Attorney Profiles

Jeffrey M. Reiff

Jeffrey M. Reiff(Member) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 24, 1955. After graduating from American University (B.S.B.A., Marketing/Finance, magna cum laude, 1976), Mr. Reiff went on to complete his J.D. at Temple University in 1979. His school memberships included Tau Epsilon Rho, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Alpha Theta. Mr. Reiff's bar admissions include: Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit in 1979; U.S. Supreme Court in 1994; and New York in 2001. Mr. Reiff believes in working hard to advance the greater good for his clients and for all of society and believes that whenever law ends, tyranny begins. He and his family are actively engaged in a multitude of charitable and social causes.

After internships at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and the Philadelphia Public Defender's Office where Mr. Reiff learned the basics of trying cases and courtroom etiquette, he continued to develop and hone his legal skills at the prominent trial law firm of Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin and Creskoff and then became a partner in the law firms of Sablosky, Wertheimer and Reiff and Mozenter, Goldberg, Durst and Reiff prior to founding his own firm. He has tirelessly worked to represent individuals and organizations locally, nationally and Internationally. He combines a meticulous and exhaustive capacity to work hard and think out of the box to identify creative solutions to difficult problems to achieve maximum justice for his clients. He is known as a skillful, tough and masterful negotiator who has earned his respect by playing fair and honest and not forgetting his humble beginnings where a handshake meant something.

In addition to his busy practice, Mr. Reiff serves as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and actively mediates and resolves complex person injury matters. He is also frequently nominated by other lawyers and Judges to be a Mediator/Arbitrator in alternative dispute resolution matters

Jeffrey Reiff has been listed in:

• Who's Who in American Law, 1984-1995
• Who's Who in the World
• Who's Who in American Finance, Society, Leaders
• International Men of Achievement, Cambridge, England

Other memberships include:

• President, Executive Board World ORT Federation, Philadelphia Chapter
• President, Executive Board of Golden Slipper Club & Charities
• Friends of Hebrew University
• Young Leadership Board, Federation of Jewish Agencies
• Advisory Board of Directors, Republic Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Member, Executive Board, Jewish National Fund
• Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association
• Vice President American ORT. Chairman, World ORT International Cooperation (London)
• Philadelphia (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and Pennsylvania (Member, Committees on: Lawyer Referral and Information, 1980—; Medico-Legal, 1981—; State Civil-Judicial Procedure, 1981—) Bar Associations
• Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Lawyers Club of Philadelphia
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Martindale-Hubbell bar register of preeminent lawyers
  (National and International)

Jeffrey Reiff has been named one of Pennsylvania's Super Lawyers for 2005 and 2006, an honor given to only 5 percent of the lawyers in each region.

Mr. Reiff speaks English, Spanish and French and primarily practices Personal Injury, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation and International Relations. He has also served as an expert witness in legal and accounting malpractice cases.

Raymond M. Bily, Jr.

Raymond M. Bily, Jr. (Member) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1954. At American University, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1975 and his M.P.A. in 1977. After completing his J.D. at the University of Baltimore in 1985, he went on to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He then served as law clerk for the Honorable Milton B. Allen at the Circuit Court, Baltimore Maryland. His bar admissions include: Pennsylvania in 1985; U.S. Army Court of Military Review in 1986; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in 1992; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, in 1994; and U.S. Court of Armed Forces in 1995.

Mr. Bily's memberships include:

• Philadelphia Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1986-1990; Major, Army National Guard, 1991-2000, Lt. Colonel, 2000—
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

On May 13, 2005 Raymond Bily,a Lieutenant Colonel with the Pennsylvania National Guard, was robed as a military judge and attended an investiture ceremony at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate School and Legal Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. On the same date he was appointed military judge for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Bily has also been named one of Pennsylvania's Super Lawyers for 2005 and 2006, an honor given to only 5 percent of the lawyers in each region.

He practices Personal Injury, Criminal and Military Law.

Linda McGrier

Linda McGrier was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1954. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honors and in Sociology from Beaver College (Arcadia University) in 1976. She participated in the Foreign Studies Program in London, Fall 1974; and in the Harrisburg Urban Semester, Spring 1975. Her school memberships included the Steering Committee for the Association of Beaver College Blacks. Ms. McGrier received her Master of Social Science Degree in Social Policy and Program Development from the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in 1981. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1986. Her law school memberships included the Law School Admissions Subcommittee, the Public Interest Law Conference Planning Committee and the Black Law Students Union. Ms. McGrier interned for the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., at the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. After graduating from Law School Ms. McGrier served the City of Philadelphia in the Law Department’s Health and Human Services Litigation Unit. She subsequently joined the faculty at Rowan College as an Assistant Professor of Law/Justice. Her bar admissions include: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. McGrier’s memberships include:

• The Philadelphia Bar Association
• The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

Linda McGrier serves as General Manager for Ilyasah Shabazz Enterprises. In April of 2004, she accompanied Ms. Shabazz on her historic journey to Egypt and the Middle East as she retraced the footsteps of her father, El Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X. In March of 2006, she participated with Ms. Shabazz as a member of the United States delegation attending the Women’s Summit in Belize, Central America. Ms. McGrier currently maintains adjunct status at Rowan College.

She practices Personal Injury, Real Estate and Estate Administration Law.

Michael J. Davey

Michael J. Davey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1981. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2001. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from The Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law in 2005. At The Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law International Law Review, he was the Senior Editor from 2004-2005. He was also the Regional Champion at the 2005 National Moot Court Trial Competition. He was admitted to bar in 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Davey is a member of:

• The Philadelphia Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• The American Bar Association

He practices in Personal Injury, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, and Product Liability.

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