| Having
logged in more than a dozen years as a prosecutor, Jerry Cassady has
worked on thousands of cases and gone to trial hundreds of times.
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| Jerry
Cassady knows how to win a jury trial. |
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practice is limited to defending people who have been accused of crimes. |
| Although
Jerry Cassady is licensed to practice in all Pennsylvania county and
appellate courts, his clients primarily are from Butler and Allegheny
counties --- the very court houses where he learned the skills he
now puts to use for you. |
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because Jerry Cassady’s firm is small, clients are guaranteed one-on-one
attention. You won’t be just another case, lost in a stack. |
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HISTORY |
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2002-2008 Butler County Assistant
District Attorney
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For six years, Jerry Cassady gained extensive litigation
experience involving felony and misdemeanor charges. |
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On behalf of Butler County, Jerry Cassady prosecuted
jury and non-jury trials and various proceedings related to criminal
accusations, including preliminary hearings, pre-trial motions, post-trial
motions, sentencing hearings and appeals. |
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During his first two years in Butler County, Jerry
Cassady primarily worked on juvenile court cases. |
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During the last four years as a Butler County prosecutor,
Jerry Cassady represented the Commonwealth at all levels of adult
criminal accusations. |
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1998-2002 Private
Practice in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania
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In addition to representing clients
with criminal and civil issues, Jerry Cassady at that time was appointed
by the present judge to represent all juveniles before the Venango
County Court of Common Pleas who were subject to hearings of delinquency
(criminal) and dependency (Children and Youth Services) cases. |
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It was here that Jerry Cassady first
gained an appreciation for how the legal system can affect the lives
of young people and their families. |
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Also, as part of his private practice
in 2000, Jerry Cassady worked on his first death penalty case. He
was one of two defense attorneys in a death penalty murder trial befre
the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas. |
| 1997-1998
Venango County Assistant Public Defender |
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Jerry Cassady first learned the
fine art of criminal defense when working for Venango County. He represented
hundreds of defendants there each year. |
| 1991-1997
Venango County Assistant District Attorney |
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Venango
County provided the backdrop for Jerry Cassady’s earliest court experience.
It was here, nearly two decades ago, that Jerry first learned valuable
aspects of criminal prosecution. |
| 1984-1986
SUPPLY OFFICER – United States Marine Corps |
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Prior
to becoming a lawyer, Jerry Cassady was honorably discharged from
the United States Marine Corps having achieved the rank of First Lieutenant.
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There,
he learned personnel management and inventory control duties, including
responsibility for a 14-member supply section and an account holding
more than $50 million in on-hand assets. |
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Assigned
to a supply section within the Third Marine Aircraft Wing in Santa
Ana, California, the mission was to be prepared to go anywhere in
the world on forty eight hours notice with everything needed to build
and defend expeditionary airfields. |
