About Philip
Philip Gelso earned his Juris Doctor from Villanova University in 1995 after completing a Bachelor of Science on the University of Scranton in 1991. He entered the profession at a time when local courts and federal dockets in Pennsylvania presented complicated felony and civil questions. His education set a realistic tone for the work that followed.
Gelso began his professional legal career in personal practice. He served as an affiliate at Moses and Gelso, LLP in 1998. Two years later he opened the Law Offices of Philip Gelso, the place he treated trial and appellate things. He later practiced under the Briechle & Gelso, LLC name in 2007 before persevering with again as the Law Offices of Philip Gelso in 2013. That trajectory displays sustained practice within the northeastern Pennsylvania legal community.
His courtroom admissions consist of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania state courts. He has also served on Criminal Justice Act panels. He was a member of the U.S. District Court of MDPA CJA Panel from 2002 to 2009 and presently has membership at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit CJA Panel. Those roles introduced ordinary work in federal appointed-defense assignments and appellate filings.
Professional institutions were a seen part of Gelso’s career. He holds memberships within the Pennsylvania State Bar, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association. He belongs to national teams that represent defense practitioners, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the place he serves as president. He is likewise a member of the National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers and participates in nearby civic and charitable forums as solicitor for Wyoming Valley Children’s Association and Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc.
Gelso’s courtroom work spans trials and appeals. He handles felony protection in both state and federal courts and frequently documents appeals on the circuit degree. Colleagues and opponents alike describe him as thorough in preparation and direct in argument. Outside the courtroom he has taken on advisory roles for nonprofit organizations and contributed time to network forums and memorial committees.
He continues to practice in Pennsylvania, keeping a lively presence in trial and appellate litigation whilst dealing with protection and related civil matters. He currently concentrates his practice on felony protection, appellate work, and related civil litigation.
