Gerald D. Garfinkle

Esquire, Of Counsel

Gerald D. Garfinkle is a trial attorney admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Central High School, Pennsylvania State University, and Temple University School of Law.

Between college and Law School, Mr. Garfinkle served as a combat engineer in the United States Army Reserves. Following graduation from Temple Law School, Mr. Garfinkle served as a law clerk for the Honorable John P. Fullam of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Garfinkle has had an active role with the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, having served as not only a Board Member but also as the organization’s President. He also is an active member of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He has served as Co-Chairman of the Select Committee for the Re- Organization of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas’ Civil Court, and he currently serves as an Team Investigator for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Judicial Selection and Retention Commission.Mr. Garfinkle has served as a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

He has been a guest lecturer on behalf of the American and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Garfinkle currently serves as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Philadelphia Civil Court system. He is also the proud sponsor of the annual Garfinkle-Corbman Trial Advocacy Scholarship Award at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.