(Main Office)

Bazelon Less & Feldman, P.C. established in 1983 consists of 14 lawyers, 4 paralegals and several support personnel serving clients throughout southeastern PA & NJ concentrating in the practice areas indicated.

Statement of Practice

General Trial and Appellate Civil Practice in Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies. Commercial, Corporate, Securities, Construction, Fidelity and Surety, Antitrust, Business Torts, Health Care, Insurance, Employment, Products Liability, Media, Class Action, Legal Malpractice, Bankruptcy.

Address

1515 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1907, (Philadelphia Co.)

Phone

Phone: 215-568-1155
Telecopier: 215-568-9319

Website

http://www.bazless.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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Michael A. Shapiro (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Indiana University, Indianapolis (B.A., with highest distinction, 1998); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Pennsylvania , New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael A. Shapiro

Matthew R. Skolnik (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Copyright Litigation.

Cary Joshi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1997); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(100%).

OF COUNSEL

Diane Runyan Bech (Of Counsel) born Norwalk, Connecticut, 1954; admitted to bar, 1990, New Hampshire (Inactive); 1999, Pennsylvania. Education: Bryn Mawr College (A.B., cum laude, 1977); Vermont Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Vermont Law Scholar. Recipient: Learned Hand Award for Academic Excellence; American Jurisprudence Awards in Property, Contracts, Lawyering, Moot Court, Historic Preservation, Commercial Law, Sales and Estate Planning. Associate and Shareholder, Brooks McNally Whittington Platto & Vitt, 1990-1997. Associate, Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, 1997-2000. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Diane Runyan Bech

Peter F. Marvin (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Research Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to the Honorable Arlin M. Adams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1972-1973. Teaching Fellow, Stanford Law School, 1973-1974. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial and Construction Panels, American Arbitration Association. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to implement the Nationwide Class Action Settlement in Re: Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, appointed 2001. Mediator, Court-Annexed Early Mediation Program, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed 1992. Faculty Member/Contributor, Commercial & Construction Arbitration in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997; Faculty Member/Contributor, Mediation of Commercial & Construction Disputes, American Arbitration Association, 1999. Faculty Member, The 2000 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2000; Faculty Member, Electronic Docketing in the Eastern District and Local Rules Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2004; Faculty Member/Contributor, Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects in Pennsylvania, National Business Institute, 2006. Legal Officer, Faculty Grievance Commission, University of Pennsylvania, 1981-1982. Member, Alumni Council, Phillips Academy, 1988-1993. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction; Environmental.

Christina Maria Reger (Of Counsel) born Trenton, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., Administration of Justice; B.A., Economics, 1993); Seton Hall University (M.S.J., Health Law and Public Policy, 1999; J.D., 2003). Editor, Seton Hall Univ. Law Review. Author: "Let's Swap Copyright for Code: The Computer Software Dichotomy," Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, December 2003. Law Clerk to Federal District Judge Joel Pisano, N.J. Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and American Bar Associations (Member, Section on: Intellectual Property). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Family Law; Certified Matrimonial Mediator.

Michael F. R. Harris (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1985) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Shareholder Derivative Actions; First Amendment Law; Appellate Practice.