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.
Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law are reunifying to operate as Penn State University’s single law school, which will be known as Penn State Dickinson Law. While ABA approval for the reunification is pending, both schools are currently fully accredited. We submitted an application for acquiescence to operate as a single law school in July 2024 and plan to enroll a unified class in Fall 2025. Once reunification is complete, the separate faculties of each school will be members of the reunified Penn State Dickinson Law faculty.