Hon. Richard E. Fehling

Richard E. Fehling is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Read- ing, appointed on Feb. 14, 2006. Prior to his appointment, he had been an associate, shareholder, direc- tor and general counsel at Stevens & Lee in Reading for nearly 25 years, co-chairing the Stevens & Lee Bankruptcy Group for 17 of those years. Judge Fehling chaired the Pennsylvania Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee from 1992-95, the Berks County Bar Association's Bankruptcy Committee in 1993 and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's Bankruptcy Conference from 1996-97. He has been a frequent lecturer in bankruptcy, financial distress, litigation and ethics programs. Judge Fehling is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He received his B.A. from Yale and his J.D. magna cum laude from The Dickinson School of Law, graduating first in his class.