 | Kardos, Rickles,
Bidlingmaier and Bidlingmaier | | | | | 626 South State Street
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | General Civil Practice, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Criminal Law, DUI, Drug Related, Family Law, Divorce, Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support. | | | | Firm Profile: | | Kardos, Rickles, Bidlingmaier and Bidlingmaier was founded in 1981 by Mel D. Kardos. The firm offers a wide range of legal services with special concentration in personal injury matters, including complex products liability and medical malpractice matters. The firm serves all of Pennsylvania and New Jersey including all local, state and federal courts. Noteworthy cases include the now famous Littlejohn v. Bic Corp. case. The hallmark of this firm is the personal touch and perseverance administered on behalf of each and every client. | | | | Firm Size: 5 | | | | Representative Clients: | | Baker-Fendt, Inc.; Newtown Steel; Teamster's Local 115; Phila. Comedy Works; Comedy Cabaret; Bristol Township Police Benevolent Assn.; Bristol Township Civil Service Commission; UniFirst Corp.; Township of Falls. | | | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | | | Mel D. Kardos (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1969); Trenton State College (M.Ed., 1972); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1974). Pennsylvania Certification Secondary Education, History, 1969. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Temple University, 1987. Who's Who in American law, 1989-1993; Who's Who in the East, 1990-1991; Who's Who in the World, 1991-1992; Who's Who in America, 1991-1992. Member: Bucks County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: LittleJohn v. Bic Corp., CA3 (Pennsylvania), 851 F2d 673, On Remand 697 F.Supp. 192 1989; Commonwealth v. Mabrey, 594 A.2d 700 (Pa. Supr. 1991); Commonwealth v. Colson, 490 A.2d 811 (Pa. 1985) Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Criminal Law. | | | | Marc I. Rickles (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, March 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1968); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Solicitor, Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. Former Assistant District Attorney, Bucks County, 1973-1976. Member: Bucks County Bar Association; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(33%); Criminal(33%); Civil Litigation(33%); Municipal; Products Liability. | | | | Michael T. Sellers (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: LaSalle University (B.A., 1973); Widener Law School (J.D., Cum Laude, 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Case Notes Editor, Law Forum. Member, Falls Township Board of Supervisors, 1978-1980, Chairman, 1979. Member and President, Board of Directors, Network of Victims Assistance (NOVA) 1984-1990. Solicitor, Falls Township Board of Supervisors, 1992-2000. Chairman, Newtown Borough Planning Commission, 2004—. Member, Newtown Borough Environmental Advisory Council, 2005—. Member, Newtown Creek Coalition, 2005—. Chairman, Design Committee, Joint Downtown Newtown Corporation (JDNC), 2005—. Member, Board of Directors, JDNC, 2005—. Member: Bucks County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation. | | | | Clifford D. Bidlingmaier (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, June 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rider University (B.A., American Studies, Literature cum laude, 1994) Dean's List; Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1999) Dean's List. Nominated for Peer Tutoring Program by History Faculty, Rider University. Member, Legal Ethics Society Honors Association, Temple University. Recipient, Outstanding Oral Advocate in Trial Advocacy. Member: Bucks County Bar Association; Mercer County Bar Association. Reported Cases: C.P. v. Trenton Police Department (violation of civil rights); M.D. v. B.T.P.D. (violation of civil rights). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation. | | | | Keith J. Bidlingmaier (Partner) born Trenton, New Jersey, June 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Rider University (B.A., History, 1998); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Partner, Kardos, Rickles, Bidlingmaier & Bidlingmaier, 2008. Associate, Kardos, Rickles, Sellers & Hand, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 2004. Associate-Law Clerk, Fink, Fink & Associates, 2001-2004. Legal Intern, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, January to May, 2001. Law Clerk, Camden County Public Defender's Office, Camden, New Jersey, August to December, 2000. Law Clerk, Bucks County District Attorney's Office, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, June to August, 2000. Law Clerk, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June, 1999 to January, 2000. Selected to the Bucka County Criminal Conflict Lists, 2002—. Volunteer, Fairless Hills Volunteer Fire Company, Fairless, Hills, Pennsylvania, 1991—. Trustee, Fire Company, January, 1997—. Battalion Chief, Fire Company, December, 2000 to January 2002. Assistant Chief, Fire Company, January, 2002—. Member: Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Bucks County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Bucks County Inns of Court . |
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