Fifer, James E

Mr. Fiddler is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Department.  For approximately 20 years, he has represented clients in business disputes arising out of contractual breaches, complex financial transactions, investment fraud, real estate acquisition and development, misappropriation of trade secrets, corporation/partnership relationships, bank fraud, check fraud, accounting malpractice, commercial foreclosures, commercial landlord-tenant relationships, franchise and distributorship relationships, and restrictive covenants, among other matters. 

Mr. Fiddler believes the key to creating a successful litigation strategy lies in understanding the businesses of his clients and the motivations of his opponents.  To that end, he works hand-in-hand with his clients to enable them to meet their business litigation goals, whether through trial, arbitration, mediation, pre-trial disposition, or settlement.  Mr. Fiddler works tirelessly to advocate for his clients, utilizing the trial, litigation, and negotiation skills that he has honed over a career devoted to resolving business disputes. 

Some of Mr. Fiddler's representative experiences includes:

Additionally, Mr. Fiddler has a strong commitment to providing pro bono legal services to clients unable to afford legal representation.  Over the last several years he has devoted hundreds of hours of time to pro bono matters, which include successfully prosecuting Civil Rights claims, successfully defending mortgage foreclosure actions, and advising not-for-profit corporations. 

Mr. Fiddler is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey.  He has also been admitted to practice pro hac vice before numerous other courts. 

Mr. Fiddler is a member of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Trial Practice Committee, and Trial Evidence Committee.  He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Section and the Philadelphia Bar Association. 

Mr. Fiddler received his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and Commerce and received his B.A. magna cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.