Carmen P. Belefonte, Esq. - Delaware Valley Regional Finance

1811 Bethlehem Pike
Flourtown Commons, Suite 350
Flourtown, Pennsylvania 19031
Telephone: 215-402-0270
Telefax: 215-402-0274
Camen P. Belefonte, Esq.
Carmen Belefonte has served as Solicitor of
Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority since
it inception in 1985. Mr. Belefonte has maintained
his law practice in Media throughout his legal
career.
A highly respected lawyer in Pennsylvania
and nationally, Carmen Belefonte, brings more than
40 years of highly successful and diverse trial
experience to the assistance of victims and their
families. He has had numerous recoveries for his
clients in excess of $ 1 million.
Mr. Belefonte, a selection by his peers as a
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2005 to 2016, is a
graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the
Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State
University where as result of his high academic
ranking and writing skills, he was an editor of the
Law Review and member of the Woolsack Honor Society. Serving as a litigator in the Army
Judge Advocate General Corps before entering private practice, Mr. Belefonte possesses
significant legal experience in the public and private sectors. His Court admissions include:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania;
United States Court of Military Appeals; and United States Supreme Court. Mr. Belefonte is a
Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the Million
Dollar Advocates Forum.
He is a Past President of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and a longtime Trustee
of its political action committee, LAWPAC. He is a former President of the Delaware County
Bar Association and a previous member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of
the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He presently serves as a member of the House of
Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Nationally, he was chosen as one of the top 500
personal injury lawyers in America by the independent survey group and magazine Lawdragon.
A frequent lecturer on effective trial advocacy, Mr. Belefonte is recognized for his leadership
and service to the legal community by the American Inns of Court, Pennsylvania Association for
Justice, Delaware County Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers.
He has also served as Vice Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and
member of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
In addition to his legal activities, he remains active in the community serving as Solicitor
for Garrettford-Drexel Hill Volunteer Fire Company. He also serves on the Board of Directors
(Emeritus) of the Delaware County Community Foundation and is a member of Board of
Directors of the Delaware County Chapter of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for
abused foster children).
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