Leonard Barrack

Born in Philadelphia in 1943 to parents who emigrated to the United States in 1923.^[7][6][8] Later, he attended the Temple University, where he completed his undergraduate degree.^[7][9]

Barrack attended Akiba Hebrew Academy for high school and then studied at Emory University. During his first semester, tragedy struck the Barrack family; Leonard’s father and elder brother, Jack, were killed in a plane crash. This prompted Leonard to return to Philadelphia and transfer to Temple University where he completed his undergraduate degree.

Following college graduation, Barrack enrolled in the Temple University School of Law (now the Temple University Beasley School of Law), where he earned his Juris Doctor and served as Editor in Chief of the Temple Law Reporter. He graduated from law school in 1968 and began an illustrious legal career.

Barrack began his legal career as a law clerk for the Delaware Court of Chancery. He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1969, and maintains his membership on the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, Eighth and Tenth Circuits, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In 1976, Barrack became the senior and founding partner of Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, which litigates securities and antitrust class actions and complex commercial litigation.

Barrack served as the National Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1998 until 2004.^[10][11] Previously, he has served as vice chairman of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.^[6]