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Joseph A. Curcillo III

Joseph A. Curcillo III

Managing Partner
Location:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Phone:
877-860-5134
717-260-3623
Fax:
717-651-9200
E-mail:

JOSEPH A. CURCILLO, III has been the Managing Partner of Beinhaur & Curcillo in Harrisburg, PA since 1997. Joseph's main area of practice is Criminal Defense; the firm also handles Real Estate, Estates and Small Business Law. He currently serves as a Juvenile Master for the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County.

Joseph is admitted to practice before The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, The United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, The United States District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Dauphin County Bar Association. A graduate of the Temple University School of Law, Joseph holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Temple University, College of Engineering Technology.

Joseph was a Deputy Attorney General from November, 1991 through January 1997. He was the Special Child Abuse Prosecutor, Child Abuse Unit, District Attorney of York County from July, 1990 to November, 1991. Also, he was a partner in the firm of MacIntyre, Curcillo & MacIntyre (1989-90), a Deputy District Attorney in Dauphin County (1987-89) and an Assistant District Attorney in Clearfield County (1985-87).

Joseph serves on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a Past President of the Dauphin County Bar Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of  Bishop McDevitt High School, Holy Name of Jesus School and the Psychic Entertainers Association.

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Law
  • DUI/DWI
  • Traffic Violations
  • White Collar Crimes
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Litigation Percentage

  • 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1997
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • J.D. - 1985
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Major: Engineering

Classes/Seminars

  • Instructor, Criminal Law, Procedure, Evidence and Testimony, Municipal Police Academy, Harrison Community College
  • Instructor, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Widener School of Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2007 - 2010
  • PBA Criminal Law Section, 2004 - Present
  • PBA Editorial Committee, 2008 - Present
  • PBA Bar Foundation, Promotion and Events Committee, 2008 - Present
  • PBA County Conference of Bar Leaders, 2010 - Present
  • PBA Houser of Delegates, 2005 - Present
  • Dauphin County Bar Association (DCBA), President, 2005
  • DCBA, Vice-President, 2003
  • DCBA, Secretary, 2002
  • DCBA Court Relations Committee, Chair, 2005 - Present
  • DCBA Court Relations Committee, Bench Bar Conference, Chair, 2007 - Present
  • DCBA Board of Directors, 2000 - 2006
  • DCBA Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation Program, 2004 - Present
  • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL), Board of Directors, 1997 - Present
  • PACDL, Legislative Chair, 2000 - Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Deputy Attorney General, 1991 - 1997
  • Dauphin County, Deputy District Attorney, 1987 - 1989
  • District Attorney Office of York County, Special Child Abuse Prosecutor, Child Abuse Unit, District Attorney, 1990 - 1991
  • Clearfield County, Assistant District Attorney, 1985 - 1987

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta
Contact

Harrisburg office
3964 Lexington Street
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: 717-260-3623
Toll Free: 877-860-5134
Fax: 717-651-9200
Map and Directions

Chambersburg office
183 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone: 717-260-3623
Toll Free: 877-860-5134
Fax: 717-651-9200
Map and Directions