Richard M. Abrams

Background

Abrams, Richard M. was born on February 5, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bucknell University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude, 1969). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Temple University (L.L.M., 1988).

Spoken languages: Spanish.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. 1973, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.

1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Tau. Delta Mu Delta. Co-Author: with Mitchell A. Kramer, "Subchapter One of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act" and "The Gasohol Competition Act," Gasoline Marketing After Decontrol: The Legal Considerations 289 and 357, Practicing Law Institute, 1981.

Author: "Antitrust Law in the Soft Drink Industry," 26 Antitrust Bulletin 697, 1981. "What Every Commercial Lawyer Should Know About The Robinson-Patman Act," 86 Commercial Law Journal 15, January, 1981. "The Effects of Invalidating a Law on the Grounds of Equal Protection," 8 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 29, 1980.

"The Diminishing Difference Between Selling and Leasing Tangible Personal Property," 24 Villanova Law Review 706, 1979. "Tax Evasion and Swiss Banking Secrecy," 24 Practical Lawyer 77, 1978. "Primary and Secondary Characteristics in Discrimination Cases," 23 Villanova Law Review 35, 1978.

Law Clerk to: Honorable Edwin S. Malmed, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1972-1973. Judge John Morgan Davis, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1973-1975.

Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Federal and American Bar Associations. Commercial Law League of America. Richard M. Abrams, Attorney at Law, is a small private law office specializing in 1) Taxation, 2) Estate Planning and Estate Administration, 3) Real Estate, 4) Computer Law, and 5) General Contract and Commercial Law.

The latter includes drafting, revising and negotiating agreements, advising clients on the legal implications of proposed and actual business transactions, helping clients to structure business transactions (including formation of business entities), and preparing appropriate documents for same.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Antitrust Law in the Soft Drink Industry," 26 Antitrust Bulletin 697, 1981. "What Every Commercial Lawyer Should Know About The Robinson-Patman Act," 86 Commercial Law Journal 15, January, 1981. "The Effects of Invalidating a Law on the Grounds of Equal Protection," 8 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 29, 1980.
    
    "The Diminishing Difference Between Selling and Leasing Tangible Personal Property," 24 Villanova Law Review 706, 1979. "Tax Evasion and Swiss Banking Secrecy," 24 Practical Lawyer 77, 1978. "Primary and Secondary Characteristics in Discrimination Cases," 23 Villanova Law Review 35, 1978.
    
    Law Clerk to: Honorable Edwin S. Malmed, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1972-1973. Judge John Morgan Davis, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1973-1975.
    
    Co-Author: with Mitchell A. Kramer, "Subchapter One of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act" and "The Gasohol Competition Act," Gasoline Marketing After Decontrol: The Legal Considerations 289 and 357, Practicing Law Institute, 1981.

Membership

Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Federal and American Bar Associations. Commercial Law League of America.