Dauphin County is home to the state capital, Harrisburg, and roughly 275,000 residents who enjoy access to conservation areas and great schools. Dauphin County was named after the son of King Louis XVI of France, Dauphin Louis-Joseph. Dauphin was the title given to Louis-Joseph signifying that he would be successor to the throne.

Today, Dauphin County is home to a number of lawyers who are familiar with local court procedures. Lawyers in Dauphin County advise on a broad range of cases including wrongful termination, divorce, personal injury, estate administration, and criminal cases to name a few.

You may remember the recent Dauphin County shooting in uptown Harrisburg that ended with three teens being charged and one being hospitalized. The incident is now under investigation by the Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Department. In Pennsylvania it is standard practice for shootings involving city police to be investigated by Dauphin County investigators. In this case, the boy who was shot by a Harrisburg Police officer was unarmed calling into question the necessity of using “deadly force.”

If you have been the victim of personal injury or want to file a wrongful death lawsuit in Dauphin County, you will probably visit the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas. Common Pleas Court is the highest level trial court with which to file in Pennsylvania and handles all kinds of cases. The Magisterial District Judge Court handles lesser offenses like small claims cases that do not exceed $8,000 and traffic violations.

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