Richard F. Maffett Jr.
Managing Partner
Location:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Phone:
717-260-3519
888-246-5561
888-246-5561
Fax:
717-233-2342
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Workers Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Law
- Civil Business Litigation
- Wills & Estates
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1981
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Education
- The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1981
- Honors: Corpus Juris Society
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1978
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- Miranda Warnings: When Are They Required and What Do They Protect, DWI Journal, Vol. 4, No. 8, 1989
Representative Cases
- Pennsylvania v. Muniz, 110 S.Ct. 2638 (U.S. Supreme Court 1990)
- Commonwealth v William Bradfield (PA. Superior Court 1989)
Representative Clients
- Injured Plaintiffs & Claimants
- Criminal Defendants
Classes/Seminars
- Eyewitness Identification, Shippensburg University, 2007
- Criminal Law As A Career, Widener Law School, 2002
Honors and Awards
- Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated Very High Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, 2008 - 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1989 - Present
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1989 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Socha & Maffett, Partner, 1983 - 1994
- Dauphin County Public Defenders Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1981 - 1983
Pro Bono Activities
- Silver Spring Township Zoning Hearing Board Alternate, 2009 - Present
- CVYBA Youth Basketball Coach, 2002 - 2008
Ancillary Businesses
- Arbitrator - Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas 2003-2004, 2007-2008
Languages
- English
