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Marc Robert Steinberg 
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Managing Partner
phone (215) 822-7575
fax (215) 822-1713
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Marc Robert Steinberg has been the Managing Partner of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford since 1980, and has been a member of the firm since 1976.  He has been litigating civil and criminal cases in Federal and State Courts for over 34 years, and actively continues to do so.  Mr. Steinberg is the only attorney in Bucks or Montgomery County to be certified as a Criminal Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and recognized by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Temple University School of Law in 1973, and holds an undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University.  Mr. Steinberg is a former Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney.  He is Past President of the Montgomery Trial Lawyers Association and the Montgomery American Inn of Court, which he helped organize and start.  He is Past President of the Montgomery Bar Association.  He currently sits as a Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PaCDL).  He completed six years as a member of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee 2.09, the last year as chairman.  Since 1997, he has served as a Civil Discovery Master for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.  He is a co-founder of the Criminal Defense Law Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association and served as its chairman or co-chairman from 1988 until 1996.  Mr. Steinberg is currently the Chairman of the Bench-Bar Committee.  He also is a member of the Criminal Rules Committee.  Mr. Steinberg sits on the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association from Zone 9.  He is a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Montgomery Bar Association in criminal and civil areas.  He teaches Advanced Trial Advocacy at Temple University School of Law, where he has been teaching law students the art of trial advocacy for the past 18 years.

Mr. Steinberg is the President and Director of the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP), a non-profit corporation which provides free legal services to abused children involved in court cases, which he helped organize in 2000.

In 2003, he was named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Montgomery Trial Lawyers  Association.

In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, he was named one of Pennsylvania's "Super Lawyers" by a poll of his peers as published in Philadelphia Magazine, and in 2008, he was named as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania.

He enjoys playing tennis, running, reading and playing with his grandchildren.

Mr. Steinberg also enjoys the prestigious "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Areas of Practice:
50% Criminal Litigation
40% Personal Injury Litigation
10% Alternate Dispute Resolution
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006


Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1973
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1975
U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education:
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1973
J.D.


Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1970
B.A.
Major:  English


Representative Cases:
Commonwealth v. Kramer, 566 A.2d 882 (Pa. Superior 1989)
Kenny v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 473 A.2d 641 (Pa. Superior 1984)
Commonwealth v. Hangey, (Pa. Superior 2005)
References:
Univest National Bank and Trust Company, Souderton PA
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Criminal Law Series, Montgomery Bar Association, 1990 - 2002, 2004


Advanced Trial Advocacy, Temple University School of Law, 1990 - 2007


Proving Damages in Death Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1996 - 2000


Ethical Considerations for General Practitioners, 2002


Charging Fees in a Criminal Case, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002, 2004, 2006


An Afternoon on Criminal Law, Dealing with the Media, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Pennsylvania's "Super Lawyer" published in Philadelphia Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member 1973 - Present


Montgomery Bar Association, 1973 - Present; President 2003, President-Elect 2002
Secretary 2001; Treasurer 2000; Director 1992, 1997 - 2000


Montgomery Co. Trial Lawyers Association, 1977 - Present
President 1992


Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1980 - Present
Director 2005 - Present


Montgomery American Inn of Court, 1990 - Present
President 1996


Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, 1997 - Present
Discovery Master


Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP), President & Director, 2000 - Present
President 2005 - Present; Board of Directors 2003 - Present


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Robert W. Tredinnick, Judicial Law Clerk, 1973 - 1974


Montgomery County District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, 1974 - 1976


Pro Bono Activities:
Legal Aid, 1980 - Present
MCAP, 2000 - Present
Guardian ad Litem, 2001 - Present
Court Appointed Homicide Cases
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Sigma Delta