Charles B. Gibbons

Charles B. Gibbons

Charles B. Gibbons' practice includes trial and appellate experience in complex commercial civil litigation, including public procurement issues, construction, labor and the environment as well as litigation in the U.S. Tax Court.

From 1970 to 1973, Charles served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Eagen, chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

In connection with the firm's institutional practice, Charles serves as legal counsel to Carlow College.

Charles is a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on topics of evidence and trial practice. Since 2006, he has been consistently selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list.

He is a past chairman of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Evidence Committee and was a member of the original committee which drafted the Rules of Evidence for the commonwealth.

Publications & Speeches

40 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List,
May 26, 2009

Pittsburgh Litigation Attorney Charles Gibbons Comments on New PLAN Order,
April 7, 2009

Forty-Five Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Selected as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers,
May 28, 2008

Student's Guide to Trial Objections, West Group,
2007

Federal Trial Objections, West Group,
2007

Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence with Trial Objections, 4th ed., West Group,
2006

Federal Rules of Evidence With Trial Objections, West Group,
2003

Pennsylvania Discovery Practice, West Publishing Co.,
1996

Pennsylvania Trial Objections, West Publishing Co.,
1994

Pennsylvania Forms and Commentary - Civil Procedure, 3 Vol., West Publishing Co.,
1992

Civic & Charitable

Association of Retarded Citizens of Allegheny County

University of Scranton Alumni Society, Western Pennsylvania Chapter

Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

American Law Institute

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County

Pennsylvania Legal Services Board

Litigation Section Book Publishing Board, American Bar Association

President, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

Past president, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Legal Services Association

Past chair, Evidence Committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.