-ever merger of two regional police departments in the history of the Commonwealth.
- Successfully achieved a complete exoneration for police officer accused of reenacting the murder of George Floyd at a party while off-duty in May 2020, leading to no discipline or loss of wages/benefits for the officer.
- Secured dismissal of federal discrimination claims made by multiple former employees against a corporation involved in designing/manufacturing tech for US government agencies both nationally and abroad.
- Obtained reinstatement, recovery of all financial losses and total vindication for supervisory police officer who was improperly demoted after attempting to prevent a tragedy that ultimately resulted in a quadruple murder-suicide.
- Represented more than sixty (60) police officers in criminal/internal investigations of use of force against individuals resulting in both fatal and non-fatal encounters.
- Secured convictions against a child rapist who attacked Atty Paskey in front of the jury during his closing argument (No, the jury didn’t deliberate very long before convicting).
- Obtained two of the longest sentences of incarceration in non-homicide cases in York County history: one against a machete-wielding defendant who attacked kindergarten students and administrators/teachers at an elementary school; the other for a defendant who kidnapped, assaulted and shot two incredibly brave college students who survived being shot and left to die in the icy waters of the Susquehanna River.
- Assigned to reopen a “cold case,” suspected double infanticide, Paskey obtained indictments and ultimately convictions of a young mother who eluded responsibility for the murder of her daughters over a decade.
- Appointed as a special prosecutor for a local county, secured a conviction of a young mother who fatally shook and beat her daughter.
- Assigned to the prosecution team responsible for reopening, after thirty (30) years of inactivity, and conducting the grand jury investigation of the 1969 York City Race Riots murders of Lilly Belle Allen and York City Police Officer Henry Schaad.
- Successfully represented a juvenile defendant in state court proceedings, and a US Department of Justice Civil Rights investigation, related to the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant by several high school athletes in a small, coal mining town in Pennsylvania.
- Secured an acquittal on all charges after a jury trial for a fire fighter accused of sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty at the fire station.
- Obtained a withdrawal of all charges for a college student accused of raping a classmate after subsequent DNA and polygraph test results secured by the defense demonstrated innocence.
- Achieved a dismissal of all charges filed against a high school lacrosse athlete accused of assaulting an opposing player during a game.
- Secured a not guilty jury verdict for a CEO accused of stalking and assaulting the owner of a business competitor.
- Confidential settlement obtained on claims of tortious interference with contractual relations and civil conspiracy on behalf of tech company against competitor.
- Successful representation of homeowner on claims of breach of residential construction contract regarding multi-million-dollar custom built home that partially collapsed after completion.
- $0 defense arbitration award on breach of warranty/breach of contract allegations in favor of commercial boiler manufacturer.
- Confidential settlement obtained on claims of breach of contract and conversion on behalf of manufacturer of commercial/military HVAC units against California logistics company.
- $0 jury verdict in favor of estate sued by surviving family members for claims of equitable conversation of commercial farmland.
- Force Science Analyst, certified by the Force Science Institute
- York County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, Member and Former Past President
- Track and Field Official sanctioned by the PIAA who volunteers his time and experience at high school meets and invitationals throughout the Spring and early Summer.
- Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Juris Doctorate, 1997
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - B.A., Honors: Phi Beta Kappa and With Honors, Major: International Politics and History, 1994
- Approved attorney for the Legal Defense Plan of the Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2005 - 2008, 2011 - 2012
