Background
Biedrzycki, Richard C. was born on February 29, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Richard C. Biedrzycki
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Drexel University (Bachelor of Science, with high honors, 1975). Temple University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1979).
Career
Matthews versus Freedman; 882 F.2d 83 (3rd Circuit 1989); 128 F.R.D. 194 (East.D. Pennsylvania 1989), aff"d 919 F.2d 135 (3rd Circuit 1990). Pilotti versus Mobil Oil Company, 388 Pennsylvania Super 514, 565 A.2d 1227 (1989); Frazier v. SEPTRA, 907 F. Supp. 116 and 161 F.R.D. 309 (East.D.Pa., 1995).Worked at Phelan, Pettit & Biedrzycki (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Practice in all Courts. Commercial, Environmental and Construction Litigation, Products Liability, Personal Injury and Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Pennsylvania.
1981, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Law Clerk to Honorary Paul M. Chalfin, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, 1979-1980.
Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
Phelan, Pettit & Biedrzycki, formed on August 1, 1996, continues the practice of the Law Firm of Phillips and Phelan co-founded by John Phelan on April 6, 1981. Mr. Phelan served as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, following which he rejoined the law firm of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius where he was involved in major civil litigation matters.
Richard Biedrzycki, following a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Paul M. Chalfin of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, joined the firm of Cozen, Begier and O"Connor in 1980 as an Associate and was extensively involved in complex civil litigation matters. Mr. Biedrzycki joined the firm of Phillips and Phelan in 1982 and has represented numerous major corporations in the oil, chemical and transportation industries in the defense of toxic tort and miscellaneous commercial and personal injury claims.
He has also represented various companies and individuals in the defense of employment discrimination claims.
Jeffrey Pettit followed Mr. Biedrzycki to Phillips and Phelan in 1990 after working as an Associate and Partner for fifteen years at Hepburn, Willcox, Hamilton & Putnam. He continued his practice of representing major corporations in toxic tort and commercial litigation, as well as management in labor and personnel issues including equal employment opportunity litigation.
He has lectured on employment matters for the American College of Medical Physics and the Pennsylvania Community Providers Association.
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Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
