Criminal Law

The 2011-2012 edition of U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has given Armstrong Teasdale a national first-tier ranking for its trusts & estates litigation work and first-tier rankings in numerous categories for work done in the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia, MO and in Las Vegas and Reno, NV.

Sixty-six Armstrong Teasdale attorneys were listed as a 2011 Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer or Rising Star. Super Lawyers is an annual listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selection for Super Lawyers includes peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review process and independent research on candidates.

Scranton-area Personal Injury Lawyers Melissa A. Scartelli and Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. Secure Six-figure Settlement in Wrongful Death Case Arising out of Death of Federal Prison Inmate Personal injury lawyers Melissa A. Scartelli and Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr. of the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., regional law firm Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. have secured a $750,000 settlement for the family members of a prison inmate who died at the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pa.

Risk of Prosecution is Greatest for Bribes Paid in Mexico, Central and South America A new report issued by international law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP today uncovers recent patterns in enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a U.S. law that makes it illegal to directly or indirectly bribe a non-U.S. government official for a business advantage.

Scranton, PA Lawyers Offer Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Legal Services Under New Name - Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. Scartelli, Distasio & Kowalski, P.C. has changed its name to Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. In 2010, the firm added Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr. as its managing partner and has now changed its name to reflect Olszewski’s role.

Scranton Personal Injury Lawyers Named to Exclusive List of Top Practitioners in Pennsylvania Scranton personal injury law firm Scartelli, Distasio & Kowalski, P.C. is pleased to announce that partners Melissa A. Scartelli, Daniel J. Distasio and Michael J. Kowalski have been recognized by Thomson Reuters, published annually in Philadelphia magazine, as 2011 Super Lawyers®.

Prominent Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer Melissa Scartelli One of Select Few Female Lawyers Recognized as Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate Scranton personal injury lawyer Melissa Scartelli of Scartelli, Distasio & Kowalski, P.C. has been recognized as a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA).

According to anecdotal and documentary evidence, members of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, ITMA, and their clients are receiving an ever increasing number of communications from companies with names such as World Patent and Trademark Index, Intellectual Property Agency Ltd and TM Worldwide, often used in conjunction with a logo evoking the European Union or those of other official bodie

Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr. Brings Unmatched Criminal Defense Experience With the addition of Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr. as managing partner of Scartelli, Distasio & Kowalski, P.C., the firm expands its traditional personal injury presence into the criminal defense arena.