B.S., Villanova University, 1987
J.D., Widener University School of Law, 1990
Experience
Mr. Datto has over twenty years of experience in complex commercial litigation. He has represented clients in disputes involving high-level contract, construction, environmental, banking, insurance, real estate and employment issues, as well as business torts, state and federal criminal defense and all aspects of professional negligence claims. Mr. Datto holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Professional Activities
Mr. Datto is a member of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Justinian Society and is a former barrister in the Temple American Inn of Court, a group designed to improve the skills, professionalism and legal ethics of the bench and bar. Mr. Datto presently serves as a Judge pro tempore for both the major jury and Commerce Court programs in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Datto is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Education
Mr. Datto graduated from Villanova University, cum laude, in 1987. He earned his law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1990.
Bar Admissions
Mr. Datto is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is admitted to the bar of the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey.
Community Activities
Mr. Datto has served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Blue White Scholarship Foundation at Villanova University, and on the Board of Directors of Marley’s Mission, a charity that was recently voted as “Best New Charity in America“.