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Biography
Geoffrey’s practice encompasses the resolution of all types of business disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. He has provided legal representation to individual clients and businesses in both state and federal courts and before governmental agencies throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Geoffrey’s work involves representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil matters, including complex commercial litigation, class actions, contractual controversies, business torts, partnership disputes and cases involving claims for equitable relief. Geoffrey also has extensive experience providing appellate representation and has personally argued cases before the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Education, Honors, & Awards
J.D. with honors, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ, 1994
Managing Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1993-94
American Bar Association Local Government Award
American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Practice
American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure
School of Law Fellowship
B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1991
Harvard National Scholar Award
John Higgins Memorial Award
Professional and Community Involvement
Geoffrey was a panelist at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Philadelphia Bar Association’s Business Litigation Committee’s Program When Limited Liability Fails: Piercing the Corporate Veil.
Geoffrey has been evaluating, and conducting interviews of, applicants for admission to Harvard College on behalf of the Schools Committee of the Harvard Club of Princeton since 1995.
Pro Bono
Geoffrey has handled a number of pro bono cases for clients referred by Philadelphia VIP, the organization founded by Community Legal Services and the Philadelphia Bar Association that provides legal services for low-income residents and families facing civil legal problems.
Bar Admissions
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 District of New Jersey
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of New Jersey
News and Publications
Note, Tired of Being SLAPPed Around: States Take Action Against Lawsuits Designed to Intimidate and Harass, 25 Rutgers L.J. 401 (1994)
Legal Intelligencer, Justices Mull Claim for Access to Mental Health Records
Legal Intelligencer, Montco Judge Awards $1 Million in Punitives in Commercial Lawsuit
Legal Intelligencer, Judge Overturns $2.5M Legal Malpractice Verdict
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