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Gerald V. Benyo Jr. Esq.

Attorney Gerald V. Benyo Jr. Esq.

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Practice Areas:

  • Criminal Defense
  • DUI / DWI
  • Drug Crimes
  • Sex Crimes
  • Homicide
  • Assault & Battery
  • Guns & Weapons Charges
  • Domestic Violence Crimes
  • Parole & Probation
  • Traffic Violations

Biography

Trial Attorney - Jury and Non-Jury Trials. Most recent Trial in February 2020. Death Penalty Qualified. National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. National Highway Safety Administration Certified DUI Detection and Field Sobriety Tests.

Attorney Benyo has litigated criminal cases as a private criminal defense attorney in Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania for 23+ years. Attorney Benyo has also litigated cases in 17 other counties and experienced how their criminal courts operate and is Death Penalty Qualified by the Pennsyvania Supreme Court. 

Attorney Benyo takes cases to Jury Trial multiple times every year since 2001. He has built a law practice from nothing and diligently works every day to earn his client’s business. Since the unified judicial system was implemented by the Supreme Court in 2004-2005, Attorney Benyo has appeared as counsel of record in over 200 criminal cases in Beaver County.  

Attorney Benyo is Death Penalty Qualified and was appointed by the Beaver County Court of Common Plea in the death penalty case of Commonwealth v. Chermer.  

Attorney Benyo has received certification under the training established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for DUI Detection and Field Sobriety Testing. Member of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys and the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Attorney Benyo graduated magna cum laude from Susquehanna University in 1991 with a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis on psychology and sociology. He then graduated from Duquesne University School Of Law in May 1994, passed the Bar Exam in July 1994 and was admitted by the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania as an attorney in January 1995. Attorney Benyo is currently certified to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the Federal District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Juris Doctorate - 1994
  • Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1991
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admission

  • Pennsylvania, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1995
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Published Works

  • Motor Vehicle Insurance In Pennsylvania, Articles Page at benyolaw.com
  • Workers' Compensation In Pennsylvania, Articles Page at benyolaw.com

Classes & Seminars

  • Amicus Attorney - Managing A Firm's Cases, Young Lawyers Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association, 1997
  • Hot Docs - Automating Document Preparation in The Law Office, Young Lawyers Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association, 1998

Professional Associations

  • Allegheny County Bar Association, 1994
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1994
  • Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
  • Butler County Bar Association, 1998
  • Beaver County Bar Association, 1999

Current Employment Position

  • Lawyer