Background
Siegel, Bernard Louis was born on September 15, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of Ralph Robert and Frieda Sara (Stein) Siegel.
Siegel, Bernard Louis was born on September 15, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of Ralph Robert and Frieda Sara (Stein) Siegel.
Bachelor, Brandeis U., 1960; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1963.
Associate, Silin, Eckert & Burke, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1963-1966;
partner, Silin, Eckert, Burke & Siegel, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1966-1973;
1st assistant district attorney, Erie County, 1972-1976;
deputy attorney general, Pennsylvania Department Justice, Philadelphia, 1976-1978;
deputy district attorney, District Attorney of Philadelphia, 1978-1986;
private practice, Philadelphia, since 1986. Adjunct Professor La Salle U., Philadelphia, since 1986. Lecturer Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia, 1986-1997, Mercyhurst College, Erie, 1974-1976, National College District Attorneys, Houston, 1978-1985, Temple University law school, since 1995.
Mem.criminal rules committee Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Philadelphia, 1976-1985. Commissioner Pennsylvania Crime Commission, Harrisburg, 1976-1979.
Member American Bar Association, National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Pennsylvania Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (board directors since 1988), Pennsylvania Bar Association (chairman criminal law section 1988-1991), Philadelphia Bar Association (chairman criminal justice section 1990-1991).
Married Marcia Margolis, Sept.3, 1961 (divorced August 1983). Children: Jonathan, Sharon. Married Susan Erickson, August 31, 1997.