Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that on November 13, 2019 in Norristown, PA, Hon. Mason Avrigian received the 2019 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Montgomery Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section. Judge Avrigian was recognized for his immeasurable contribution to the trial lawyers of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Mason Avrigian is a former Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County’s 38th Judicial District (1977 – 1982). Today, he is one of the most sought after arbitrators/mediators in the Delaware Valley, dedicating his entire practice to Alternative Dispute Resolution. He has mediated or arbitrated more than 1,000 disputes or claims, the majority of them on the trial lists of the Five County Southeast Region of the Commonwealth.A past member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Mr. Avrigian has served as a Delegate in its House of Delegates for more than thirty years. He was a Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Bar Insurance Fund and Trust Fund and serves as its Chairman. He was appointed and served as a hearing committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is a past President of the Montgomery Bar Association and a past President of the Desmond J. McTighe Chapter of American Inns of Court. Mr. Avrigian has made presentations for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Programs on numerous topics including civil practice, family law, ethics, and retirement.Prior to serving on the bench, Mr. Avrigian was a Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1962 through 1968. In his practice, he served as Solicitor for School Districts, Authorities, Boroughs, and Townships. He tried jury and non-jury civil trials on behalf of both Plaintiffs and Defendants from 1960 – 1976. Over the last 10 years, he has served as a member and Chairman of the Governor’s Judicial Selection Commission on numerous occasions. A graduate of Moravian College, he earned his law degree from National Judicial College.

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