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Mark Kearney's Biography

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6613 United States Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1775

Full Name:

Mark A. Kearney

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1962

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, PA

Home City:

Blue Bell, PA

JD, Villanova University School of Law, 1984-1987

Attended, Drexel University School of Business, 1985-1986

BA, Villanova University College of Arts and Sciences, 1980-1984

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2014-present

Managing Shareholder, Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, 2011-present

Director, Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, 2000-present

Corporate Secretary, Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, 2000-present

Co-Hiring Shareholder, Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, 1995-present

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, December 3, 2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, June 13, 2014

Director, Internet Cable Corporation, 2002-2004

Associate, Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, 1990-1995

Associate, Elliott, Mannino & Flaherty, 1988-1990

Law Clerk, Honorable Maurice A. Hartnett III, Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, 1987-1988

Associate/Clerk, Elliott, Mannino & Flaherty, 1986-1987

Law Clerk, Connolly & McAndrews, 1986

Clerk, Genuardi's Markets, 1984-1986

Law Clerk, Eastburn & Gray, 1985

Intern, Honorable James Hunter III, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1985

Sales Representative, Industrial Valley Frozen Foods, Incorporated, 1983-1984

Chair/Co-Chair, Federal Practice Committee, Montgomery Bar Association, 1999-2009, 2013-present

Member, American Bar Association, 1988-1992, 1996-present

Vice President, Montgomery Bar Foundation, 2012-present

Member, Federal Practice Committee, Steering Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2012-present

Board of Consultors, Villanova Law School, 2012-present

Director, Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2010-present

Legislative Liason, Montgomery Bar Association, 2007-present

Advocate, Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, 2007-present

Member, Philadelphia Aviation Country Club, 2007-present

Director, Montgomery Bar Foundation, 2005-present

Member, Whitpain Recreation Association, 2005-present

Member, House of Delegates, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2004-present

Director, Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2003-present

Member, Brehon Law Society, 2002-present

Member, Pennsylvania Society, 1996-present

Employee, Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-present

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1989-present

Member, Delaware State Bar Association, 1988-present

Member, Malvern Retreat League, 1984-present

President, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, present

Representative of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Lawyers Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2012-2015

Chair, Government Relations Committee, Montgomery Bar Association, 2010-2014

Vice President, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2013-2014

Director, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2008-2013

Chair, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, 2002-2013

Director, Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, 2009-2012

Director, Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, 2009-2012

Treasurer, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2011-2012

Secretary, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2011-2012

Tournament Chair, Whitpain Recreation Association, 2011-2012

President, Montgomery Bar Foundation, 2010-2011

Chair, Montgomery Bar Foundation, 2010

Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2008-2010

Member, Conference of County Bar Leaders, 2005-2009

Chair, Managing Partners Committee, Montgomery Bar Association, 2008-2009

President, Montgomery Bar Association, 2009

Member, Philadelphia Vesper Club, 2001-2009

Continuing Legal Education Director, Montgomery Bar Association, 2007

Vice-President, Montgomery Bar Association, 2007

Treasurer, Montgomery Bar Association, 2006

Member, United States District Court Merit Selection Panel for the Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge, 2005-2006

Director, Montgomery Bar Association, 2002-2005

Secretary, Montgomery Bar Association, 2005

Audit Committee Chair, Internet Cable Corporation, 2003-2004

Member, United States District Court Merit Selection Panels for the Retention of U.S. Magistrate Judges, 2002, 2004

Board of Directors, Philadelphia Area Immigration Resource Center (now defunct), 2000-2002

Director, U.S.A. Bancshares, 1998-1999

Awards:

Martindale Hubbell AV rated since 1995 (first year of eligibility)

Top 100 lawyer in Pennsylvania (2012, 2013, 2014) and Philadelphia (2011, 2012, 2013
and 2014) and Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters (2003- 2014)

Benchmark Litigation, Pennsylvania Local Litigation Star (2013, 2014)

The American Cancer Society's Care Never Quits Award and Whitpain Recreation

Association's 2012 Volunteer Recognition Award for creating and succeeding with a
four-day youth baseball tournament in 2011 and 2012 with all proceeds benefiting the

American Cancer Society and Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (2012)

Pennsylvania Bar Association's Exemplary Pro Bono Award (2012)

Pennsylvania Bar Association's Chief Justice John P. Flaherty Award "in Recognition of
an Outstanding Effort to Promote the Objects and Purposes to Improve the Legal
Profession, The Justice System or the Community" (2012)

Norristown Area School District's Special Recognition Award for Commitment to the
Civics Education of Students in the School District (20 11)

Montgomery Bar Association's Henry Stuckert Miller Public Service Award for
Devotion and Service to the Community of Montgomery County (2011)

Suburban Life Readers Choice Recognition for Region's Top Lawyers, Business Law
(2011)

National Thomson Reuters Luminary Award for Communications Excellence from the
National Association of Bar Executives (2008, 2010)

Montgomery Bar Association's Annual President's Award for "Leadership and
Dedicated Service to the Bar and Devotion to the Rule of Law" (2003)

Publications:

"Federal Courts Committee Hosts Three Federal Judges Providing Significant
Legal Education on Supreme Court Term," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Summer 2013).

"2012 Whitpain Baseball Summer Smash" Letter to the Editor of MCAP
Happenings (Winter 2012- 2013).

Book Review: "Mortals with Tremendous Responsibilities, a History of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,"
Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Fall2012).

"A No-Lose Gift: Memorial and Gift Donations to the Foundation," Montgomery
Bar Association Sidebar (Fall 2011.) Copy supplied.
Solicitation of Sponsors Letter, Whitpain Summer Smash Charity Baseball
Tournament (June 10, 2011).

"Bar Foundation's Grant Process Works," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Spring 2011).

"Consider the Foundation's 25th Anniversary for a Memorial Gift," Montgomery
Bar Association Sidebar (Winter 2010 - 2011 ).

"Establish your Legacy through the Bar Foundation," Montgomery Bar
Association Sidebar (Fall 201 0).

"Outgoing President's Message: Beyond MBA 125," Montgomery Bar
Association Sidebar (Winter 2009).

2009 Summary of Activities Report for the Executive Committee of the
Montgomery Bar Association, as part of a compendium of Reports from each Bar
Committee (December 2009).

"President's Message: Setting the Stage for the Next Quarter Century,"
Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Fall 2009).

"Judicial Election," The Times Herald (November 4, 2009).

"Portrait ofthe Montgomery Bar Association 1980-2009: Meeting the Challenges of
a Dynamic Era," Modern Graphics (June 9, 2009).

"President's Message: A Time to Reflect," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Summer 2009).

"2009 Legal Aid Golf Classic is a Success, Including a Presidential Hole in One
and Massage Table," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Summer 2009).

"MBA's Managing Partners ForumJssues Survey on Practice in Montgomery
County," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Summer 2009).

"Montgomery Bar Visits Supreme Court," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Summer 2009).

"President's Message," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Spring 2009).

"Incoming President's Message," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Winter
2008).

"Superior Court Presents CLE and Hears Oral Arguments in Montgomery County
Courthouse," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Summer 2008).

Press Release from Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, P.C. announcing the
addition of an immigration practice to the law firm (December 12, 2007).

"Federal Judges Return to Norristown," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Summer 2007).

"MBA Sponsors Admissions to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Summer 2006).

"MBA Advocates Legislation to Protect its Members," Montgomery Bar
Association Sidebar (Spring 2006).

"The Federal Courts Committee Meets with Justice O'Connor Following
Supreme Court Admissions Ceremonies," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Summer 2005).

"Federal Court Admission in Harrisburg," Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar
(Fall 2004).

"The Honorable Arlen Specter Visits Montgomery Bar Association,"
Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Summer 2003).

"Thirty-three Bar Members Admitted to Supreme Court," Montgomery Bar
Association Sidebar (Winter 2002- 2003).

Federal Courts Committee Witnesses Supreme Court Oral Arguments,"
Montgomery Bar Association Sidebar (Winter 2001- 2002).

"Reception for New Federal Judges is a Success," Montgomery Bar Association
Sidebar (Summer 2001).

"Four MBA Members Admitted to Supreme Court," Montgomery Bar Association
Sidebar (Summer 2000).

"The Annuity Class Action: Securities Fraud or Prudential?: The Distribution
Issues," Market Conduct Conference 2000 (April 27 - 28, 2000).

"Attorneys' Fees in Pennsylvania and in Federal Class Actions," Continuing
Legal Education (July 2000).

Co-Author, "A Primer on the Rights and Duties of Directors- (Part II)," 42
Villanova Law Review, No. 4 (1997).

"Cede III: Towards a Clear Standard for Corporate Fiduciaries," Butterworths
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (November 1995).

Co-Author, "A Primer on the Rights and Duties of Directors (Part 1)," 40 Villanova
Law Review, No. 5 (1995).

"Director and Officer Liability Insurance," Pennsylvania Bar Institute- Business
Lawyers' Institute (July 1995).

"The Evolving Standard of Scrutiny Applied to Directors' Decisions," Butterworths
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (January 1995).

"Outside Professional Advisors Gain New Immunity from Racketeering Statutes,"
Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (May 1993 ).

"ADA Puts Banks on Guard against Lawsuits by Handicapped," Butterworths
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (July 1992).

"Foreign Sovereign Investment in the United States," Butterworths Journal of
International Banking and Financial Law (Nov. 1991).

"Paramount v. Time: New Options for Directors with Long Term Plans,"
Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (May 1990).

"Update on Target Auction and Poison Pills," Bowne's Digest for Corporate and
Securities Lawyers, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1990).

"The Poison Pill as Shield and Gavel," Directors & Boards, Vol. 13, No.4 (1989).

"The Redemption of Poison Pills: The New Battleground," Butterworths Journal of
International Banking and Financial Law (Dec. 1989).

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