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Attorney Noah Fardo is a top Pennsylvania trial lawyer with 24 years experience handling medical malpractice, wrongful death and serious personal injury claims.
Attorney Noah Paul Fardo is a Pennsylvania trial attorney entering his 25th year with the firm. He has handled hundreds of civil litigation cases in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania. Primarily, he now focuses on medical malpractice, serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims. However, he also has extensive experience and background in trials involving complex business and real estate disputes including courtroom victories in shareholder derivative actions and eminent domain Lawsuits. In personal injury and medical malpractice cases, he has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients and their famalies.
Noah started with the law firm while attending Pitt Law School in 1997, and has been the Managing Partner since 2004. He has been selected as one of the top 100 civil plaintiff trial lawyers in Pennsylvania by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Attorney Fardo has been interviewed by the USA Today concerning medical malpractice errors and is a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which membership includes less than 1% of lawyers nationwide.
He has successfully litigated a variety of malpractice, wrongful death, and complex litigation cases including, but not limited to:
The most important part of his law practice has always been client satisfaction.
Born, Pittsburgh, PA
Blessed to be Married with 6 interesting children (ages 20, 17, 15, 12, 9 and 5). Has stayed actively involved by coaching local youth sports over the years. Has provided consistent financial support to to the local Quaker Valley and Avonworth youth sports organizations through sponsorships and donations. In 2019, Mr. Fardo started the Quaker Valley Wrestling Scholarship for graduating Quaker Valley seniors. The scholarship is awarded to those student(s) who best demonstrate the attitude and ability to overcome adversity.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. 1999
Allegheny College, B.A. Cum Laude, 1995
Avonworth High School, 1991
Pennsylvania State Courts
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court (Washington, D.C.)
Georgia State Courts
Life Member Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Life Member Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
2018 - Voted 10 BEST by American Insitute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2016 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania
2014 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania
American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys “10 best” Client Satisfaction Award
AVVO RATING 10/10 Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator
2019 - Top 1% National Association of Distinguished Counsel
A: 2nd Grade. Teacher was asking what we were going to be when we grew up and I always knew I would be an attorney and never really considered anything else.
A: Husband, Dad, Coach, and enjoying the outdoors if possible. Adventurer - I love to travel with my wife.
A: "I forgot you were sick the day they taught law at law school." Tom Cruise - A Few Good Men.
A: This is a tough one. Probably "The Verdict" with Paul Newman. Underdog malpractice lawyer who is a maverick and wins at the end.
A: It sounds cliche, but definitely "helping people". I enjoy that we actually have the power to improve and change our client's lives.
A: Hopefully, as a really good husband and dad first, but as a lawyer, just ultra honest, fair, reasonable, pragmatic yet very aggressive for my clients.