Leslie J. Carson Jr., 72; lawyer filled many roles

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, August, 2008 | by Sally A. Downey Inquirer Staff Writer

Leslie J. Carson Jr., 72, of Overbrook Farms, a lawyer and community activist, died of myelofibrosis, a bone-marrow disease, Friday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Since 1973, Mr. Carson had maintained a law practice in Philadelphia. He specialized in real estate and business law. In 1986 he argued a case before the U.S.

Supreme Court involving commodity futures trading. For the last several years, he had been a family-advocacy lawyer for Family Court in Philadelphia, helping parents involved with the child-welfare system keep or reunite with their children. Mr. Carson grew up in San Francisco and Devon. He graduated from Malvern Preparatory School and earned a bachelor's degree from Villanova University. After earning a law degree from Villanova, he joined the firm of Saul, Ewing,...