Lawrence D. Berger

Lawrence D. Berger joined SFMS in 2009. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, as well as in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. In addition to these courts and jurisdictions, Larry has worked on cases with local and co-counsel throughout the country.

Larry's litigation practice has included matters related to mortgage and other secured lending, financial fraud, insurance insolvency, securities fraud, commercial contract disputes, and trusts and estates. In addition, Larry also has handled matters relating to the rights of persons with disabilities, including a pending action under the Americans With Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act against Pennsylvania state agencies relating to professional licensing of persons with disabilities, special education, and the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities to treatment and community placement.

Larry earned his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and his law degree from Yale Law School. Larry was a litigation partner with two large Philadelphia law firms before joining SFMS in 2009, representing plaintiffs and defendants in class action, securities and other complex commercial litigation.

Larry is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities, and participates in the Mentoring Program sponsored by the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. Larry is also a member of the New Jersey Special Education Practitioners.

He resides with his family in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where, from 1996 to 2008, he was a member of the Board of Education. In that capacity, Larry was active in planning and construction of new facilities (as Chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee), employee relations (as Chair of the Negotiations Committee) and education of students with disabilities (as Chair of the Student Services Committee). He divides his time between the Firm's Pennsylvania and New Jersey offices.

Publications

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Admissions

New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. District Court, New Jersey, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, 1969
Yale Law School, Juris Doctor, 1972