Profile Details

Mr. Leventhal is a partner in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. He has extensive practice in the areas of Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation. He is one of the firm's more seasoned litigators with successful trial practice in the following types of cases: Fire Subrogation; Auto; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Physical Security Contracts and the Defense of Class Action law suits.

Education

Tel-Aviv University, (1983)
Dickinson College, (B.A., 1984)
University of Rome, (1985)
Temple University Law School, (J.D., 1987)

Positions Held

Co-Chairman, Pennsylvania Bar Association-Subcommittee on In-House Staff Counsel, 1998, 1999
Founder, Counsel Council

Legal Authorships

Originator and frequent contributor to the Legal War Stories section of the quarterly Philadelphia Lawyer.
Everything I needed to Know about Litigating I Learned at the Arbitration Center. The Philadelphia Lawyer, Fall 1994; Vol. 57, No.3

Civic/Charitable Associations

Counsel, for the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind, a 501(C)(3) charity Mr. Leventhal incorporated bringing independence to the Israeli blind for the past 13 years.
Course counsel for the Friends of Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Association, 1989-present.
Member Counsel for The Brothers In Harmony – S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. (Hamilton Square, NJ Chapter.) 2009-present.

Seminars and Presentations

Pre-Trial Skills: Thinking On Your Feet (November 17, 2006 - Philadelphia)

Admitted to Bar

1987 Pennsylvania (state and federal)
1987 New Jersey (state and federal)
2000 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Practice Groups:
Insurance Coverage
Litigation
Transportation and Logistics