Chimdi G. Tuffs
Associate

Chimdi G. Tuffs, an experienced litigator and trial attorney, represents and defends a wide variety of insureds, employers, and third-party administrators in premises liability, personal injury, and product liability matters throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. She draws on deep prosecutorial and courtroom experience earned as an assistant district attorney, first as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Felony Trial Unit and then as a prosecutor in the Staten Island (Richmond County, NY) District Attorney’s Office Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Bureau. In her role as felony prosecutor, she regularly managed felony investigation, grand jury presentations, and handled a caseload of over 100 felony cases, personally taking over 150 bench trials and six jury trials to verdict.
As a law student, Chimdi gained additional experience as a legal intern in the King’s County District Attorney’s Office, the Chester County District Attorney’s office, and was a summer law clerk for the Honorable Paul S. Diamond in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Honors & Awards
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2019-20
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2012
- Albert M. Cohen Memorial Graduation Award
- Russell Conwell Academic Scholarship
- Temple Student Bar Association: Treasurer
- Faculty Hiring Committee
- Columbia University Columbia College, B.A., 2009
Professional Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Barristers Association of Philadelphia