Ira G. Megdal is a member of the firm, and co-chair of the Energy, Environmental & Public Utilities Practice Group. Ira joined the firm in January of 2000 and is resident in the Cherry Hill, N.J., office. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, specializing in commercial litigation related to public utilities matters and shareholder disputes.
Ira is past chairman of the public utility law section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is a member of the Energy Bar Association and the Transportation Lawyers Association. He is an active member of the Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America, Southern New Jersey Council. In 2003, Ira was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce for Southern New Jersey. He is also on the board of trustees of Virtua Health Foundation.
Ira received his Bachelor of Science from Rutgers University in 1968, and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1971. He also received a Master of Laws in taxation from George Washington University in 1977.