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afeldman@feldmanshepherd.com
Alan M. Feldman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated magna cum laude from Temple University in 1973, and is a 1976 graduate of Temple University School of Law. He has devoted his professional career to complex personal injury and other civil litigation, achieving a record of success in a wide variety of cases. Mr. Feldman has achieved multi-million dollar recoveries against HMOs and health insurance companies for fraudulent medical care (profiled on Dateline NBC), represented the families of Philadelphia firemen killed at the One Meridian Plaza and Rising Sun Baptist Church fires, won a significant verdict for a client denied a "jackpot" by an Atlantic City casino, and won seven- and eight-figure settlements in airbag, fuel-fed fire, and other automobile defect ("crashworthiness") cases.
In 2006, Mr. Feldman served as Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and its 13,000 members. Mr. Feldman has also been elected President of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, lectured and published materials for numerous programs and seminars, co-authored a textbook on premises liability law and taught trial advocacy at Temple University School of Law. He has also served in leadership positions with other professional organizations. He is one of a select number of trial lawyers certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Feldman has served as Managing Partner of Feldman Shepherd since the firm was founded in 1987.
Alan M. Feldman named 2007 Top 100 Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Product liability
Auto defect/crashworthiness litigation
Class action litigation
Medical malpractice
Elevator/escalator accidents
Construction/workplace safety injuries
Motor vehicle/highway design litigation
HMO liability
Disability insurance claims
Bad Faith insurance litigation
Representation of Philadelphia firemen injured or killed
in the line of duty
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania, Supreme Court, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1977
Supreme Court of the United States, 1982
EDUCATION
Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1976
Temple University, 1973 (magna cum laude)
PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author, Pennsylvania Premises Liability: Law and Forms,
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (2003)
TEACHING
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Temple University School
of Law, 1990-1997
Faculty, Academy of Advocacy, 1994-present
Course Planner and Lecturer for numerous continuing legal
education programs
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, ACTIVITIES & CERTIFICATIONS
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Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2006
Chancellor-Elect, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2005
Vice Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2004
President, Philadelphia
Trial Lawyers Association, 1995-96
Board of Governors, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association,
1984-98, 2004-07
Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of
Trial Advocacy, 1990-Present
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Fellow, Academy of Advocacy, 1978
Member, American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar
Associations; American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
Trial Lawyer Associations
Board of Trustees, Community Legal Services, 2007 - Present
Board of Trustees, Jenkins Law Library, 2005-07
Board of Directors, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, 2005-06
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SIGNIFICANT CASES
$3 Million Settlement for Impaled Worker
$4.25 Million Verdict for Family of Infant Killed in Tractor Trailer Accident
$5.6 Million verdict in class action for Pennsylvania purchasers of Kia Sephias
Multi-Million Dollar Confidential Settlement For Airbag Non-Deployment
$2.5 million verdict for back and knee injuries sustained by construction worker
$1.5 Million Settlement for 59 year old worker injured at construction site
$1.2 million settlement for injuries caused by broken toilet
$3,500,000 class action settlement on behalf of mental health patients treated by fraudulent psychiatrist
Multi-million dollar confidential settlement for deaths caused by defective fuel system
$1.5 Million Binding Arbitration Verdict For Mild Brain Injury Sustained During Low Speed Collision
$1,000,000 verdict for plaintiff for casino’s refusal to pay jackpot prize
Confidential settlement of claim for disability insurance benefits). See Krisa v. Equitable Life Assurance Society, 196 F.R.D. 254 (M.D. Pa. 2000); 109 F.Supp. 2d 316 (M.D. Pa. 2000); 113 F.Supp. 2d 694 (M.D. Pa. 2000).
Confidential settlement for serious injuries to 14 year old girl in mixed gender high school wrestling match.
REPRESENTATIVE LECTURES BY INVITATION
Course Planner & Faculty, Premises Liability,
November, 2003
Faculty, Litvin & O’Brien on Trial Advocacy
with Guests Alan M. Feldman and Charles C. Young, III,
November 22, 2002 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, What’s It Worth? Strategies for
Valuing Personal Injury Cases, November, 2002 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, Premises Liability Practice Tips - Elevator
Cases, May, 2002 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, Tort Update: Jury Selection, March, 2002
(Philadelphia)
Faculty, HMO Liability, November, 2001 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, Premises Liability, May, 2001 (Philadelphia)
Course Planner and Faculty, Jury Selection, November,
2000 (Philadelphia)
Course Planner, Finding Insurance Coverage, September,
1999 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, Premises Liability: Dram Shop, Elevators Escalators
& Security Cases, July, 1999 (Philadelphia)
Faculty, Statewide Stars of the Bench and Bar: Winning
in a Hostile Environment; July, 1997 (Nemacolin Woods)
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