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| | Address | | 510 Walnut Street, Suite 500 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3697 | | (Philadelphia Co.) | | | |
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| Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Commercial, Admiralty, Antitrust, Corporate, Labor, Negligence, Toxic Torts, Environmental, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Class Action Law. | | Year Established: 1981 | Firm Profile:
Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman is a litigation firm specializing in complex litigation on both a local and national level. In the environmental tort area, the firm has represented persons injured in major cases, including: Three Mile Island Litigation, In re Times Beach Missouri Dioxin Litigation, Rocky Mountain Arsenal Litigation and In re Hanford Nuclear Facility Litigation. The Firm has litigated major antitrust and products liability cases, including: In Re Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litigation, In Re Graphite Electrodes Antitrust Litigation, In Re Clozapne Antitrust Litigation, In Re Travel Agents Commission Antitrust Litigation, In Re Orthopedic Bone Screws Product Liability Litigation, In Re Diet Drug Product Liability Litigation; In Re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation; In Re Propulsid Products Liability Litigation; In Re PPA Products Liability Litigation; In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation. | | Firm Size: 11 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Arnold Levin (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Temple University (B.S., 1961; LL.B., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Tau Epsilon Rho; Scabbard & Blade. Article Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1964. Listed in The Best Lawyers of America. Multiple Reported Federal and State Opinions. Author: "Clearing A Path Through Multi District Litigation," Trial Magazine, September 1979; "Class Action," Trial Magazine, May 1982; "Proof of Causation: The Problem of the Indeterminate Defendant and of the Indeterminate Plaintiff," The Barrister, Winter 1985-1986. Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1981—. Co-Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs' Legal Committee. Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel and Class Counsel, In re Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1014 (E.D. of Pa.) and Co-Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs' Management Committee. Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel and Class Counsel, In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine, Fenfluramine, Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1203 (E.D. of Pa.). Member, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, In re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1348 (S.D. of NY). Member, Executive Committee and Lead Trial Counsel, In Re Asbestos School Litigation, U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Master File No. 83-0268. Member: Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability Litigation, Master File No. CV-92-P-10000-S; In re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. Accufix Artrial "J" Leads Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL-1057 (S.D. Ohio). Member, Steering Committee: In re Baxter Healthcare Corporation Gammagard Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1060-R (C.D. of Calif.); In re Norplant Product Liability Litigation MDL No. 1038 (E.D. of Texas); In re Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1355 (E.D. of Louisiana). In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1657 (E.D. of Louisiana); In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1657 (E.D. of Louisiana); Court Appointed Medical Monitoring Lead Counsel in In re Human Tissue Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1763 (D. of New Jersey). Member: Philadelphia (Member: State Judicial Procedure Committee, 1978—; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, 1978—), Pennsylvania, American (Vice Chairman, Maritime Insurance Law Committee, 1981-1982) and International Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1981); Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Co-Chairman, Antitrust Section, 1977—); American Association for Justice (Secretary, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman, 1978-1979 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Commercial Litigation Section; Member: Amicus Curiae Committee, 1979-1980, 1992-1997; Trial Subject Advisory Committee, 1979-1980; Chairman, Environmental Law Essay Contest, 1983); Maritime Law Association of the United States. Fellow: International Society of Barristers; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. [Captain, U.S. Army (MPC)]. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Antitrust; Business Torts; Class Actions; Environmental Liability; Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Securities Litigation. Email: Arnold Levin | | Michael D. Fishbein (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1974); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member, Order of the Coif. Member, Villanova Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Antitrust; Business Law; Class Actions; Environmental Liability; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Michael D. Fishbein | | Howard J. Sedran (Member) born Freeport, New York, December 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1983, Pennsylvania. Education: American University (B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Law Clerk to the Hon. C. Clyde Atkins, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1976-1977. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business Torts; Class Actions. Email: Howard J. Sedran | | Laurence S. Berman (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma. Law Clerk to Judge Charles R. Weiner, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1978-1980. Author and Speaker: "Class Actions in State and Federal Courts," Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Continuing Legal Education), November, 1997; "New Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 207.1," Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Continuing Legal Education), November, 2001. Member, Board of Editors, "Fen-Phen Litigation Strategist," Leader Publications, 1998—. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Antitrust; Business Torts; Class Actions; Environmental Liability; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Laurence S. Berman | | Frederick S. Longer (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey, District of Arizona, Northern and Western Districts of New York and District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 1982); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1986). Notes and Comments Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Philadelphia Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Antitrust; Business Torts; Class Actions; Environmental Liability; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Securities. Email: Frederick S. Longer | | —————————— | | Daniel C. Levin (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1994); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Class Actions; Products Liability; Environmental Liability; Mass Torts. Email: Daniel C. Levin | | Charles E. Schaffer (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1989); Widener University (J.D., 1995); Temple University (LL.M., Trial Advocacy, 1998). Member: American Association for Justice; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. [Corp. USMC, 1984-1990]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Environmental Liability; Personal Injury; Admiralty Law; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Antitrust. Email: Charles E. Schaffer | | Austin B. Cohen (Associate) born Southampton, New York, April 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Finalist, Appellate Moot Court Competition, 1996. Editor, 1995 and Executive Editor, 1996, Journal of Law and Commerce. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Antitrust; Business Law; Torts. Email: Austin B. Cohen | | Michael M. Weinkowitz (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, June 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2007, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Recipient, Trial Advocacy Award. Selected, 2005 Pennsylvania Rising Star-Super Lawyers by Philadelphia Magazine. Member: American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Pennsylvania Association for Justice; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Employment Litigation; Class Actions; Personal Injury. Email: Michael M. Weinkowitz | | Charles C. Sweedler (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1997, Pennsylvania; 1998, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1986); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Publication Editor, William & Mary Law Review, 1996-1997. Teachers Certification, MD. Reported Cases: Associates in Obstetrics & Gynocology v. Upper Merion Township, 270 F.Supp.2d 633 (E.D. Pa. 2003); Moore v. Microsoft Corp., 293 A.D.2d 587, 741 N.Y.S.2d 91 (2002); Hertzog v. WebTV Networks, Inc., 112 Wash. App. 1043 (2002). Practice Areas: Antitrust. Email: Charles C. Sweedler | | Matthew C. Gaughan (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.B.A., 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Golden Key National Honor Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Certified legal intern for the Villanova Civil Justice Clinic. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Class Actions; Products Liability; Environmental Liability; Mass Torts. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Cheryl Hesson | | Patricia D'Andrea | | James J. Rapone | | Debbie Murphy | | Thomas A. Shrack |
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