About Us With more than 30 years of criminal defense experience, Pittsburgh criminal lawyer Gary E. Gerson knows the ins and outs of the criminal justice system – both at the state and federal level – and he is deeply and passionately committed to ensuring that every client who has been accused of a crime receives the best and fullest protections afforded by the constitutions of both the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Gary E. Gerson has a long and established record of having charges withdrawn or reduced, and of winning not guilty verdicts after trials.