CURRICULUM VITAE
NED J. NAKLES, JR.
Office Address:
Nakles and Nakles
1714 Lincoln Avenue
Latrobe, PA 15650
(724) 539-1291
E-Mail: njnakles@nakles.com
Residence:
312 Lakewood Road
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 836-5981
LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Litigation Attorney and Partner in the law firm of Nakles and Nakles since 1982.
Areas of speciality include Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Wills and Estate Practice, Education Law and Criminal Litigation.
Served as Assistant Public Defender of Westmoreland County, 1985-1987, a position involving extensive trial and appellate practice.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Pennsylvania Superior Court; Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court; United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County.
Also practices before the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County, Somerset County, Allegheny County, Washington County, Bedford County and Cambria County.
MEMBERSHIPS IN
PROFESSIONAL AND
HONORARY ASSOCIATIONS:
American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member 2006 through the present.
Membership in this organization is the highest honor a trial lawyer in North America can attain. Each year, only 70 attorneys from the United States and Canada are inducted into the organization. In the year in which I was inducted only 8 lawyers from the entire state of Pennsylvania were also named. Currently, I am one of only two practicing attorneys in Westmoreland County to be a member of the College. The actual membership criteria for the American College of Trial Lawyers is stated as follows:Membership is limited to only those trial lawyers who are unquestionably and eminently qualified, in addition to being regarded as the best in their state/province. Qualifications must include high ethical and moral standards, as well as excellent character.
Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Member, 1990 through the present.
Board of Governors 1992-1997.
The Academy is a select organization of attorneys who are invited to join. Membership is based upon recognition by their peers as the premier civil trial lawyers in Westmoreland County. I was the youngest person ever to be elected as a member of the Academy.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
This organization recognizes attorneys who have received verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars.
The Best Lawyers in America.
This organization recognizes the top lawyers in the United States as determined by their peers.
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
This organization recognizes the top five percent of practicing Pennsylvania lawyers as determined by their peers and publicized in Philadelphia magazine.
Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Member, Civil Litigation Division Member, Criminal Law Division Member, Young Lawyers Division,Westmoreland County Delegate, 1987
Westmoreland Bar Association.
Member, Civil Litigation DivisionMember, Orphans’ Court Rules CommitteeSubcommittee Chairman,Settlement SubcommitteeMember, Continuing Legal EducationCommittee, InstructorMember, Pro-Bono committee
Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
Instructor, Continuing Legal Education Programs. Regularly lecture other attorneys statewide in mandatory legal education relating to civil trial practice and education law.
Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Board of Governors, 1990-1994
Ned J. Nakles American Inn of Court.
Master Level
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Pennsylvania School Board Solicitors Association.
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
HONORS:
Pittsburgh Magazine.
Named one of the top personal injury lawyers 2006 through present.
Philadelphia Magazine.
Named one of the top attorneys in Pennsylvania 2009 through present.
Salvation Army.
Outstanding Service Award 1998.
Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Statewide Pro Bono Service Award 1988-89.
Pennsylvania State Police
Meritorious Citizenship Award 2002.
Pennsylvania State Police
Letter of Commendation 2004.
SCHOOL SOLICITORSHIPS:
Greater Latrobe School District.
Greater Latrobe School Authority.
Derry Area School District.
Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center.
Mount Pleasant Area School District. 1996-2000.
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED:
Greensburg Salem School District.
Ligonier Valley School District.
Indiana School District.
Marion Center School District.
Yough School District.
AUTHOR OF LEGAL ARTICLES:
Effective Presentation of Medical Depositions at Trial,
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, May (1995).
Worker’s Compensation Issues in Third-Party Cases,
Westmoreland County PBI, August (1996).
Effective Presentation of Medical Depositions at Trial,
Westmoreland County Bar Association Discovery Procedures, May (1995).
Settlement of Personal Injury Cases,
Westmoreland County Side Bar, November (1992).
Proving Loss of Earnings & Impairment of Earning Capacity in Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania Bar Institute No. 1989-526 (1989).
Procedural Changes in Civil Commitment for Persons Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Ohio, Senate Bill 297, 6 U.Day.L.R. 295 (1981).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY ORPHANS’ COURT RULES relative to death actions, guardianship actions, and minor’s action, Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County, PA, June (1995).
LEGAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR:
| Lecturer, | Saint Vincent College: Continuing education course: Examining Modern Concepts of Justice Through the Lens of the Book of Genesis. 2018 |
| Lecturer, | Trial Academy for Young Trial Lawyers. Demonstrated civil trial techniques and took part in extensive discussions during a daylong presentation as part of a statewide panel of experienced trial lawyers. Westmoreland County Bar Association 2017 |
| Lecturer, | Employee and Student Discipline Under the Pennsylvania Public School Code In-Service to Greater Latrobe School District Administrative Staff 2016 |
| Lecturer, | Current Issues in Legal Ethics Westmoreland County Bench Bar Conference 2015 |
| Lecturer, | Current Issues in Legal Ethics Westmoreland County Bench Bar Conference 2014 |
| Lecturer, | Employee and Student Discipline Under the Pennsylvania Public School Code In-Service to Franklin Regional School District Administrative Staff 2014 |
| Lecturer, | Employee and Student Discipline Under the Pennsylvania Public School Code In-Service to Derry Area School District 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 |
| Lecturer, | Current Issues in Legal Ethics Westmoreland County Bench Bar Conference 2013 |
| Lecturer, | Effective Presentation of Videotaped Medical Depositions Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education. |
| Lecturer, | Effective Media Relationships Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education. Greensburg, Pennsylvania 2006. |
| Lecturer, | Effective Trial Presentation and Procedures Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education. Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 2003. |
| Lecturer, | PBI Annual Auto Law Update Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 2002. |
| Lecturer, | Discipline of Special Education Students Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 2001. |
| Lecturer, | Qualifying the Expert Witness, The Effect of the New Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rule. Pennsylvania Bar Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 2001. |
| Lecturer, | Due Process Considerations In Discipline of Special Education Students Under the New IDEA Regulations, Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education. Deep Creek, Maryland, June 1999. |
| Lecturer, | Hearsay Evidence Under the New Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence,
Pennsylvania Bar Institute |
| Lecturer, | Trial of Criminal Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Institute University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, September 1995. |
| Lecturer, | Discovery Procedures, Westmoreland Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Greensburg, Pennsylvania, May 1995. |
| Coordinator, | Westmoreland Academy of Trial Lawyers, Trial Practicum, 1992-93. This program included ten, 3 hour instruction periods over a 6 month time frame. |
| Lecturer, | Proving Damages in Wrongful Death and Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Greensburg, Pennsylvania, February, 1990. |
| Adjunct Faculty, | St. Vincent College, Latrobe Pennsylvania, 1986-87; Instructor in St. Vincent Paralegal Program; courses taught include Civil Litigation and Introduction to Paralegal Studies. |
| Adjunct Faculty, | Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, 1988; Instructor in Civil Litigation in Pre-Law Department. |
| Lecturer, | Constitutional Issues in School Law. Meeting of Latrobe, Derry, and Ligonier Superintendents and Administrators, August, 1983. |
| Lecturer, | Legal Issues in the Health Care Profession, Westmoreland County Community College, Seminar for nursing assistants, April 1984. |
| Lecturer, | Judicial Activism in the Aftermath of Roe v. Wade, Saint Vincent College, October, 1984. |
LEGAL EDUCATION:
University of Dayton School of Law
Dayton, Ohio, Juris Doctor, 1982.
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES
University of Dayton Law Review, 1980-82.
Research Editor, 1981-82.
Staff Member, 1980-81.
Dean Richard L. Braun Award for Excellence in Law Review Authorship,
This award is given to recognize the Law Review member who produces the most outstanding published legal article in the Review.
University of Dayton School of Law, Law Review Scholarship.
Participant 1981 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Case Western School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio.
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
University of Dayton Legal Assistance to the Elderly Program.
Staff Writer, Statutory Rap, Law School Newspaper.
International Law Society.
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Saint Vincent College
Bachelor of Science: Political Science Minor: Religious Studies
High Honors
Richmond College, London, England.
December, 1977 through June, 1978.
Highest Honors
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Saint Vincent College
Bachelor of Science: Political Science Minor: Religious Studies
High Honors
Richmond College, London, England.
December, 1977 through June, 1978.
Highest Honors
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES:
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.
National Dean’s List.
Student Association Award of Merit.
Alumni-Student Service Award.
St. Vincent Student Government Association.
Chairman, 1979
Secretary, 1978
Secretary of St. Vincent College Junior Class, 1978.
Varsity Hockey Team, 1976-78.
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
President, Lincoln Sports Partners, 1995 to 2012.
Owner and managing partner of the Johnstown Chiefs, Inc., affiliate member of the East Coast Hockey League, April 1993, to May 1995; minority owner, 2005 to 2010.
Partner and minority owner, Greenville Growl Hockey Club Ltd., affiliate member of the East Coast Hockey League 1995 to 2004.
Partner and minority owner, Richmond Renegades Hockey Club, Ltd., affiliate member of the East Coast Hockey League, 1995 to 2003.
Board of Governors, Vice President, East Coast Hockey League, 1995.
NON-LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Construction Worker, George Danko, Inc. Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1981.
Living Specialist, Youth Conservation Corps Camp Leader Benton, Illinois, 1980.
PERSONAL:
Born September 11, 1957, Latrobe Pennsylvania.
Graduated Latrobe High School 1975.
Married Constance E. Nakles, May 21, 1983.
Son, Ned J. Nakles, III, August 17, 1988.