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Superwomen JDs And What You Can Learn From Them: Featuring Roberta Liebenberg of Philadelphia, PA

By Noha

Bio for this week's Superwoman JD:
 
Ms. Liebenberg is a member of Fine, Kaplan and Black.  She is a 1970 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 1975 graduate of the Catholic University Columbus School of Law, magna cum laude, where she was the Notes Editor of the Law Review.  Thereafter, she served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  She concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation, including antitrust and class actions.  In addition, Ms. Liebenberg handles the defense of white collar criminal cases.
 
In May, 2007, Ms. Liebenberg was named as one of The National Law Journal's "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America."  In June, 2008, she was named as one of the "Top Ten Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania" in Philadelphia Magazine, the only woman ever to receive this designation.  In October, 2006, Ms. Liebenberg was named by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell as a "Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania."  In April, 2003, she was named as the first recipient of the Lynette Norton Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession.  That award was given to her in recognition of her outstanding litigation skills and mentoring of women attorneys.  In December, 2003, she was named as one of the "Women of Distinction" by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners, based on her commitment to professional excellence and community involvement.

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Full post as published by Ms. JD on February 26, 2009 (boomark / email).