Bio
Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III focuses his practice in defending medical malpractice, nursing home liability, pharmaceutical and catastrophic injury cases. He is a member of the bars of Pennsylvania and Maryland and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Charles is a native Philadelphian and a graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep, 1965; St. Joseph’s University, 1969; and, the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1976. He served in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1972, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He served with the Riverine Forces in Vietnam in 1970-1971, and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V and the Combat Action Ribbon.
He served as law clerk to The Honorable Edmund S. Pawelec in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Since 1980, he has defended catastrophic injury and medical malpractice cases. He has tried over 100 cases to verdict.
He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association.
He has lectured extensively to attorneys and physicians concerning the law of medical malpractice.
Mr. Fitzpatrick has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He will be listed in the 2012 edition of Philadelphia's Top Rated Lawyers. He was named a Pennsylvania “Super-Lawyer” by Law & Politics nine times in succession for 2004 through 2012.
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1976)
St. Joseph's University (B.A., 1969)
Professional Associations
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Board of Trial Advocates
The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel