Law Firm Overview

The AMBROSE LAW FIRM is dedicated to trial excellence in both criminal and civil cases.

Senior partner, Leonard G. Ambrose III, Esquire has won more acquittals in major criminal cases than any other lawyer in Northwestern Pennsylvania. He has also obtained the largest jury verdicts in medical malpractice cases in Erie County. This consistent success in the trial of lawsuits, both criminal and civil, has been consistant for almost three decades in both State and Federal Courts, in and out of Pennsylvania.

Patricia A. Ambrose, Ph.D.,J.D. is not only a highly skilled trial lawyer, but also is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with years of Forensic experience. She is the only duel degreed lawyer and Clinical Psychologist in Northwestern Pennsylvania. She has represented numerous individuals who suffer from mental illness and has testified as an expert Forensic Psychologist in various criminal and civil cases in both State and Federal Courts.

AMBROSE LAW FIRM does not claim “Trial Excellence” as a catchy phrase, but rather has earned that reputation through many hard fought trials in various State and Federal Courts.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice

Representative Cases

• Paps A.M. v. City of Erie, 553 Pa. 348, 719 A.2d 273 (Pa. 1998)
• P.J.S. v. Pa. State Ethics Commission, 723 A.2d 174 (Pa. 1999)
• U.S. v. Ammar, 714 F.2d 238 (3rd Cir. 1983)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice