Attorney Eric Lechtzin is a founding partner with the Edelson Lechtzin LLP law firm in Newtown, Pennsylvania. A nationally ranked trial lawyer with nearly 30 years of total legal experience, Mr. Lechtzin provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, California and the rest of the country who are dealing with ERISA Retirement Plan class actions, unpaid overtime class actions, securities fraud litigation and other serious matters.
A leader in his field, Mr. Lechtzin has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of aggrieved employees as well as others who have suffered significant financial losses as a result of some other party’s negligence or unlawful actions. He also has extensive experience dealing with consumer protection class actions, and he has recovered millions of dollars in total compensation for his plaintiff clients while helping to enact positive changes in the laws that protect employees, investors and consumers.
Drawing upon his in-depth legal knowledge, Mr. Lechtzin has written extensively and conducted many lectures and continuing legal education seminars across the nation on a variety of topics involving class action settlements, foreclosure-related issues, consumer rights and other subjects. He has also served as Pennsylvania State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and he has served on the Legislative Liaison Sub-Committee for the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section.
Mr. Lechtzin has also served an appointment from the chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association to serve on the organization’s Investigative Division of Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, and he is an active member of the American Bar Association as well as other local, state and national legal organizations.
Honored for his outstanding professionalism, Mr. Lechtzin has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. Recognized for his superior client service, he has also received “Superb, 10 out of 10” client ratings on Avvo as well as the site’s Top Contributor Award.
A 1988 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University, Mr. Lechtzin obtained his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1991. He holds his license to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California, and he is admitted to practice before various U.S. District Court throughout the country as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th and D.C. circuits.