Background
Klett, Edwin Lee was born on December 8, 1935 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John L. and Gertrude Elizabeth (Larson) Klett.
Klett, Edwin Lee was born on December 8, 1935 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John L. and Gertrude Elizabeth (Larson) Klett.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance, Bucknell University, 1957. Juris Doctor, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1962.
Worked at Klett Lieber Rooney & Schorling, A Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Litigation, Shareholder and Class Actions, Securities and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Pennsylvania. Recipient, Outstanding Alumni Award, 1990.
Member, 1960-1962, and Editor-in-Chief, 1961-1962, Dickinson Law Review.
Trustee, Dickinson School of Law, 1982. Member: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Appellate Court Rules, 1985-1986.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee, 1986-1992. Vice-Chair, 1989-1992.
Chair, 1993. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee to United States.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1993-1996. Member: Allegheny County (Committee on the Judiciary, 1986-1988. Administrative Vice President and Member of the Board of Governors, 1989-1990.
Member of the Council, Federal Court Section, 1987-1996.
Chair, Federal Court Section, 1990-1991. Vice-Chair, Court Rules Committee, 1983-1989) and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegate, 1989) Bar Associations.
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1990. President, 1988-1989.
Distinguished Service Award, 1996).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Pennsylvania State Committee, 1993. Pennsylvania State Chair, 1996).
American Bar Foundation.
American Law Institute. Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.
(Chair, Firm"s Litigation Department and Member of the Firms"s Board of Directors).
Member, 1960-1962, and Editor-in-Chief, 1961-1962, Dickinson Law Review. Trustee, Dickinson School of Law, 1982. Member: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Appellate Court Rules, 1985-1986.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee, 1986-1992.
Vice-Chair, 1989-1992. Chair, 1993. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee to United States.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1993-1996. Member: Allegheny County (Committee on the Judiciary, 1986-1988.
Administrative Vice President and Member of the Board of Governors, 1989-1990.
Member of the Council, Federal Court Section, 1987-1996. Chair, Federal Court Section, 1990-1991. Vice-Chair, Court Rules Committee, 1983-1989) and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegate, 1989) Bar Associations.
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1990.
President, 1988-1989. Distinguished Service Award, 1996).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Pennsylvania State Committee, 1993.
Pennsylvania State Chair, 1996).
American Bar Foundation. American Law Institute. Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.
(Chair, Firm"s Litigation Department and Member of the Firms"s Board of Directors).
Married Janis Lynn Gibson. Children: David, Lauren, Krista, Kirklin, Keenan.