Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig attorney, Carol Nelson Shepherd presented at this year’s Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PaAJ) “Pennsylvania Master Series, Medical Malpractice: Bring your Files” held at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort. The four day retreat and convention was held between June 25 and 28.
According to Lisa Ginsberg, program attorney at PaAJ, “Carol’s seminar received some of the consistently highest feedback we have seen this semester.”
In 1978, Carol Nelson Shepherd earned her law degree from Syracuse University College. A founding partner of the Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig, she has devoted her practice to catastrophic injury claims arising from medical negligence. Shepherd has represented clients in claims against health care providers arising from obstetric / childbirth injury, delayed diagnosis of cancer, improperly performed surgery, psychiatric malpractice and many other cases involving substandard medical care.
Shepherd has also been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since its inception in 2004; one of the top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2005-2009; and one of the top 100 Philadelphia area Super Lawyers 2008-2009.
About Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig – Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig has handled cases producing some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Pennsylvania. The firm represents plaintiffs in significant personal injury, class action, and other complex civil litigation. Clients include victims of medical malpractice, defective products, unsafe workplaces, motor vehicle accidents, legal malpractice and insurer misconduct.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Rhonda Hill Wilson Honored with Two Legal Industry Awards
This summer the American Association for Justice (AAJ) honored Philadelphia trial attorney, Rhonda Hill Wilson, with the AAJ Distinguished Service Award for the second consecutive year at its annual convention in San Francisco. During the five-day event, the AAJ Women’s Caucus also presented Hill Wilson with its Marie Lambert Award.
Hill Wilson was one of four individuals to receive the AAJ Distinguished Service Award from immediate-past AAJ president, Les Weisbrod. Hill Wilson was honored with the award for her exemplary service to the organization during the last year.
This year, Hill Wilson was also the AAJ Women’s Caucus 2009 Marie Lambert Award recipient. Established by the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus in 1997, the Marie Lambert Award recognizes and honors women members of AAJ who demonstrate exemplary leadership to the profession, the community, the AAJ organization and the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus.
“I am grateful to the American Association for Justice for helping to foster my growth as an attorney and to give me the opportunity to share my knowledge, time and experience with others in the legal profession,” said Hill Wilson. “I am personally and professionally humbled by each of these awards.”
Hill Wilson is dedicated to the AAJ and its mission to promote a fair and effective justice system and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms. She was recently elected to serve as the organization’s Parliamentarian and appointed to chair the Diversity Taskforce. Hill Wilson is also a member of the organization’s Executive and Membership Oversight Committees and the National Finance, Justice List, Law Schools and Organization Review Committees.
Hill Wilson is an award-winning attorney who has been practicing law for nearly three decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She concentrates her practice in nursing home negligence, while also handling medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accident and premises liability matters. She brings a high level of integrity and compassion to her clients. Hill Wilson also serves on The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia’s Advisory Board and as Chair for the Philadelphia Area “A Mind Is” Annual Giving Society to support the United Negro College Fund. She resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
About the Law Offices of Rhonda Hill Wilson: The Law Offices of Rhonda Hill Wilson, P.C., headquartered in Philadelphia, handles civil litigation of personal injury claims such as nursing-home abuse and negligence, brain injuries, medical malpractice, wrongful death, work injuries and motor-vehicle and pedestrian accidents. One of the firm’s most recent successes includes a multi-million-dollar settlement for a woman who was left in a vegetative state following a Caesarean section. Hill Wilson has been named the Pennsylvania Ambassador for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) “A Mind Is” Annual Giving Society and has been named one of the Top Black Lawyers in the Tri- State Area by The Network Journal. She has also received the Presidential Award from the National
Hill Wilson was one of four individuals to receive the AAJ Distinguished Service Award from immediate-past AAJ president, Les Weisbrod. Hill Wilson was honored with the award for her exemplary service to the organization during the last year.
This year, Hill Wilson was also the AAJ Women’s Caucus 2009 Marie Lambert Award recipient. Established by the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus in 1997, the Marie Lambert Award recognizes and honors women members of AAJ who demonstrate exemplary leadership to the profession, the community, the AAJ organization and the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus.
“I am grateful to the American Association for Justice for helping to foster my growth as an attorney and to give me the opportunity to share my knowledge, time and experience with others in the legal profession,” said Hill Wilson. “I am personally and professionally humbled by each of these awards.”
Hill Wilson is dedicated to the AAJ and its mission to promote a fair and effective justice system and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America’s courtrooms. She was recently elected to serve as the organization’s Parliamentarian and appointed to chair the Diversity Taskforce. Hill Wilson is also a member of the organization’s Executive and Membership Oversight Committees and the National Finance, Justice List, Law Schools and Organization Review Committees.
Hill Wilson is an award-winning attorney who has been practicing law for nearly three decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She concentrates her practice in nursing home negligence, while also handling medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accident and premises liability matters. She brings a high level of integrity and compassion to her clients. Hill Wilson also serves on The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia’s Advisory Board and as Chair for the Philadelphia Area “A Mind Is” Annual Giving Society to support the United Negro College Fund. She resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
About the Law Offices of Rhonda Hill Wilson: The Law Offices of Rhonda Hill Wilson, P.C., headquartered in Philadelphia, handles civil litigation of personal injury claims such as nursing-home abuse and negligence, brain injuries, medical malpractice, wrongful death, work injuries and motor-vehicle and pedestrian accidents. One of the firm’s most recent successes includes a multi-million-dollar settlement for a woman who was left in a vegetative state following a Caesarean section. Hill Wilson has been named the Pennsylvania Ambassador for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) “A Mind Is” Annual Giving Society and has been named one of the Top Black Lawyers in the Tri- State Area by The Network Journal. She has also received the Presidential Award from the National
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