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Michael J. D'Aniello, Esq.
Michael was born on May 30, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington High School where he graduated in 1976. After graduating from high school, Michael attended Montgomery County Community College for two years primarily taking courses in business and accounting. In 1978, Michael transferred to Villanova University where he completed his undergraduate education receiving a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1980.
Michael attended Widener University's Delaware School of Law where he graduated in 1983. While in law school, Michael became a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Michael was nominated by the Dean of the law school to become a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Legal Honor Society, as well as the Royal Academy of Barristers. In 1983, Michael was named to Who's Who Among American Law Students. In 1982, Michael won the Delaware Law School Intra-Scholastic Appellate Advocacy Competition and was awarded the G. Fred DiBona Award and Trophy. He went on to represent the Delaware Law School as an appellate advocate where he and his team won first place in the Eastern Region of the United States American Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Competition. While attending law school, Michael had internships with the Delaware County District Attorney's Special Prosecution Unit and the Pennsylvania Crime Commission.
Prior to entering private practice, Michael served a year as a judicial clerk in the chambers of The Honorable Vincent A. Cirillo, President Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. After practicing law with several small personal injury firms, Michael began his own law practice in 1992 primarily representing individuals in cases involving medical malpractice, birth defects, wrongful death and other serious bodily injury. Michael has tried cases primarily in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. He has also tried cases in other jurisdictions where he has been admitted Pro Hoc Vice.
Michael has won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients over the years. Although each case must be evaluated on its own facts and merits, certainly Michael has the type of trial-hardened experience necessary to handle these very difficult and complex cases. Some of Michael's past cases can be reviewed in the Representative Cases section of this website.
He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as well as the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Apart from the practice of law, in 2001, Michael received the honor of being appointed to the Montgomery County Community College Board of Trustees where he has served as a Trustee, Treasurer, and in January of 2011 he was elected by his fellow trustees to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees where he served until January of 2017.
Michael currently resides in Worcester, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Grace. Michael and Grace have four children. Their daughter, Janine, is currently practicing law with Michael. Their son, Justin, is an attorney practicing in San Francisco. Their son, Christopher, works as a political consultant in Washington, DC. And their daughter, Jacqueline, attends the University of Georgia School of Law. Michael and Grace also have four grandchildren.
