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    • Leonard A. Busby

    Senior Counsel

    215-772-7419

    lbusby@mmwr.com

    Philadelphia

    Leonard A. Busby’s litigation practice emphasizes complex litigation, including injunctions and appeals. Mr. Busby has been lead counsel in many cases successfully tried to verdict in state and federal court; he has argued cases in all Pennsylvania appellate courts including the Pennsylvania Supreme Court; he has argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In non-litigated matters Mr. Busby has counseled corporations, individuals, and foundations. Mr. Busby has been at the firm since 1978, including 28 years as a partner.

    Mr. Busby served for many years as chair of the Firm's Pro Bono Committee and as a member of the Firm's Professional Responsibility Committee.

    Mr. Busby earned his law degree from Columbia University in 1978. While in law school he was twice named a Stone Scholar for academic excellence. He received a B.A. degree, with distinction, in Political Science from Stanford University in 1973.

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    Credentials

    Selected Representations
    • Co-lead trial counsel for defense group in the first litigated Superfund clean-up site in Pennsylvania
    • Trial counsel for charitable beneficiary of $40 million estate administered in York County, Pennsylvania; recovery of more than $10 million for client after years of litigation that started with a proposed payment to the charity of less than $1 million
    • Trial counsel for charitable beneficiary of a multi-billion dollar trust under the supervision of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Berks County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.
    • Counsel for injured persons in cases with cumulative gross recoveries exceeding $15 million
    • Trial counsel for defendants in defamation case; jury verdict for defendants; no appeal
    • Trial counsel for community hospital (and sole defendant) sued for death of premature infant after incorrect transfusion; jury verdict for defendant; no appeal
    • Co-counsel (with another Montgomery McCracken partner) representing another law firm where that other law firm represented over 4,000 individuals who had filed claims in a complex bankruptcy proceeding; an eventual cumulative gross recovery of over $310 million was obtained for these individuals
    • Principal outside counsel for closely held business with, eventually, over $100 million in annual sales; provided advice and guidance on all legal issues for more than 20 years
    Professional Activities
    • Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers Camden Law School
    • Former Trial Advocacy Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the American Law Institute
    Community Involvement
    • Chair, Rose Valley Borough Environmental Advisory Council
    • Elected Member, Rose Valley Borough Council
    • Former Chair of the Board of Governors, American Swedish Historical Museum
    • Former President, Board of the Philadelphia Bar Association Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP)
    • Former President, Anglers Club of Philadelphia
    • Former President, Stanford Club of Philadelphia
    Education

    Law School

    • Columbia University School of Law

    Undergraduate School

    • Stanford University

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