About Joshua Geist

Joshua P. Geist is a trial lawyer and partner at Goodrich & Geist, P.C. in Pittsburgh. He grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he developed a belief that all people deserve a level playing field when taking on wealthy and powerful wrongdoers. He became a personal injury attorney to represent individuals and families harmed by careless corporations, individuals, and insurance companies. Josh graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and a Top 50 lawyer in Pittsburgh, and is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, an invitation-only group of the top trial lawyers in the city.

He served as Immediate Past President of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, which works to preserve equal access to courts for Pennsylvania citizens. He is a frequent writer and speaker on personal injury topics to lawyers and law students, and regularly speaks to high school students about the dangers of distracted driving. In 2018, he represented a decorated military veteran against an insurance company that refused to pay benefits after the veteran was permanently injured; the case produced the largest reported jury verdict in Pennsylvania for an Underinsured Motorist claim. Josh lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Susan, their two children, and dog Fiona.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Goodrich & Geist, P.C.

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$900,000Verdict

A federal jury in Pittsburgh awarded $3.22 million to Ronnie Kirkpatrick and his wife after GEICO refused to pay the full underinsured motorist benefits they were owed following a 2012 crash in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa. / Third Circuit · 2018Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
J.D., 2000
University of Pittsburgh
Undergraduate, 1997

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania, admitted 2000

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