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Biography

Mr. Aronchick, a litigator and past Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 1974 where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. Mr. Aronchick was a member of Mayor William J. Green's administration and was appointed as the youngest City Solicitor in the history of Philadelphia.

In 1996, Mr. Aronchick became the first attorney to simultaneously serve as President of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and Vice Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Mr. Aronchick served as a member of the Civil Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and as a member of the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He previously served as a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Aronchick also served as a member of the Bench Bar Relations Task Force of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He has served as chair of the Board of Ethics of the City of Philadelphia. He has served as a federal and state court appointed arbitrator or mediator, and as a Judge Pro Tem of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Previously, Mr. Aronchick was the Treasurer and was a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Board of Governors. He also has co-chaired the Philadelphia Bar Association's Trial Advocacy Course. 

Mr. Aronchick has lectured on trial advocacy, litigation techniques, and professional ethics. He serves on the Board of the Defender Association of Philadelphia and on the boards of several other civic and community organizations. He has received numerous awards and citations for leadership of civic and Jewish community organizations and for pro bono publico projects.

Mr. Aronchick has a diverse national trial and appellate practice, including health care fraud and abuse, health care litigation, controversies involving financial institutions, antitrust, environmental, employment, securities, class actions, construction, professional malpractice, governmental, administrative, general business and white collar criminal defense cases. Mr. Aronchick is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Education

University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1974
J.D.
cum laude
Order of the Coif
Highest Academic Honors
With Honors

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971
B.A.
cum laude
Dean's List
Major: American Civilization

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, 1998
Chancellor

Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1996
President

Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1995
President-Elect

Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1994
Vice President

Philadelphia Bar Association, 1996
Vice - Chancellor

Philadelphia Bar Association, 1990 - 1992
Member, Board of Governors

Philadelphia Bar Association, 1986 - 1989
Treasurer

House of Delegates, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1997 - 2001
Member

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1997 - 1998
Member

Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Member

The Committee on the Rules of Evidence, The American College of Trial Lawyers, 2007 - , Chair

Teaching / Lecturing

Bench Bar Relations, Third Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999

Numerous Ethics Seminars, Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Ethical Issues in Multi-Disciplinary Practice, Price Waterhouse, 1998

Pro Bono

Chair, Public Interest Summit, 1998
President, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1996

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1974

United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1975

United States District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1975

United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1975

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Supreme Court