Francis T. Chardo
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Advocacy Faculty Location: Carlisle District Attorney
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717-780-6733About Chardo
Fran Chardo has served as District Attorney of Dauphin County since January 2018. He has been a trial prosecutor for 28 years, handling prosecutions of murders and other violent felonies and grand jury investigations. Chardo is board certified in criminal trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Chardo previously served as board president of the Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg, the Capital Region Unit of the American Cancer Society, and the Honorable William W. Lipsitt American Inn of Court. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Dauphin County Library System.
The American Bar Association has granted conditional approval for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law to reunify and operate as Penn State University’s single law school under the name Penn State Dickinson Law with locations in Carlisle and University Park. Danielle M. Conway is the dean of the unified Penn State Dickinson Law, which will enroll a unified class in fall 2025.