Larry W. Weidner is a native of Oklahoma. He attended Dartmouth College where he received his AB in Economics and Government in 1985. Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Mr. Weidner briefly played rugby in New Zealand. Upon his return to the states and desiring to remain within the Ivy League, Mr. Weidner attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Law from which he was graduated in 1988.
Following his graduation from Penn Law, Mr. Weidner joined the U.S. Marine Corps. During his eight years in the Marine Corps, Mr. Weidner served at a variety of duty stations in a number of billets. Principal among them were Chief Trial Counsel for the four Western Marine Corps Air Bases, Senior Defense Counsel for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, the Beaufort Naval Hospital and the Eastern Recruiting Region. He also served as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island and the Eastern Recruiting Region. In October of 1996, Mr. Weidner was promoted to the rank of Major. He resign his commission in December of 1996 to open the practice in Beaufort.
Mr. Weidner has been a licensed pilot since he was 17 years old. He has flown a variety of aircraft and has a commercial pilot’s license with single, multi-engine and instrument ratings and has had special training in aerobatics. Mr. Weidner is also an adjunct professor of aviation related subjects with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.