Biography

Judge Lehrburger was appointed to the Southern District bench on October 30, 2017.  Prior to becoming a federal judge, he practiced for 27 years at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, where he was a partner since 1998. 

While at his firm, Judge Lehrburger handled complex litigation and tried cases in both federal and state courts, across many fields of law, including intellectual property, unfair competition, false advertising, contract, antitrust, torts, and mortgage-backed securities.  

He also fulfilled several management roles at Patterson Belknap, including as Chair of the Hiring Committee and a member of the Diversity, Professional Responsibility, and Management Committees. 

During his tenure as a lawyer, Judge Lehrburger performed a variety of pro bono legal service and is a past recipient of the MFY Legal Services Partner in Justice Award. 

In his early years at Patterson Belknap, Judge Lehrburger served as a mediator in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, an arbitrator with the Council of Better Business Bureaus, and a special assistant corporation counsel trying cases for the New York City law department.  

Judge Lehrburger graduated from Brown University as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.

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