Of Counsel

121 S. Broad Street, 20th Floor 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Phone: 215-545-9300
Fax: 267-809-8224
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Born: 1939

Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.A., Temple University, J.D.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law

Admissions: 1968, Pennsylvania

Biography:

Gerald D. Garfinkle is a trial attorney admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and Temple University School of Law. Between college and law school, Mr. Garfinkle served as a combat engineer in the United States Army Reserves.

Following graduation from Temple Law School, Mr. Garfinkle was a law clerk for the Honorable John P. Fullam of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He has been handling cases on behalf of catastrophically injured victims for over 35 years. Mr. Garfinkle currently serves as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Mr. Garfinkle has had an active role with the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association having served as the Treasurer, Vice President and President of the organization. He also served the Philadelphia Bar Association as a member of the Select Committee for the Reorganization of the Civil Court system, as an investigator for the Judicial Selection and Retention Commission and a member of various other committees. Mr. Garfinkle has also been a board member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He has been a guest lecturer on behalf of the American Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Mr. Garfinkle is proud to sponsor the Garfinkle Trial Advocacy Award at the Temple University Beasley School of Law. The award is presented annually to the second year law student who exhibits outstanding performance in the field of trial advocacy.

A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Garfinkle lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife.