Background
Comisky, Matthew James was born on November 5, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Marvin and Goldye (Elving) Comisky.
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Matthew James James Comisky
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Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1980). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1984).
Career
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, ERISA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments (MEPPA), National Labor Relations Board Practice, OSHA, 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, ESOP'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, 1984, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 1985, Florida.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, State of Florida, 1988-1997. President-Elect, 1995-1997. President, 1996-1997.
Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, Philadelphia. 1987-1989, Vice Chair, 1989. Vice-Chair, Philadelphia High School Academy for Law, Justice and Public Administration, 1991-1996.
Member: The Florida Bar. American Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at West Palm Beach, Florida Office) *.
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.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Jewish National Fund Philadelphia, since 1986, board directors Future Leadership, 1987-1990. Member Greater Philadelphia Executive Leadership Board, since 1993. Board dirs.Phila. Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 1990-1997, secretary, 1991-1992, vice president 1993-1997.
Trustee Philadelphia Bar Foundation, 1990, 97-, member grants committee, 1990, 91, Louis D. Apothaker award selection committee, 1995, 96, 97, chair 1998, 99. Board directors Future Leaders for a Better Philadelphia, 1992-1993. Board directors Cmty.
Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Philadelphia, 1994-1996. Fellow American College Mortgage Attorneys. Member American Bar Association (real property division since 1986, vice chair economics committee young lawyers division 1990-1991, house delegations 1994-1996, young lawyers division liaison to the real property division 1997, others), The Florida Bar (Board of Governors 1995-1997, Executive Committee 1996-1997, young lawyers division Board of Governors 1988-1997, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997,others), Philadelphia Bar Association (young lawyers Executive Committee 1987-1989, vice chair 1997, member nominating committee 1989, others).
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Married Maxine L. Lechter, June 29, 1996. 1 child, Maxwell Bertram.
