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Practice
Engaged in commercial litigation such as franchises,
dealerships, personal injury, general business; product liability with an
emphasis on defense of product manufacturers including automobile products. Also
involved in representation of international clients from the European Community
(EC) and the Pacific Rim. Past Chairman of the firm's Executive Committee.
Professional Background
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1956; in West Virginia
in 1990. Also admitted to practice before the United States and
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, many United States District Courts and
United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as
various state courts in the State of West Virginia.
Professional/Civic Activities
Member:
Allegheny County; Pennsylvania; and American Bar Associations;
West Virginia State Bar.
Defense Research Institute; Products Liability Advisory
Council.
Fellow, Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers;
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers;
Lecturer on Business Law, University of Maryland (1958-1959).
Actively involved as general counsel to a number of
professional
corporations; frequently participates as speaker
discussing
products liability law at various functions.
United Way Campaign volunteer.
Steering Committee - Neighborhood Legal Services Association.
DePaul School for Hearing & Speech -
President of Board of Trustees.
Education
University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1955)
University of Notre Dame School of Law (LL.B., 1956).
Up Close And Personal
Carl Eck is one of those people you never forget. His quiet demeanor
belies a tenacity that clients appreciate. His soft-spoken,
unassuming style is genuine, as colleagues uniformly say he is a
really nice guy. But in the court room, Carl's success makes
believers of those who know that nice guys can finish first and on
top. He's been doing that for clients for over 50 years.
Born in Williamsport, PA, Carl is one of those Notre Dame graduates
with both a B.A., cum laude, and an LL.B. degree from that
university. Following his graduation in 1956, he served in the U.S.
Air Force's Judge Advocate General corps in France and Germany
before joining the George Y. Meyer law firm in 1959. In 1963, Carl
and the named partners formed Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck.
He is the only one of the founders still engaged in full-time legal
practice, and he is the president of the firm's three-member
executive committee.
Carl still believes that a good lawyer can practice law in almost any
arena, but even he has a reputation as one of this area's senior
litigators. A fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and a
member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Carl is
a classic court room lawyer. He defends major domestic and
international product designers and manufacturers accused of product
defects; he defends religious institutions accused of molestation;
he defends auto companies against their dealerships; and he defends
both government agencies and construction companies in contract
disputes.
A former member of the Product Liability Advisory Council where he helped
review the Federal Rules of Discovery, Carl was also a member of both
the firm's Executive Committee and chair
emeritus of the Product Liability
Practice Group of the American Law Firm Association of which Meyer
Darragh is the only regional member.
An athlete and strong family man, Carl and his wife Jane have six
grown children (three of whom are lawyers!) with whom you can often
find him climbing mountains, skiing, or scuba diving. Ask his kids,
Carl Eck is not easy to keep up with! |
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