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Mark A. Aronchick Appointed to Chair the Committee on the Rules of Evidence of the American College of Trial Lawyers

Philadelphia, PA – June 28, 2007 – Mark A. Aronchick, a founding member of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, recently was appointed to Chair the Committee on the Rules of Evidence of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

The American College of Trial Lawyers’ mandate is to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession.  The American College is made up of experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.  Fellowship is extended by invitation and never can be more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province.

Mr. Aronchick, a member of Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin’s Board of Directors, 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.  He is a past Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.  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, he became the first attorney to simultaneously serve as President of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and Vice Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.  Mr. Aronchick is a former member of the Civil Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  Mr. Aronchick 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 is named in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, a 41-lawyer firm, has offices in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, New Jersey.  The firm’s practice includes litigation, bankruptcy, corporate and business law, real estate, education and tax and estates.  For more information on Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin visit our web site at www.hangley.com.