Timothy J. Abeel Rawle & Henderson LLP: Timothy J. Abeel Rawle & Henderson L.L.P. Timothy J. Abeel Timothy J. Abeel Timothy J. Abeel Partner tabeel@rawle.com Timothy J. Abeel is the Chair of Rawle & Henderson's Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Section. He focuses his trial practice on the defense of transportation companies and their insurers. He is admitted to practice in all the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New York, as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second and Third Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been admitted to the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Delaware pro hac vice since 1982. Mr. Abeel graduated, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in 1972. He received his law degree from the Temple University School of Law in 1976. He is a recipient of the Associate Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award from the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Frank Edward Roda Memorial Award from the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association for Excellence in Advocacy. Mr. Abeel was a founding member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) and he served as its President in 2000-2001. For nine years, he was a member of the Board of Directors of TIDA and he is currently the Editor of the TIDA Newsletter. In 2005, TIDA presented him with the John T. Biezup Memorial Service Award for his dedication and service to the trucking industry. Mr. Abeel was selected as a "Super Lawyer" for the ninth consecutive year in 2013. Mr. Abeel publishes a newsletter, Transportation Law Update, as a service to his clients and others in the industry. The newsletter provides timely articles on new trends in the law and the potential impact of these developments on litigation involving the transportation industry. Additionally, he maintains State Law Summaries for Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware which highlight laws in those states that affect commercial motor vehicles operating in those jurisdictions. For more information or to be added to the CMV mailing list, contact him at tabeel@rawle.com. Mr. Abeel has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He is listed in the 2012 edition of Philadelphia's Top Rated Lawyers.

Rawle & Henderson attorneys Tim Abeel and Carl Buchholz participated in the 7th Annual Child Advocates Golf Classic at Huntingdon Valley Country Club on October 1, 2012 to benefit the Support Center for Child Advocates. PICTURED BELOW: Tim Abeel and his wife, Kathy, with Carl Buchholz and his wife, Candace, at the Child Advocates golf outing October 1 at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Timothy J. Abeel has defended transportation companies in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware for more than 30 years. He established Rawle & Henderson's largest practice group, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Section. Tim was one of the founders of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) and he served as President of TIDA in 2000-2001. From 1994 to 2003, he was a member of the TIDA Board of Directors. His clients include some of the largest transportation companies and insurers of commercial motor vehicles in the United States. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Rawle & Henderson LLP.

Timothy J. Abeel has defended transportation companies in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware for more than 30 years. He established Rawle & Henderson's largest practice group, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Section. Tim was one of the founders of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) and he served as President of TIDA in 2000-2001. From 1994 to 2003, he was a member of the TIDA Board of Directors. His clients include some of the largest transportation companies and insurers of commercial motor vehicles in the United States. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Rawle & Henderson LLP.

Timothy J. Abeel 215-575-4280 TIMOTHY J. ABEEL OF RAWLE & HENDERSON LLP FOUNDING MEMBER OF ACTA Timothy J. Abeel, Chair of Rawle & Henderson's Commercial Motor Vehicle group, is a founding member of the newly formed American College of Transportation Attorneys (ACTA).

PMTA member Timothy J. Abeel, chair of Rawle & Henderson LLP's commercial motor vehicle group, is a founding member of the newly formed American College of Transportation Attorneys (ACTA). ...read more