David B. ChontosPartner 844-304-6380 |
Areas of Law
- Criminal Defense
- Federal Criminal Law
- Driving While Intoxicated
- Vehicular Homicide
- Traffic Violations
- Driver License Suspension
- Civil Litigation
Admission Details
- Pennsylvania – 1988
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania – 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit – 1991
Law School Attended
- University of Toledo
J.D. – 1988
University Attended
- University of South Carolina
B.A. Journalism – 1983
Birth Information
- Born in McKeesport, PA
Associations & Memberships
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers : 1998 to Present
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member : 2002 to Present
- Board Member : 2011 to 2016
- Vice President, Western District : 2013-2016
Published Articles
Representative Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
- Allshouse v. Pennsylvania, 562 U.S. 1267 (2011)(petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded in light of Michigan v. Bryant);
- Allshouse v. Pennsylvania, 11-1407 (cert. petition denied)
- McKenzie v. United States, 08-7377 (cert. petition denied)
3rd Circuit
- United States v. Warner, 614 Fed. Appx. 575 (3d Cir. 2015)
- United States v. Moffitt, 601 Fed. Appx. 152 (3d Cir. 2015)
- United States v. Barton, 633 F.3d 168 (3d Cir. 2011)
- United States v. McDade, 404 Fed. Appx. 681 (3d Cir. 2010)
- United States v. Simmons, 353 Fed. Appx. 689 (3d Cir. 2009)
- United States v. Kelly, 349 Fed. Appx. 782 (3d Cir. 2009)
- United States v. Travillion, 321 Fed. Appx. 156 (3d Cir. 2009)
- United States v. Banks, 300 Fed. Appx. 145 (3d Cir. 2008)
- United States v. Hardy, 283 Fed. Appx. 84 (3d Cir. 2008)
- United States v. McKenzie, 283 Fed. Appx. 13 (3d Cir. 2008)
- United States v. Crute, 238 Fed. Appx. 903 (3d Cir. 2007)
- United States v. Northcutt, 181 Fed. Appx. 220 (3d Cir 2006)
- United States v. Vampire Nation aka Frederick Banks, 451 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2006).
PA Supreme Court
- Commonwealth v. Allshouse, 36 A.3d 163 (Pa. 2012)
- Commonwealth v. Allshouse, 985 A.2d 847 (Pa. 2009
PA Superior Court
- Commonwealth v. Callen, 1171 WDA 2019 (Pa. Super 2020)(non-precedential)
- Commonwealth v. Allshouse, 924 A.2d 1215 (Pa. Super. 2007)
- Commonwealth v. McDonald, 881 A.2d 858 (Pa. Super. 2005)
- Commonwealth v. Paes, 862 A.2d 625 (Pa. Super. 2004)
- Commonwealth v. Kohlie, 811 A.2d 1010 (Pa. Super. 2002)
- Citizens’ Ambulance Service, Inc. v. Gateway Health Plan, 806 A.2d 443 (Pa. Super. 2002), alloc. denied, 819 A.2d 546 (Pa. 2003).
PA Commonwealth Court
- Mondini v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Transportation, 875 A.2d 1192 (Pa. Commw. 2005);
- Miller v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Transportation 835 A.2d 866 (Pa. Commw. 2003)