Charissa J. Liller

Charissa graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology.  Prior to attending law school, she was a social worker with Children and Youth Services in Allegheny County.  She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

After law school, Charissa worked as an Assistant District Attorney for two years in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.  She then moved to Reading, Pennsylvania to become an Assistant District Attorney in the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.  Charissa has completed over twenty-five jury trials to verdict, as well as multiple bench trials.

In 2004 Charissa returned to Bucks County and joined a general practice firm in Newtown where she practiced criminal defense and family law prior to joining Baldi & Jenei, P.C.  Presently, Charissa practices family law, criminal defense and civil litigation.

Charissa is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Bucks County Bar Association (Criminal Defense, Family Law and Young Lawyer’s Sections).

In 2006, Charissa was named a Rising Star by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, as published in Philadelphia Magazine.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Charissa currently lives in Doylestown with her pet goldfish.  Charissa likes to keep physically active in her free time and is currently taking rowing and rock-climbing classes.

Presentations:  

DRAP (Domestic Relations Association of PA) Conference in Gettysburg: What Every Domestic Relations Worker Needs to Know about Criminal Law