Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP

Professional Experience:

Michael Adler focuses his practice on the representation of publicly-traded and privately-held corporations, developers and property and financial management companies in complex commercial and litigation matters, including insurance, real estate and transactional issues.

He is a member of the Litigation and Antitrust Sections of the American Bar Association and recently served as the Financial Secretary of the Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is presently serving as the President of the Executive Committee of the Temple Law Alumni Association and on the Board of Directors of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El and is an active member of the Temple American Inn of Court, the International Visitor's Council of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and the Rutgers Club of Greater Philadelphia. He was recently elected a Committeeman in Lower Merion Township.

He handles numerous pro bono matters on behalf of the Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight (SCRUB) and the Support Center for Child Advocates. He recently was selected by his peers in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and the Legal Intelligencer as a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" and in Philadelphia magazine as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star Super Lawyer."  Mr. Adler has received a BV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Some of his significant achievements include:

• Obtained $2.6 million jury verdict in a two-week trial in New York City in a breach of contract / fraud case against computer consulting placement corporation, its purported successor corporation, and the individual principals of the companies.
• Negotiated favorable settlement immediately before jury deliberations of developer of property involved in a building collapse of neighboring properties and destruction of deli business, while obtaining substantial recovery of client's exposure and fees in concurrent negligence lawsuit against developer's insurance broker.
• Successfully represented major developer on significant zoning and land use issues through successful appeals to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
• Immediately prior to plaintiff's closing argument, obtained major lump sum settlement for minority shareholder in action against partners of a retail chain of hospital gift shops for breach of fiduciary duty, oppression of minority shareholder, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment and breach of contract.
• Negotiated and drafted numerous vendor, employment and other consulting contracts, and oversaw franchise applications, while serving as general counsel for full-service communications provider with a wholly owned property management subsidiary. This entity delivered cable TV, IPTV, high-speed internet, full-featured telephone and VoIP service, home automation, and residential security systems services throughout the East Coast.

Education:

Temple University Beasley School of Law, magna cum laude, J.D., 1998.

Rutgers University, With Honors, B.A., 1995. 

Professional Memberships and Activities:

Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Recent News:

2009-06-19 :: Nursing Home and Long Term Care Liability Practice Group Formed

2009-04-03 :: Michael E. Adler Joins Philadelphia Office

Speaking Engagements and Presentations:

2007-05-01 :: Michael E. Adler Moderates Roundtable Discussion on E-Discovery