Cynthia

Danel

// Attorney at Law

Attorney Cynthia Danel has an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. She was selected as a 2018 Woman Leader in The Law, based on the Martindale AV Rating system. She made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2005. Attorney Danel has also been honored on the Super Lawyers list of Top 50 Women Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2008. In addition, she has been included on the list of Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2011 and the list of Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh since 2009.

She has been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011, an honor based on rigorous peer review, and was selected as their 2012 "Pittsburgh Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year." Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Attorney Danel is a Charter Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, limited to fewer than 3,500 Fellows. Membership is by invitation only.

Attorney Danel has tried numerous cases to verdict before a jury and has tried numerous insurance arbitration cases in Allegheny County and counties in Western and Central Pennsylvania. She has mediated and settled hundreds of cases, resulting in substantial recoveries for her clients. She has also successfully argued appellate (relating to appeals) cases before both the Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania.

Education & Licensing

Attorney Danel received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in Speech Communication from Pennsylvania State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of both Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Community Involvement

Attorney Danel participates in Variety the Children's Charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, and the Pennsylvania State University Career Counseling Panel.

She has also served as a judge participant in the Allegheny County High School Moot Court Competition, the University of Pittsburgh Moot Court Competition, and is a former chairperson of the High School Essay Contest run by the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

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IN THE NEWS

Attorney Danel is highly respected in the legal community and has been interviewed by the media on a variety of topics related to injury law.

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Top Verdicts and Settlements.

We treat each client’s problems as our own and offer a team approach so that problems are solved quickly and expertly.
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Danel

Professional Honors and Memberships

Presentations

Attorney Danel is a frequent lecturer for both local and state trial attorney organizations and has lectured on numerous topics including changes in the law on automobile insurance, demonstrative evidence, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage issues. She also has traveled to local high schools to talk about driving dangers and injury prevention.

Cynthia

Danel

// Attorney at Law

Attorney Cynthia Danel has an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating based on legal ability and general ethical standards. She was selected as a 2018 Woman Leader in The Law, based on the Martindale AV Rating system. She made the list of Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, an honor awarded to the top five percent of state-wide lawyers, since 2005. Attorney Danel has also been honored on the Super Lawyers list of Top 50 Women Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2008. In addition, she has been included on the list of Top 100 Attorneys in Pennsylvania since 2011 and the list of Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh since 2009.

She has been voted for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011, an honor based on rigorous peer review, and was selected as their 2012 "Pittsburgh Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year." Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Attorney Danel is a Charter Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, limited to fewer than 3,500 Fellows. Membership is by invitation only.

Attorney Danel has tried numerous cases to verdict before a jury and has tried numerous insurance arbitration cases in Allegheny County and counties in Western and Central Pennsylvania. She has mediated and settled hundreds of cases, resulting in substantial recoveries for her clients. She has also successfully argued appellate (relating to appeals) cases before both the Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania.

We treat each client’s problems as our own and offer a team approach so that problems are solved quickly and expertly.
// Attorney
Danel

Education & Licensing

Attorney Danel received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in Speech Communication from Pennsylvania State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of both Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Professional Honors and Memberships

Community Involvement

Attorney Danel participates in Variety the Children's Charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, and the Pennsylvania State University Career Counseling Panel.

She has also served as a judge participant in the Allegheny County High School Moot Court Competition, the University of Pittsburgh Moot Court Competition, and is a former chairperson of the High School Essay Contest run by the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Top Verdicts and Settlements.

Presentations

Attorney Danel is a frequent lecturer for both local and state trial attorney organizations and has lectured on numerous topics including changes in the law on automobile insurance, demonstrative evidence, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage issues. She also has traveled to local high schools to talk about driving dangers and injury prevention.

IN THE NEWS

Attorney Danel is highly respected in the legal community and has been interviewed by the media on a variety of topics related to injury law.

PUBLICATIONS

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