SFNet New Member Spotlight: Mitts Law, LLC

Mitts Law
182 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.mittslaw.com

Mitts Law, LLC takes pride in creating and nurturing meaningful relationships with our clients. Our firm's fundamental commitment goes beyond simply addressing our clients’ immediate legal challenges. We also understand the demands of business in the 21st century and provide our clients with a clear understanding of their legal options and the associated costs at every stage of our representation thereby positioning them to be better able to forecast and manage expenses and make critical business decisions.

SFNet Member Director, Maurice R. Mitts

Maurice is a nationally recognized litigator with extensive trial and appellate experience. Known for his relentless commitment and creative problem-solving, he has tried numerous cases to verdict and secured countless wins for his clients.

Businesses, institutions, and individuals from across the country seek out Maurice's innovative approach to litigation and dispute resolution. He represents clients in litigation involving complex commercial transactions, funds transfers, payment systems, and business bankruptcies. Maurice has also had high-profile successes for financial institutions, bankruptcy trustees, and public and private corporations and their officers. He holds the record nationally for the largest verdict ever—$352 million-rendered in favor of one lender against another financial institution.

Maurice's commitment to a powerful presentation of his clients' rights has earned him considerable acclaim and recognition from colleagues, adversaries, and courts. He has received an AV Peer Review Rating-the highest level of professional excellence in the Martindale-Hubbell system and has been named a Super Lawyer for thirteen years in a row by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.

Deeply dedicated to the integrity of the legal system, Maurice maintains an active pro bono practice. He spent thirteen years and donated thousands of hours of legal work challenging an Alabama prisoner's death sentence. After extensive state and federal court proceedings, Maurice secured a reversal of the client's death sentence. His tenacious drive, strategic thinking and compassion, which made this success possible, are core qualities of his representation of all our firm's clients.

Education, Honors and Awards

J.D., Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C., 1987
American University Journal of International Law and Policy, Staff Editor
Washington College of Law Moot Court Board, Chairman
A.L.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1984
A.L.B., cum laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1982

Professional and Community Involvement

Maurice is a member of the Pennsylvania State Civil Judicial Procedural Rules Committee and the Federal Courts Committee. He is a member of the Commercial Law League, Turnaround Management Association, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Association, American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association.