Dan Cirucci: Marvin Comisky, Legendary Philadelphia Lawyer Dies

Friday, November 12, 2010

Marvin Comisky, Legendary Philadelphia Lawyer Dies

The Philadelphia Business Journal reports the death of renowned Philadelphia lawyer and legal pioneer Marvin Comisky:

Marvin Comisky, one of the founding partners of Blank Rome who led the law firm for 20 years, died Friday morning. He was 92.
Along with Samuel Blank and Edward Rome, Mr. Comisky founded what had been known as Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley in 1959. He originally obtained his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1941and went on to head the firms litigation department and in 1969 was elected by his partners as Blank Romes first managing partner. He later served as firm chairman and in 1990 assumed the role of chairman emeritus. In 1994, Mr. Comisky officially retired from the firm and split his time between his homes in Cheltenham, Pa., and Florida. Firm officials said he continued to come into the office to provide advice and guidance on important matters.
Blank Rome said in a statement that the firm's growth experienced under Mr. Comisky's leadership can be attributed to the importance placed on hiring lateral partners, pursuing additional office locations in key markets, and building the firm's expertise in emerging areas of the legal profession.
Mr.Comisky served as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 1965 and president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1970, and was a member of the house of delegates of the American Bar Association and of the American Bar Foundation. He also was a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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