Laurie Pickle, Esq,

Laurie L. Pickle, Esq.

Trial Lawyer

Experience:

  • Admitted to practice in Kansas 2005 (inactive)
  • Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania 2008

Education:

  • Juris Doctorate, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Saint Edward’s University, Austin, TX

Training:

  • Criminal Defense- continuous and constant training in all aspects of criminal defense, including DUI Defense, over course of career
  • Sentencing Guidelines (6th, 7th and 8th editions)
  • Juvenile Defense
    • Juvenile Defense 101
    • Understanding IEP
    • Juvenile Justice Task Force: Updates and Advocacy Tips
    • Child Victims of Human Trafficking: Overview & Trauma Screening
    • Financial Obligations for Juveniles
    • Disability Rights Roundtable
    • Challenging Youth Restitution, Costs & Fines
    • A Historical Perspective on Juvenile Justice From Its Beginnings To The Kids For Cash Era
    • Understanding Trauma And Its Impact On Behavior
    • The Juvenile Justice Reform Act in PA, Keeping Kids Out Of Adult Jails In A Somewhat Lawless World
    • Juvenile Adjudications And Pennsylvania’s Sentencing Guidelines
  • Appellate Law
  • Trial Advocacy

Organizations:

  • Columbia-Montour Bar Association, Treasurer, 2010-2011
  • Columbia-Montour Bar Association, President, 2012-2014
  • Columbia-Montour Bar Association, Member, 2008-present
  • Public Defenders Association of Pennsylvania, 2023-2024
  • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022-present
  • Juvenile Defenders Association of Pennsylvania, Board of Directors, 2017-2024
  • Juvenile Defenders Association of Pennsylvania, Board of Directors, Secretary, January 2022-2024

Teaching/Speaking Engagements:

  • Motions, Public Defenders Association of Pennsylvania- Emerging Leaders
  • Jury Selection: Voir Dire, Public Defenders Association of Pennsylvania- Emerging Leaders