Following his 1983 graduation from  the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in
New York City, Alan L. Yatvin served as an Assistant Philadelphia and Federal
Defender before entering private practice.  Alan has tried cases ranging from
death penalty homicides to municipal liability police misconduct cases.   He has
also briefed and/or argued appellate matters before the United States Supreme
Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the Pennsylvania Superior Court and United
Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).  Alan is
also a frequent lecturer on police misconduct litigation. In March of 1999, Alan
was named one of
Philadelphia’s Best Lawyers by Philadelphia Magazine.  Alan
has been selected as a
Pennsylvania SuperLawyer every year from 2004
through 201
3.  Alan is the recipient of the 2012 Thurgood Marshall Criminal
Justice Award
from the Philadelphia Bar Association.  On January 24, 2011, the
Court of Common Pleas for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania presented
Alan with the 2010
Pro Bono Publico Award.  Alan is Chair of the Legal Advocacy
Subcommittee of the American Diabetes Association.  Alan also represents
special needs students and their parents.  Since April of 2006, Alan has been
admitted to Practice before the
United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, The Netherlands.  He served three
terms as elected Chair of the Membership Committee of the Tribunal's
Association of Defence Counsel
(ADC-ICTY). Alan is a recipient of the 2007
American Diabetes Association Volunteer Leadership Professional Award for his
work in the
Rosen v. City of Philadelphia Class Action.
Alan's
Special
Education
Sampler

In re S.

In re C.

In re J.

In re M.

M.R. v. Ridley
ALAN L. YATVIN
Alan arguing a motion at the United
Nations International Criminal Tribunal
in The Hague, The Netherlands.
American
Diabetes
Association
Letter of
Appreciation
Alan Speaks
at American
University
Police
Misconduct
Panel on
C-SPAN