Background
Berger, Harold was born on June 10, 1925 in Archbald, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jonas and Anna (Raker) Berger.
Berger, Harold was born on June 10, 1925 in Archbald, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jonas and Anna (Raker) Berger.
School of Electrical Engineering and Law School, University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineer, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, 1951).
Worked at Berger & Montague, Professional Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General and Complex Litigation, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Antitrust, Securities, Corporate, Toxic Tort Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1952, Pennsylvania. 1958, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "Some Aspects of Civil Liability Foreign Space Craft and Vehicle Accidents," Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, March, 1962.
"Legal Aspects of Solar Energy Satellites or Power Stations," The Legal Intelligencer, Volume 176, Number. 9, 1977. Member, Philadelphia County Board of Law Examiners, 1961-1971.
Judge, Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia County, 1971-1972. Chairman, Pennsylvania Committee for an Independent Judiciary, 1972.
Chairman, International Conference on Environmental and International Law, University of Pennsylvania, 1974.
Chairman, Princeton University, Conferences on Global Interdependence, 1975 and 1977. Member, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, 1972-1982. Chairman, National Standing Committee on the Federal and State Judiciary of the Federal Bar Association, 1980-1991.
National Chairman, Federal Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1992-1995.
President, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter of Federal Bar Association, 1996. Member, National Conference of State Trial Judges, 1974.
Permanent Member, Judicial Conference of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Member, Advisory Council, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Member: Philadelphia (Past Chairman, Judiciary Liaison Committee, 1975.
Past Chairman, International Law Committee, 1978-1979. Member, Nominating Committee, 1978), Federal (Member, National Executive Council, 1963-1989. Chairman, Law Day Committee, 1964-1970.
President, Philadelphia Chapter, 1982-1984.
Chairman, Complex Litigation and Class Action Committee, 1986) and American (Chairman, Aerospace Law Committee, 1979-1980) Bar Associations. Inter-American Bar Association (Chairman, Aerospace Law Committee, 1967-1980).
Berger & Montague, Professional Corporation (formerly David Berger, P.A.) has been engaged in the practice of complex and class action litigation for over 20 years. The firm has been recognized by courts throughout the country for its ability and experience in handling major litigation, particularly in the fields of securities, antitrust and mass tort litigation brought as class and derivative actions.
Currently, the Berger firm consists of 52 lawyers, of whom 24 are members of its Securities Litigation Department.
Together with a support staff of paralegals, law clerks and others, the firm numbers over 123 individuals.
Member, Philadelphia County Board of Law Examiners, 1961-1971. Judge, Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia County, 1971-1972. Chairman, Pennsylvania Committee for an Independent Judiciary, 1972.
Chairman, International Conference on Environmental and International Law, University of Pennsylvania, 1974.
Chairman, Princeton University, Conferences on Global Interdependence, 1975 and 1977. Member, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, 1972-1982.
Chairman, National Standing Committee on the Federal and State Judiciary of the Federal Bar Association, 1980-1991. National Chairman, Federal Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1992-1995.
President, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter of Federal Bar Association, 1996.
Member, National Conference of State Trial Judges, 1974. Permanent Member, Judicial Conference of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Member, Advisory Council, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Member: Philadelphia (Past Chairman, Judiciary Liaison Committee, 1975.
Past Chairman, International Law Committee, 1978-1979. Member, Nominating Committee, 1978), Federal (Member, National Executive Council, 1963-1989.
Chairman, Law Day Committee, 1964-1970. President, Philadelphia Chapter, 1982-1984.
Chairman, Complex Litigation and Class Action Committee, 1986) and American (Chairman, Aerospace Law Committee, 1979-1980) Bar Associations.
Inter-American Bar Association (Chairman, Aerospace Law Committee, 1967-1980).
Married Renee Margareten, August 26, 1951. Children: Jill Ellen, Jonathan David.