About Aaron Dunbar

Aaron L. Dunbar is a versatile litigator shaped by his experience as a prosecutor representing victims of violent crimes for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. At Kline & Specter, he represents plaintiffs in product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, and toxic torts litigation. A lifelong Philadelphia resident, Dunbar sees advocacy for residents of Philadelphia and surrounding counties who have been wrongfully harmed as his professional mission. As an assistant district attorney for three and a half years, he managed approximately 120 complex criminal matters through various prosecution phases, including pre-arrest investigations, grand jury indictments, and bench and jury trials.

His prosecutorial work covered burglary, arson, robbery, narcotics, weapons violations, aggravated assault, sexual abuse against children, and rape. Dunbar previously worked in civil litigation at Post & Schell, P.C., handling product and general liability claims, and at a regional defense firm representing commercial entities and medical care providers. During law school, he worked with the Small Business and Community Development Clinic, Criminal Defense Clinic, and Veterans' Law Clinic. He served as a summer associate at Gray Newell Thomas, LLP in Raleigh, North Carolina, and as a legal intern for Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Karen Shreeves-Johns.

He was staff editor of the NCCU Law Review. Dunbar is active in community service. He served as former treasurer of The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, founded in 1950 to address professional needs of Black lawyers in the city. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Share Food Program and is a former board member of Men's Center for Growth and Change.

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Education

North Carolina Central University School of Law
Juris Doctor
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania

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