T. MATTHEW LECKMAN

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Education:

• 2000 - Bachelor of Arts in Politics & Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, magna cum laude
• 2003 - Juris Doctorate, Temple University School of Law

Admissions:

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2004)
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2005)
• United States District Court, District of Nebraska (2006)
• United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas (2006)
• United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (2006)

Memberships:

• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Philadelphia County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• Pennsylvania Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice

Awards, Accomplishments, & Recognitions:

• Two-time Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Mock Trial Competition
• Temple University School of Law, Barrister Award
• Garfinkle & Corbman Scholarship for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, James J. Mandarino Award for Trial Advocacy
• Center for Forensic Economic Studies, Most Promising Litigator Award

Publications:

• "Breathing Life Into Federal Preemption After FDA s Final Rule On Prescription Drug Labeling," Mealey's Litigation Report, March 2006, Volume 5, Issue #11

Prior to joining Pogust Braslow & Millrood LLC, T. Matthew Leckman served a two-year clerkship with the Honorable Ronald D. Castille of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Since joining the firm, Matt has focused his practice almost exclusively on complex pharmaceutical injury cases, gaining extensive experience in all facets of litigation, including obtaining settlements for his clients in both personal injury and wrongful death cases. In his spare time, Matt remains actively involved in the nationally renowned Temple Law School trial advocacy and mock trial program, coaching and instructing for the school's mock trial competition teams.