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Thomas J. Farrell Jay K. Reisinger Valerie Antonette David H. Cook |
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Thomas J. Farrell Partner Download vCard | E-mail Thomas J. Farrell's practice focuses on criminal defense, ranging from pre-indictment investigations and negotiations and the representation of witnesses and victims, to trials, appeals and post-conviction petitions; from white collar matters such as health care fraud, tax evasion, complex securities frauds, and environmental crimes, to capital murder. In addition, he has extensive experience in civil rights litigation, commercial fraud litigation, corporate compliance and internal investigations and the prosecution of qui tam or whistleblower claims in connection with government contracts and the health care industry. Mr. Farrell has a long and varied career as a private and government lawyer, including as an AUSA in Pittsburgh, where he prosecuted financial crimes and public corruption. For his work on such cases, he was awarded the Director's Award from the Executive Offices of United States Attorneys. Before his term as an AUSA, Mr. Farrell was an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Eastern District of New York. He started his career as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Diamond of the Western District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Farrell frequently lectures and writes on criminal practice, civil liberties, and evidence. He is the author of the practical treaties Criminal Defense Tools and Techniques, which was published in 2008 by James Publishing (San Francisco, CA); "An Overview of How Grand Juries Operate," The Champion (July 2007); and is co-author of the forthcoming 12th edition of the leading work on New York evidence, Richardson on Evidence (2009). He has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on "Corporate Internal Investigation," (2008, 2004); for the Allegheny County Bench Bar Conference on "Federal Grand Jury Practice" (June 2005); for the Federal Public Defender's Annual Training Program for CJA Panel Attorneys on "Federal Practice: Grand Jury Practice, Daubert for Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Ethics" (2003); for the ACLU on The Patriot Act, and for Lorman Education Services, "Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination" (2002). Mr. Farrell also is active in community affairs and in efforts to improve the legal system. He is a member of the boards of directors of the Greater Pittsburgh ACLU and the Carriage House Children's Center. He sits as a hearing officer for the Pennsylvania Attorneys Disciplinary Board and has presided over a Coroner's inquest in Westmoreland County involving allegations against a public official. He is a member of the Attorney Selection Committee for Criminal Justice Act Attorneys for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and both the National and Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He received a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1986, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. Mr. Farrell received his B.A., cum laude, in Philosophy from Yale University in 1983. Bar Admissions
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