Edward Chacker, a past Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association (1999) and former President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, is recognized as one of the outstanding trial lawyers in Pennsylvania. Mr. Chacker has a well-earned reputation for handling his clients with concern, and he is capable of both negotiating an excellent settlement or trying the case to verdict. Mr. Chacker also lectures frequently, with a special emphasis on trial techniques. He has also appeared on numerous radio and television shows, discussing a wide range of subjects.

Admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania bar, as well as federal courts in Pennsylvania and New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Mr. Chacker graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law and Temple University. His many speaking appearances include presentations at Temple University and the Roscoe Pound Institute. Mr. Chacker is a former Mediator and Arbitrator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and a former Hearing Officer for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's Disciplinary Board. He has served on the board of directors for Tau Epsilon Rho and the Volunteers for the Indigent. He is also heavily involved in charitable organizations and will become President of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation in 2003. Mr. Chacker is also a member of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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