Attorney Profile:
Phillip C. Hong-Barco, Esq. is a former Allegheny County prosecutor with over a decade of legal experience in matters of criminal law.
Phillip C. Hong-Barco, Esq.
MANAGING aTTORNEY AT LAW
Phillip brings an extensive wealth of experience to his criminal defense practice. For nearly ten years prior to establishing PHB Law, he served Allegheny County as an Assistant District Attorney where he successfully litigated matters from the magisterial district courts all the way up through the most complex and daunting jury trials. In his last five years as a prosecutor, Phillip was assigned to the Child Abuse/Sex Assault Unit and primarily handled cases involving some of the most serious offenses in the Crimes Code – charges involving sexual and physical abuse of children, including child and adult homicide. In diligently and effectively prosecuting these matters, Phillip practiced under an absolute conviction that while the law serves to protect the public, equally central to justice is the presumption of innocence and the absolute right of the accused to due process and a fair proceeding.
Phillip’s decade-long experience as a prosecutor in Allegheny County affords his clients something that many defense attorneys cannot: a behind the scenes insight into the strategies, tactics, and operations of law enforcement and the prosecution. Phillip holds the uncompromising belief that the Commonwealth must be held to its burden of proof and persuasion. He pledges to his clients that he will do everything in his power and ability to best represent and defend those who engage his law practice.
ADMISSIONS:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
ASSOCIATIONS:
Allegheny County Bar Association, Criminal Litigation Section
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
EDUCATION:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Juris Doctor (2006)
Pittsburgh Tax Review - University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Associate Editor
JURIST Legal New and Research, Anchor and Associate Editor
Washington University in St. Louis, Bachelor of Arts (2001)
PUBLICATIONS AND A FEW NOTABLE CASES:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge sentences Fineview man to 2-5 years in prison in toddler gun death
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: East McKeesport mom gets probation after young sons overdose on her prescription pills
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Homicide charge withdrawn for one suspect
Trib Total Media: Former South Allegheny teacher pleads guilty to institutional sexual assault of 12-year-old
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penn Hills man held for court in fatal shooting of motorcyclist
Trib Total Media: Wilmerding man sentenced to 40 to 80 years in jail for sex abuse
Pitt Tax Review: How the Fair Credit Reporting Act Fails to Protect: The Case of IRS Tax Liens on Consumer Credit Reports
Phillip’s decade-long experience as a prosecutor in Allegheny County affords his clients something that many defense attorneys cannot: a behind the scenes insight into the strategies, tactics, and operations of law enforcement and the prosecution. Phillip holds the uncompromising belief that the Commonwealth must be held to its burden of proof and persuasion. He pledges to his clients that he will do everything in his power and ability to best represent and defend those who engage his law practice.
ADMISSIONS:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
ASSOCIATIONS:
Allegheny County Bar Association, Criminal Litigation Section
Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
EDUCATION:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Juris Doctor (2006)
Pittsburgh Tax Review - University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Associate Editor
JURIST Legal New and Research, Anchor and Associate Editor
Washington University in St. Louis, Bachelor of Arts (2001)
PUBLICATIONS AND A FEW NOTABLE CASES:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge sentences Fineview man to 2-5 years in prison in toddler gun death
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: East McKeesport mom gets probation after young sons overdose on her prescription pills
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Homicide charge withdrawn for one suspect
Trib Total Media: Former South Allegheny teacher pleads guilty to institutional sexual assault of 12-year-old
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Penn Hills man held for court in fatal shooting of motorcyclist
Trib Total Media: Wilmerding man sentenced to 40 to 80 years in jail for sex abuse
Pitt Tax Review: How the Fair Credit Reporting Act Fails to Protect: The Case of IRS Tax Liens on Consumer Credit Reports