Carmalena Del Pizzo

Partner

Carmalena.DelPizzo@lewisbrisbois.com

Carmalena Del Pizzo is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Lewis Brisbois and is a member of the Professional Liability, General Liability and Products Liability Practices. Ms. Del Pizzo started her career as an Assistant Public Defender in Delaware County. As an Assistant Public Defender she gained invaluable experience handling preliminary hearings, juvenile proceedings, motions, bench and jury trials.

After her time in the Public Defenders Office, Ms. Del Pizzo worked for a small firm in Delaware County continuing to practice criminal defense as well as general civil litigation, estate law, tax law and real estate transactions throughout Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester and Bucks counties.

After several years practicing criminal defense, Ms. Del Pizzo transitioned her practice to solely civil defense litigation. She began her civil career defending companies and corporations of various sizes and backgrounds in product liability matters, premises liability cases, personal injury suits and asbestos litigation. In recent years, Ms. Del Pizzo has grown her practice to also include professional liability. She has defended real estate agents, real estate companies, insurance brokers, home inspectors, home inspection companies, attorneys, publishing companies, directors and officers and many other professionals. 

Ms. Del Pizzo is a seasoned litigator who prides herself on strong communication with clients as well as providing sound guidance throughout the litigation process. She has won various dismissals for her clients through preliminary objections, motions for summary judgment and arbitration awards. She had arbitrated and mediated over one hundred cases achieving strong results for her clients. She has tried both jury and nonjury matters as well as negotiated favorable outcomes for her clients at all stages of litigation.

Some of Ms. Del Pizzo’s accomplishments include the following: 

  • Dismissal of a Complaint based on jurisdictional Preliminary Objections
  • Dismissal of a Professional Malpractice case based on Motion for Summary Judgment due to lack of breach of duty 
  • Arbitration Award in favor of a warranty company
  • Arbitration Award in favor of a defendant in a slip and fall 

Ms. Del Pizzo also enjoys giving back to her community. Throughout the years she has volunteered to coach soccer for various age groups as well as volunteered to coach high school mock trial. Additionally, she is on the board of a local nonprofit organization that provides care to gran and kinship families as well as provides a stocked food pantry for the local community.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • Professional Liability
  • General Liability
  • Products Liability

Additional Experience

Admissions

Pennsylvania

The United States Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania

Associations

  • Delaware County Bar Association
  • Delaware County Justinian Society

Awards & Honors

"Ones to Watch," Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Best Lawyers, 2021—2022, 2024

Education

St. Thomas University School of Law

Juris Doctor, 2010

  • Best Student Award for Constitutional Law, Dean's List

Misericordia University

Bachelor of Arts in History, magna cum laude, 2007

  • Dean's List for Specialization in Pre-Law
  • Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
  • Bishop William J. Hafey 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Award for highest GPA in History Program