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Feldman Shepherd Trial Lawyer Ezra Wohlgelernter Addresses Premises Liability Litigation at PA Association for Justice Seminar Philadelphia trial lawyer Ezra Wohlgelernter of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP recently presented “Evidentiary Considerations” as a faculty member of the December 2011 Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ) Premises Liability Seminar.

Jay M. Wallace and E. Adrienne Jackson have joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP’s Labor, Employment and Benefits practice.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP, a preeminent litigation and business law firm working both nationally and internationally, announces that Partner Dr. Dana Beldiman has been appointed professor honoris causa by the Bucerius Law School of Hamburg, Germany.

Sedgwick LLP is pleased to announce that, for the fourth consecutive year, the firm has earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Sedgwick LLP was named one of the “Top Firms for Diversity” by The American Lawyer, ranking 39th on the publication’s 2011 “Diversity Scorecard,” a survey of 194 major U.S. law firms. This score marks the third consecutive year Sedgwick has improved its ranking, making it into the top 40 for the first time.

Sedgwick LLP welcomes Robert Buechel who joins the insurance practice group as a partner. With 25 years of experience, Buechel represents both U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and reinsurers in transactional, corporate and regulatory matters as well as dispute management and resolution.

(Philadelphia Personal Injury and Class Action Attorney Recognized as One of Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania) Philadelphia personal injury and class action lawyer Thomas More Marrone of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, has been selected for membership in The National Trial Lawyers (NTL). NTL is an elite group consisting of the top 100 lawyers from each state in the U.S.

Free Legal Clinic to help small businesses provided by volunteer corporate counsel Philadelphia VIP sponsored the eighth annual Corporate Pro Bono Day (CPBD) at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP on October 25, 2011. With support from sponsors, the CPBD provided microentrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss immediate and ongoing legal matters with corporate counsel from various Philadelphia-area businesses at no cost.

Garvey Schubert Barer announced that Nikki E. Dobay has joined the firm’s Portland office as an associate in the Tax and Benefits Group. Dobay’s practice includes federal and state tax controversy and tax planning. She has represented clients in a wide variety of federal income tax and state and local tax matters and has significant experience with issues related to energy tax credits.

Sedgwick LLP is pleased to announce the publication of “The Bermuda Form – Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance,” which was coauthored by Sedgwick Chicago partner Richard Geddes and published by Oxford University Press.