Wendy Fleishman
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1977; New York, 1992.
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, 1982); Temple University (J.D., 1977); Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1974).
Awards & Honors
"New York Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2006-2008.
Prior Employment
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York (Counsel in the Mass Torts and Complex Litigation Department), 1993-2001; Fox, Rothschild O'Brien & Frankel (partner), 1988-93 (tried more than thirty civil, criminal, employment and jury trials, and AAA arbitrations, including toxic tort, medical malpractice and serious injury and wrongful death cases); Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (associate), 1984-88 (tried more than thirty jury trials on behalf of the defense and the plaintiffs in civil personal injury and tort actions as well as employment and construction related matters); Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, 1977-84 (in charge of and tried major homicide and sex crime cases).
Publications
Editor, Brown & Fleishman, "Proving and Defending Damage Claims: A Fifty-State Guide," (2007); Co-Author with Donald Arbitblit, "The Risky Business of Off-Label Use," Trial (March 2005); Co-Author, "From the Defense Perspective," in Scientific Evidence, Chapter 6, (Aspen Law Pub, 1999); Editor, Trial Techniques Newsletter, Tort and Insurance Practices Section, American Bar Association, 1995-96; and 1993-94.
Appointments
Mealey's Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference, Co-Chair (2007); Executive Committee, In re ReNu MoistureLoc Product Liability Litigation, MDL; In re Guidant Products Liability Litigation - Discovery Chair; In re Baycol MDL Litigation - Co Chair Science Committee; In re Vioxx MDL Litigation - Pricing Committee.
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2004-Present); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Product Liability Committee, 2007-present; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007); American Bar Association (2000, Affair Chair, ABA Annual Meeting, Torts & Insurance Practices Section, NYC; 1997, Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices; 1996, Chair Elect, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Committee on Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993-Present; Committee on Attorney Advertising, 1993-Present; Vice-Chair, Task Force on Attorney Advertising, 1991-92); State Bar of New York, Federal Bar Association; Member, Gender and Race Bias Task Force of the Second Circuit, 1994-present; Deputy Counsel, Governor Cuomo's Screening Committee for New York State Judicial Candidates, 1993-94; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York Women's Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyers; ATLA; NYTLA; PATLA; Philadelphia Bar Association (Member of Committee on Professionalism 1991-92).
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a fifty-plus attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving substantial losses. For the last six years, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1977; New York, 1992.
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, 1982); Temple University (J.D., 1977); Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1974).
Awards & Honors
"New York Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2006-2008.
Prior Employment
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York (Counsel in the Mass Torts and Complex Litigation Department), 1993-2001; Fox, Rothschild O'Brien & Frankel (partner), 1988-93 (tried more than thirty civil, criminal, employment and jury trials, and AAA arbitrations, including toxic tort, medical malpractice and serious injury and wrongful death cases); Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (associate), 1984-88 (tried more than thirty jury trials on behalf of the defense and the plaintiffs in civil personal injury and tort actions as well as employment and construction related matters); Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, 1977-84 (in charge of and tried major homicide and sex crime cases).
Publications
Editor, Brown & Fleishman, "Proving and Defending Damage Claims: A Fifty-State Guide," (2007); Co-Author with Donald Arbitblit, "The Risky Business of Off-Label Use," Trial (March 2005); Co-Author, "From the Defense Perspective," in Scientific Evidence, Chapter 6, (Aspen Law Pub, 1999); Editor, Trial Techniques Newsletter, Tort and Insurance Practices Section, American Bar Association, 1995-96; and 1993-94.
Appointments
Mealey's Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference, Co-Chair (2007); Executive Committee, In re ReNu MoistureLoc Product Liability Litigation, MDL; In re Guidant Products Liability Litigation - Discovery Chair; In re Baycol MDL Litigation - Co Chair Science Committee; In re Vioxx MDL Litigation - Pricing Committee.
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2004-Present); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Product Liability Committee, 2007-present; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007); American Bar Association (2000, Affair Chair, ABA Annual Meeting, Torts & Insurance Practices Section, NYC; 1997, Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices; 1996, Chair Elect, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Committee on Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993-Present; Committee on Attorney Advertising, 1993-Present; Vice-Chair, Task Force on Attorney Advertising, 1991-92); State Bar of New York, Federal Bar Association; Member, Gender and Race Bias Task Force of the Second Circuit, 1994-present; Deputy Counsel, Governor Cuomo's Screening Committee for New York State Judicial Candidates, 1993-94; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York Women's Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyers; ATLA; NYTLA; PATLA; Philadelphia Bar Association (Member of Committee on Professionalism 1991-92).
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a fifty-plus attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving substantial losses. For the last six years, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
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