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569-8901<br /> Fax: +1 (215) 569-8912 <br /><br /> <a href="mailto:mtemkin@mslegal.com">mtemkin@mslegal.com</a> <hr noshade style="height:1px;color:#C5CEE2;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;" /> <a href="Maria_Temkin_pf.htm" target="_blank"><img src="images/printer.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a> &nbsp;<a href="Maria_Temkin_pf.htm" target="_blank">Print Friendly Version</a> <!-- <br /><br /> <a href="#"><img src="images/vcard.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a> &nbsp;<a href="#">Vcard</a> --> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="60%" style="padding-left:25px;padding-top:25px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:25px;"> <div class="LargeAccent">Maria Temkin</div> <div style="font-size:10pt;color:#003466;margin-bottom:15px;">Attorney</div> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:6px;">Practice Description</div> Maria Temkin is an attorney in the Philadelphia office of Marks & Sokolov. She has significant experience representing U.S. and foreign companies in commercial, lender liability, corporate finance, RICO, international and commercial litigation and arbitration matters. Her clients include members of the petroleum, medical billing, diamond development, and engineering industries. <br /><br /> Prior to joining Marks & Sokolov, Maria worked for Friedman Accounting --a Philadelphia CPA firm, assisting start-up companies with corporate and tax services. During law school, Maria gained litigation experience as a law clerk at Law Offices of John Gallagher, P.C., a Philadelphia civil litigation firm. <br /><br /> Maria graduated from Temple University in 1998 with a degree in psychology. She received her law degree from Temple s Law School in 2001. <br /><br /> Maria is admitted to the Bars of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations (business and international law committees). She is fluent in Russian, English and French. <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:6px;margin-top:20px;">Recent Representations</div> <ul> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of a Canadian Oil company in a RICO matter involving the illegal seizure of the company s oil field in Russia</span></li> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of medical billing providers in a matter involving a RICO action brought by a major US insurance company for fraudulent billing</span></li> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of private consumers in a matter against a major bank involving contractual breach and violation of covenant of fair dealing</span></li> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of a Canadian diamond company in a matter concerning a contractual dispute over the ownership of a diamond field located in Russia</span></li> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of a minority shareholder in an action for breach of fiduciary duty by a controlling shareholder</span></li> <li><span class="NormalText">Representation of residential property owners in a matter involving violation of their due process and equal protection constitutional rights.</span></li> </ul> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="30%" style="background-color:#C5CEE2;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;"> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:6px;">Education</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">Institute of Foreign Languages, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1992-1995</li> <li style="color:Black;">Temple University, B.A., 1998</li> <li style="color:Black;">Temple University Law School, J. D., 2001</li> </ul> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:6px;">Industries Served</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">Banking</li> <li style="color:Black;">Diamond Development</li> <li style="color:Black;">Engineering</li> <li style="color:Black;">Medical Billing</li> <li style="color:Black;">Petroleum</li> <li style="color:Black;">Private Consumer Industries</li> </ul> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:6px;">Regions</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">Russian Federation</li> <li style="color:Black;">Russia and the CIS</li> <li style="color:Black;">Europe</li> <li style="color:Black;">Ukraine</li> <li style="color:Black;">USA</li> </ul> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:6px;">Courts Admitted</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">New Jersey</li> <li style="color:Black;">Pennsylvania</li> </ul> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:6px;">Professional/Civic Duties</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">American Bar Association</li> <li style="color:Black;">Member of Philadelphia Alliance Francaise</li> <li style="color:Black;">Pennsylvania Bar Association</li> <li style="color:Black;">Philadelphia Bar Association</li> </ul> <div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:6px;">Languages</div> <ul> <li style="color:Black;">English</li> <li style="color:Black;">Russian</li> <li style="color:Black;">French</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="Copyright"> <div id="footer"> <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm">Bruce Marks</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="Sergey_Sokolov.htm">Sergey Sokolov</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#phila">Philadelphia Law Office</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#moscow">Moscow Law Office</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#kyiv">Practice in Ukraine</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="attorney_profiles.htm">Attorney Profiles</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="contact_us.htm">Contact Us</a> </div> <small>Copyright &copy;2008 -- Marks & Sokolov, LLC</small> </div><script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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