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Carl D. Buchholz, III is a partner specializing in several areas of practice. He is an active trial and appellate attorney. Mr. Buchholz is head of the Firm's Appellate Department. His state appellate practice includes five arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as well as numerous arguments before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. His federal appellate practice includes an appearance before the United States Supreme Court in 1994, where he successfully limited longshoremen's claims against ship owners, as well as numerous arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. His practice also includes litigating insurance coverage and indemnity disputes related to commercial contracts and insurance policies. In October 2000, he argued the case of The Birth Center v. The St. Paul Companies before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the issue of damages available in a bad faith lawsuit brought against an insurance carrier. A significant amount of his practice also includes representation of innkeeper/hotel operators in the defense of slip and fall, liquor liability, food bore and illness, and lack of security claims. In addition, Mr. Buchholz is the head of the Firm's Maritime Department, practicing maritime law since 1970. He has defended ship owners and terminal operators in a variety of matters, including personal injury and cargo damage claims, hull and pier damage, and Immigration and Coast Guard proceedings. He also regularly represents and advises banks on issues related to restraints of wire transfers and funds pursuant to writs of maritime attachment. Mr. Buchholz graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1967 and Villanova Law School in 1970 where he was a member of the Villanova Law Review and graduated with honors. He is a Proctor in Admiralty, and a member of the bars of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. In August 2006, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Mr. Buchholz to the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a three year term. Mr. Buchholz recently completed a six year term as Chair and Board Member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board. | 