A dynamic leader, Tito is an effective advocate who has a demonstrated ability to exceed expectations in a fast-paced, high-volume working environment. He is passionate about the empowerment of survivors of crime. More specifically, the entirety of his career has been devoted to the advancement of child protection. He began his legal career as an Assistant City Solicitor for the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania's largest child welfare agency. In that capacity, he represented the agency in hundreds of bench trials at every stage of the dependency court process, including complex child abuse trials, often involving the expert testimony of child abuse pediatricians, forensic pathologists, forensic psychologists, as well as the testimony of trained child abuse investigators and law enforcement professionals. One of his cases involving an unexplained injury to an infant, in which the Department was successful at trial, was appealed to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the lower court's decision and published its opinion, making the case binding authority on the issue of unexplained injuries in the context of the Child Protective Services Law.
After his time with the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Tito transitioned to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. In this role, he spent approximately 5 months in the Juvenile Unit, where he handled primarily juvenile sexual assault trials and staffed a specialized courtroom devoted to preliminary hearings and trials with adult offenders charged with crimes involving child victims and witnesses. After his time in the Juvenile Unit, Tito was promoted to the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, in which he handles felony jury and waiver trials. His cases involve the sexual and physical abuse of children (including homicides), sexual assault of adult survivors, and domestic violence (including non-fatal shootings and homicides).
Tito has also lectured at both the undergraduate and graduate levels on issues regarding race, gender, and sexuality. More specifically, he's served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Temple University in the College of Public Health and has guest lectured at Villanova University School of Law, West Chester University, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, St. Joseph's University, and Lebanon Valley College.
Education
- Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- Juris Doctor
- Lebanon Valley College
- Bachelor of Arts
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania (2017)
Awards
- Prosecutor of the Year Award (2023)
- Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy – Philadelphia
- Team Excellence Award (2024)
- Philadelphia Children’s Alliance -- Philadelphia
Presentations
- Representing Within the Margins (2024)
- Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- Co-facilitated a credit-earning CLE on legislative statutes, such as look back statutes, along with various other supports that provide a pathway to justice, compensation, and healing for survivors.
- Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- The Prosecutor’s Role in Overcoming Anti-LGBT Bias in Criminal Justice (2023)
- Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia
- Facilitated a credit-earning CLE on the ethical ramifications of facing and confronting anti-LGBT+ bias in the criminal justice system.
- Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office – Philadelphia
- Support Center for Child Advocates, Kids at Court Conference (2023)
- Temple University – Philadelphia
- Co-facilitated a credit-earning CLE on effective and trauma-informed strategies to prepare children for attending or testifying in court and how to navigate implicit bias by factfinders.
- Temple University – Philadelphia
- Juvenile Justice & Child Welfare in Philadelphia (2022)
- Villanova University – Philadelphia
- Facilitated a workshop with law students in which the role that race and class play in outcomes for dual-system involved youth in Philadelphia.
- Villanova University – Philadelphia
Work History
- Assistant District Attorney (2021-2025)
- City of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- Presently assigned to the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, primarily tasked with the investigation and prosecution of crimes against children by adult offenders, intimate partner violence, to include non-fatal shootings, homicides and all sexual offenses generally.
- Manage a high-volume caseload of felony matters successfully to verdict and developed a functional level of expertise in
- the areas of forensic pathology, DNA analysis, child physical and sexual abuse pediatrics, sexual assault examinations, and forensic interviewing of child victims.
- Demonstrated strong leadership by guiding and mentoring junior staff members, contributing to the overall success of the office.
- City of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- Assistant City Solicitor (2017-2021)
- City of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- Provided extensive consultation and advice on compliance with various federal and state laws, as well as internal legal policies to the client, the Commonwealth's largest child welfare agency tasked with investigating reports of child abuse and neglect.
- Collaborated with various stakeholders and leadership across city departments, the court system, and outside medical professionals in order to facilitate successful outcomes for the client.
- Advised my client and law department on issues concerning diversity, equity and inclusion.
- City of Philadelphia – Philadelphia
- Adjunct Professor (2021-2023)
- Temple University – Philadelphia
- Developed curriculum and delivered lectures in accordance with course objectives; prepared course syllabus and aligned learning objectives with course materials.
- Evaluated and gradated student coursework, assignments, and papers in accordance with school policy; provided effective feedback to students.
- Temple University – Philadelphia
Skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Legal Analysis
- Legal writing
- Training and mentoring
- Public speaking prowess
- Sexual Assault Investigations
Languages
- English
- Spanish