Background
Girard-diCarlo, David Franklin was born on January 20, 1943 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Jay Girard-DiCarlo and Elizabeth Ward.
Girard-diCarlo, David Franklin was born on January 20, 1943 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Jay Girard-DiCarlo and Elizabeth Ward.
Girard-diCarlo received his bachelor"s degree from Saint Joseph"s University and studied law at the Villanova University School of Law.
Worked at Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Anti-Trust and Trade Regulation, Commercial Lending, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Workouts, Consumer Transactions, Corporate and Business Law, Deferred Compensation and Employer Benefits, Domestic Relations, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Foundations and Non-Profit Institutions, Government Affairs, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, International Transactions, Labor and Employment Law, Arbitrations and Contract Administration, Collective Bargaining Negotiations, Employee and Management Contracts, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Fair Labor Standards Acting, Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments (MEPPA), National Labor Relations Board Practice, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employment Discrimination Matters, Leasing Litigation, Employment Disputes, Personal Injury, Securities, Trademark and Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Government, Public Offerings and Private Placements of Debt, Equity Securities, General Obligation and Revenue Bonds, Real Estate Construction Lending and Permanent Lending, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Leasing, Landlord and Tenant Matters, Stock Option Plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plan"s, Fiduciary, Estate and Gift Tax, Taxation, Probate, Tax Compliance (Federal, State and Local), Tax-Exempt Financing, Tax Structuring and Planning, White Collar Crime, Zoning and Land Use Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. Editor-in-Chief, Villanova Law Review, 1972-1973.
Chairman of the Board, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1979-1982.
Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982 and Chairman, 1982, American Public Transit Association. Chairman, Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail Authorities Committee, 1981-1982.
Hearing Committee Member, 1981-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1987, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Member, Transportation Taxation Task Force, Tax Commission, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1980-1981.
Trustee, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1985-1990.
Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, Philadelphia Academy of Music, 1988-1995. Vice Chairman, 1991-1994 and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1995, 1996. Trustee, Walnut Street Theatre, 1986-1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Drexel University, 1988-1992.
Member, Board of Directors, Harcum Junior College, 1987-1992. Member, Board of Directors, National Rail Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), 1990-1993.
Trustee, Belt Lincolnshire Railroad, 1990. Member, Board of Directors, PNC Bank Corporation, 1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Midlantic Corporation, 1992-1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Continental Bank, 1989-1994. Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Executive Committee Member, 1990. Chairman, Administrative Committee, 1995.
Member, Villanova Law School Board of Consultors, 1992.
Trustee, Saint Joseph"s University, 1994. Board Member, World Affairs Council, 1993.
Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 1994-1995. Board Member, Managers of The Philadelphia Foundation, 1994-1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Pennoni Associates, Incorporated., 1997.
Frequent Lecturer and Author on Labor and Employment Law. Chairman, Firm"s Labor and Employment Law Department, 1982-1987. Member: American Bar Association.
American Law Institute.
(Firm Managing Partner, 1987)*. Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley is a full service law firm with regional, national and international practices.
The Firm is organized into eight major departments - Business and Corporate, Financial Services, Health Care Law, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Finance, Real Estate and Tax and Fiduciary.
Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982 and Chairman, 1982, American Public Transit Association. Chairman, Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail Authorities Committee, 1981-1982. Hearing Committee Member, 1981-1984 and Chairman, 1984-1987, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Member, Transportation Taxation Task Force, Tax Commission, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1980-1981.
Trustee, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1985-1990. Member, Board of Directors, Philadelphia Orchestra Association, Philadelphia Academy of Music, 1988-1995.
Vice Chairman, 1991-1994 and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1995, 1996. Trustee, Walnut Street Theatre, 1986-1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Drexel University, 1988-1992.
Member, Board of Directors, Harcum Junior College, 1987-1992. Member, Board of Directors, National Rail Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), 1990-1993. Trustee, Belt Lincolnshire Railroad, 1990.
Member, Board of Directors, PNC Bank Corporation, 1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Midlantic Corporation, 1992-1995. Member, Board of Directors, Continental Bank, 1989-1994.
Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Executive Committee Member, 1990. Chairman, Administrative Committee, 1995.
Member, Villanova Law School Board of Consultors, 1992.
Trustee, Saint Joseph"s University, 1994. Board Member, World Affairs Council, 1993. Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 1994-1995.
Board Member, Managers of The Philadelphia Foundation, 1994-1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Pennoni Associates, Incorporated., 1997. Frequent Lecturer and Author on Labor and Employment Law.
Chairman, Firm"s Labor and Employment Law Department, 1982-1987. Member: American Bar Association.
American Law Institute.
(Firm Managing Partner, 1987)*.
Married Constance Jean Bricker, April 5, 1973.