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Biography

Ronald P. Schiller, a litigator, has a broadly diversified jury trial practice. His experience includes commercial litigation, counseling and trial practice in federal and state courts and before the AAA.

Mr. Schiller has represented the world’s largest insurers in their sophisticated coverage, bad faith and reinsurance disputes, including in several trials. He has represented commercial online services, telecommunication companies and backbone and equipment providers in cellular communications in First Amendment, intellectual property, E911, online and general civil litigation. He has represented financial institutions, mortgage companies and developers in housing and discrimination litigation, and pharmaceutical and food product companies in contract disputes and dealer and employee termination matters.

In the last 24 months, Mr. Schiller has argued six appeals and tried four trials, including two bad faith trials in state court and one multi-week insurance coverage trial in federal court over a claim for approximately $100 million of claimed indemnity and defense exposure. He has also been hired to take over cases shortly before trial and is handling several complex litigations that he took over post-trial for post-trial motions and appeals.

The respected English publisher Chambers & Partners recognized him in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, noting that clients admire him as “someone who consistently wins big cases.” He has repeatedly been selected by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and has been named in The Best Lawyers in America.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984
J.D.

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1981
B.B.A., summa cum laude

Honors and Awards

Law Review: Associate Editor and Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review,
1982-1984

Named a Local Litigation Star by Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys in 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Insurance Committee, Member

Teaching / Lecturing

“Asbestos and Other Long-Tail Claims: Europe, the UK and the Latest on US Tort Reform,” 9th Annual C5 European Summit on Reinsurance Claims, London,
May 15-16, 2006

“Pennsylvania Bad Faith,” National Business Institute (NBI) seminars 2006, 2007, 2008

Speaker, Mealey’s Bad Faith Litigation Conference, September 24-25, 2007, Philadelphia, PA

Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Pennsylvania
New York