Background
Oxholm III, Carl was born on July 26, 1953 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.
Oxholm III, Carl was born on July 26, 1953 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1975). Harvard University (Master of Public Policy, 1979. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1979).
Worked at Connolly Epstein Chicco Foxman, Engelmeyer & Ewing A Professional Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Civil Litigation, Environmental, Real Estate, Employment, Civil Rights, Taxation, Estates and Trusts, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Corporate, Securities and Banking. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Pennsylvania and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1981, United States. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
1987, United States. Supreme Court. Recipient, American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award, 1989.
Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1993.
Member, Executive Committee, Harvard Law School Association, 1994. Member, Committee to Visit the Law School, Harvard College, 1988-1994. Member (Chair, 1990-1992), Public Service Program Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Chair, Amherst College, Alumni Fund, 1992.
Chief Deputy City Solicitor, 1988-1989 and Divisional Deputy City Solicitor, 1985-1988, City of Philadelphia. Trustee and Secretary, Board of Community Legal Services, Incorporated., 1981.
Founder and Member, Board of Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1985. Member (President, 1994) Juvenile Law Center Board, 1989.
Member, Connolly Epstein Executive Committee.
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Board of Governors, 1995. Chair, Committee on Delivery of Legal Services, 1985. Chair, Public Interest Section, 1991-1994), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
The firm was founded in the late 1960"s by a small group of young lawyers who had achieved academic distinction during law school and who had worked for various well-established large law firms and in government positions but who wanted to practice in a small-firm setting.
The firm continues to limit its hiring to those whose superior achievements suggest outstanding promise in the practice of law. Connolly Epstein"s practice is concentrated in five areas: (1) Litigation, including complex commercial, environmental, employment, civil rights, insurance and surety, premises liability, products liability, securities, Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation, franchising, antitrust, construction, bankruptcy/creditors" rights, defamation/First Amendment, real estate and municipal matters.
(2) Business Law, including a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial law services to small and medium size businesses, as well as specialized services to larger clients -- principally in securities matters, estates and trusts, taxation disputes and tax planning, commercial financing, bankruptcy, reorganization and mergers and acquisitions: (3) Environmental Law, including representation in federal and state administrative and judicial matters and counseling with respect to environmental objectives and obligations. (4) Real Estate, including financing, development, construction, leasing, sales and debt restructuring.
And (5) Employment, representing employers, executives and others facing hiring, discipline and termination problems, including employment contracts, restrictive covenants, discrimination, sexual harassment, privacy rights, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Dental Association, Employee Retirement Income Security Act AND FMLA.
Member, Executive Committee, Harvard Law School Association, 1994. Member, Committee to Visit the Law School, Harvard College, 1988-1994. Member (Chair, 1990-1992), Public Service Program Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Chair, Amherst College, Alumni Fund, 1992.
Chief Deputy City Solicitor, 1988-1989 and Divisional Deputy City Solicitor, 1985-1988, City of Philadelphia. Trustee and Secretary, Board of Community Legal Services, Incorporated., 1981.
Founder and Member, Board of Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1985. Member (President, 1994) Juvenile Law Center Board, 1989.
Member, Connolly Epstein Executive Committee.
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Board of Governors, 1995. Chair, Committee on Delivery of Legal Services, 1985. Chair, Public Interest Section, 1991-1994), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1993.
Member, Executive Committee, Harvard Law School Association, 1994. Member, Committee to Visit the Law School, Harvard College, 1988-1994.
Member (Chair, 1990-1992), Public Service Program Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Chair, Amherst College, Alumni Fund, 1992.
Chief Deputy City Solicitor, 1988-1989 and Divisional Deputy City Solicitor, 1985-1988, City of Philadelphia.
Trustee and Secretary, Board of Community Legal Services, Incorporated., 1981. Founder and Member, Board of Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1985. Member (President, 1994) Juvenile Law Center Board, 1989.
Member, Connolly Epstein Executive Committee.