Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLC

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Law Firm in Media, Pennsylvania
 
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35 East State Street
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
(Delaware Co.)
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Phone: 610-891-9880; Toll Free: 877-891-9880  
Fax: 610-891-9883
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http://www.classactioncounsel.com
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Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Class Action Laws, Class Action, Consumer Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Securities Litigation, Employment Litigation, Labor Law, Business, Corporate Governance Litigation, False Claims, Whistleblower, Insurance, Labor and Employment, ERISA Litigation, Health Care Law, Qui Tam, NASD and NYSE Unsuitable Trading and Churning Litigation.
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Other Office Locations of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLC
Chester, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Scott R. Shepherd (Member) born Lambertville, New Jersey, November 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1995, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Westminster College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Chicago (J.D., 1985). Listed, Super Lawyers, Philadelphia Magazine, 2005, 2006. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also at Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; ERISA; Securities; Consumer Fraud; Employment Litigation; Health Care; Qui Tam; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: Scott R. Shepherd
Natalie Finkelman Bennett (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1986); Temple University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Managing Editor, Temple Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1989-1990. Listed, Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine, 2006. Author, "Evidentiary Privileges for State Legislators," 61 Temple L. Rev. 1015, 1988. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Gender Fairness in the Civil Justice System, 1997-1998), Pennsylvania (Member, Commission on Woman in the Profession, 1999—) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Temple American Inn of Court, 1999—. (Also at Collingswood, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Consumer Fraud. Email: Natalie Finkelman Bennett
James E. Miller (Member) born New York, New York, September 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2002, Connecticut. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1988); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel H. Huyett, 3rd, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991-1992. Member: National Employment Lawyers Association. (Also at Collingswood, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Securities; Employment Litigation; Consumer Fraud; Qui Tam. Email: James E. Miller
James C. Shah (Member) born Portland, Oregon, September 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1994); Temple University (J.D., 1997). Member: Moot Court; National Trial Team. Member: Philadelphia and American Bar Associations. (Also at Collingswood, New Jersey Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Consumer Fraud; ERISA Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: James C. Shah
Douglas P. Dehler (Member) born West Bend, Wisconsin, August 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1991). In House Counsel, 2002-2004 and Vice President, Legal Risk Management, Fortis Insurance Company. Past Chair, Insurance and Risk Management Focus Group, Member and Partner, Michael, Best & Friedrich, LLP, 1991-2002. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Douglas P. Dehler
Patrick A. Klingman (Member) born Poughkeepsie, New York, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1992, District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1998, Connecticut. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Villanova University (B.A.,1987); Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (M.A., international relations, 1990); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Lead Articles Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1989-1990. Panel Member, Connecticut Bar Association, 2006. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and New York State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. (Also in Chester, Connecticut Office). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Gary Kostow (Member) born Starnberg, Germany, August 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. (Not admitted in Pennsylvania). Education: Roosevelt University (B.A., 1970); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with distinction, 1973). Editor-in-Chief, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Justice John J. Sullivan, Illinois Appellate Court, 1973-1974. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Section of Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation Committee) Bar Associations.
ASSOCIATES
Karen M. Leser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1997); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2001). Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; California State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. (Also in Chester, Connecticut Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation. Email: Karen M. Leser
Nathan C. Zipperian (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, July 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Oregon; 1999, Arizona; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Editor, Environmental Law and Technology Journal, Temple University. Litigator: Bailey Pinney and Associates; Martin Hart & Fullerton. Member: Maricopa County, Oregon, Arizona State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Consumer Litigation; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Nathan C. Zipperian
OF COUNSEL
Laurie Rubinow (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Education: University of California (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Temple University (J.D., 1984). Legal Intern: United States Attorney's Office; The Public Defender's Office; Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office; United Stats Magistrate Judge Powers. Recipient, Certificate in Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Seton Hall University School of Law. Past Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Connecticut State University. Member: Chester County (President, 2006-2007) and Connecticut State Bar Associations. (Also in Chester, Connecticut Office). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Consumer Litigation; Securities Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Laurie Rubinow
Tali Joan Segal (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1982); National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, The Emory Wheel, Emory University. Assistant to Former President Jimmy Carter while at Emory. Law Clerk to Hon. Ralph A. Romano, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Labor, 1986-1987. Arbitrator, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Former Associate: Merkovitz, Meo, Silberman & Raslavitch, P.C.; Rawle & Henderson. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; NASD And NYSE Unsuitable Trading. Email: Tali Joan Segal
Stephen M. Donweber (Of Counsel) born Woburn, Massachusetts, November 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; 1994, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1989); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Recipient, Law Review Distinguished Service Award. Staff Member, 1991-1992 and Managing Editor of Articles, 1992-1993, Villanova Law Review. Author: "NLRB v. New Jersey Bell: The Current Scope of Weingarten Rights in the Third Circuit," 37 Vill. L. Rev. 1139. Former Associate, Saul Ewing LLP. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: NLRB v. New Jersey Bell: The Current Scope of Weingarten Rights in the Third Circuit, [published at 37 Vill. L. Rev. 1139 (1992). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Antitrust Litigation; Complex Bankruptcy Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Stephen M. Donweber
Paul Rettinger (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1993); Temple University (J.D., 1996). Co-Author: EEG Spectroanalysis of Acute Focal Ischemia Under Halothane Anesthesia Using the Glutamate Antagonist MKI-801, published in the Klinikai Kislereti Kutato es II, Elettani Intezet, SOTE, June 1990; Private Rights of Action Under State Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Acts, published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation, Spring 1998, v. 16. Member, Environmental Law Council, Environmental Law and Technology Journal, Temple University School of Law. Biomedical Researcher, Transplant Laboratory of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Cerebrovascular Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), 1990-1993.
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Office: 4400 North Federal Highway, 33064. Telephone: 954-943-9191. Toll Free: 877-891-9880. Fax: 954-943-9173.
Collingswood, New Jersey Office: 475 White Horse Pike, 08107-1909. Telephone: 856-858-1770. Toll Free: 877-891-9880. Fax: 856-858-7012.
Chester, Connecticut Office: 65 Main Street, 06412-1311. Telephone: 860-526-1100. Toll Free: 866-540-5505. Fax: 860-526-1120.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office: 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1750, 53202. Telephone: 414-226-9900. Toll Free: 877-218-9900. Fax: 414-226-9905.
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