Professional Experience

2005-Present:
Law Offices of Carmen F.Lamancusa
New Castle, PA
TRIAL ATTORNEY

  • General practitioner specializing in criminal and civil litigation
  • Managed firm’s personal injury caseload and litigated hundreds of criminal, civil, and social security cases
  • Zone 10 Delegate for Young Lawyers Division of Pennsylvania Bar Association (2005-2008)
  • Zone 10 Chair and Member of Executive Committee for Young Lawyers Division of Pennsylvania Bar Association (2006-2008)
  • Solicitor and Member of Board of Directors for United Way of Lawrence County (2006 to present)
  • New Castle Public Library Board of Trustees (July 2008 to present)
  • Member of the Ohio Bar (1999 to present)
  • Member of the Pennsylvania Bar (2005 to present)
  • Member of the Federal Bar (3rd Circuit) (2005 to present)

2003-2005:
U.S. Navy – Navy Legal Service Office
Naples, Italy
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS (JAG)

Claims Division Officer (2004-2005)
Managed Naples claim’s office and four branch offices consisting of over 20 personnel located throughout Europe and Southwest Asia
Managed a budget of over $650,000
Exponentially increased individual claim processing times and eliminated a one year backlog of claims in less than two months

Legal Assistance Division Officer (2003-2004)
Department head supervising three attorneys, two paralegals and two Italian national employees
Provided individual legal representation to hundreds of military personnel and their dependants throughout Europe and Southwest Asia

Trial Defense Counsel (2003-2005)
Successfully represented numerous military personnel charged with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice throughout Europe and Southwest Asia
Obtained two dismissals in homicide cases in Bahrain

Command Training Officer (2003-2005)
Managed and developed more than twenty trial advocacy training programs and activities for the Naples office and four branch offices located throughout Europe and Southwest Asia

2000-2003:
U.S. Navy Trial Service Office
Norfolk, VA
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS (JAG)

Assistant Chief Trial Counsel (2001-2003)
Responsible for the supervision, assignment, prosecution and case management of 11 full time prosecutors, 4 paralegals and 2 civilians

Trial Counsel Team Leader (2000-2001)
Responsible for the supervision and prosecution of all cases assigned to a team of 3 full time prosecutors and 2 paralegals

Trial Counsel (2000-2003)
Successfully prosecuted over 100 high visibility felony criminal cases, including death, child pornographyand child molestation cases,throughout the United States, Europeand Southwest Asia

2007-present:
Butler County Community College
Butler, PA / New Castle, PA
PROFESSOR

Evening Instructor for Business Law 102 (3.0 credit hours)
Prepared and presented lectures, created lesson plans, drafted course description and syllabus

2004-2005:
Central Texas College
Naples, Italy
PROFESSOR

Night Instructor for Introduction to Criminal Law (3.0 credit hours) and Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (3.0 credit hours)
Prepared and presented lectures, created lesson plans, drafted course descriptions and syllabis