Francis Patrick Newell

Background

Patrick Newell, Francis was born on March 12, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1972), Beta Gamma Sigma. Villanova University (Juris Doctor, 1975).

Career

Worked at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Limited Liability Partnership (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Pennsylvania 1980, District of Columbia

Casenote and Comment Editor, Board of Editors, Villanova Law Review.

Trial Attorney, Honors Program, Antitrust Division, United States.

Department of Justice, 1975-1978. Chair, Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

Board of Governors, 1996—, Chair, Law Practice Management Committee, 1995, Chair, 1994, Federal Courts Committee, Nominating Committee, 1994, Faculty Member, Ethics, Class Actions, 1990—, Philadelphia Bar Association. House of Delegates, 1996—, Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Chair, Public Protection Division, Pennsylvania Attorney General"s Transition Team and Recipient, Attorney General"s Certificate of Achievement, 1995.

Mediator, 1990—. Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Group, 1996—. Reporter, Local Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1993—.

Board of Directors, Historical Society, United States.

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995—. Membership Chair, Historical Society of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1993—. Barrister, University of Pennsylvania Law School American Inn of Court, 1996—.

Our firm was founded in Philadelphia in 1912.

Eighteen years later, founding partner Owen J. Roberts was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Although the firm"s offices practice now ranges far beyond Philadelphia, Montgomery McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Limited Liability Partnership has aspired from the first to the tradition of the Philadelphia Lawyer.

Achievements

• Francis Patrick Newell has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Group, 1996—. Reporter, Local Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1993—. Board of Directors, Historical Society, United States.

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1995—.

Membership Chair, Historical Society of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1993—. Barrister, University of Pennsylvania Law School American Inn of Court, 1996—.