Malcolm A. Edwards, Ph.D.

Malcolm Edwards is an associate in the firm’s Toxic Tort and Environmental group where he represents owners, suppliers, manufacturers, businesses, and insurers in disputes arising out of toxic exposures and environmental harm.

Prior to joining Margolis Edelstein, Malcolm served as an Assistant District Attorney in Pittsburgh, where he represented the Commonwealth in jury trials, non-jury trials, and hearings. In that role, Malcolm worked to resolve matters in a way that balanced the interests of justice, victims, and the rights of the accused.

During law school, Malcolm conducted research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and criminal law through a research fellowship with William & Mary Law School’s Center for Legal and Court Technology. He also worked as a summer associate at a premier intellectual property law firm. Additionally, Malcolm served as historian for William & Mary’s Black Law Student Association.

Before becoming an attorney, Malcolm completed a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. There, Malcolm studied diffuse damage to white matter after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury as well as social-cognitive and decision-making impairments associated with the same.