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Biography
Tom Martin has been a civil trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has practiced with several firms over his career and was a sole practitioner for more than 18 years before joining Feldman Shepherd. His practice is concentrated in a varied case load of civil litigation with an emphasis on representing individuals in catastrophic personal injury, consumer and employment related litigation, complex litigation, class actions, Insurance coverage and bad faith, product liability and appellate advocacy.
He has tried cases to juries in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has argued appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, as well as the Pennsylvania Superior, Commonwealth and Supreme Courts. He has also served as a mediator in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pa. and as an arbitrator in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Tom Martin is a life long resident of Philadelphia who has practiced as a civil trial attorney for over 30 years. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Prep in 1970 and received his Bachelor’s Degree (cum laude) from Boston College in 1974. He attended Villanova School of Law where he was an Associate Editor of the Villanova Law Review and received his law degree with honors in 1977. He is an active participant in community affairs serving as counsel to the thirty-eighth ward of the Philadelphia Democratic Party, as a member of the East Falls Community Council, and as a long term board member and coach for the East Falls Sports Association. Bar Admissions - Pennsylvania, 1977
- New Jersey, 1985
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1980
Education - Villanova University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1977
- Boston College, B.A., 1974
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September 27, 2011 - Feldman Shepherd Attorneys Participate in 39th Annual American Cancer Society Bike-a-thon
August 8, 2011 - Feldman Shepherd Trial Lawyers Present Creative Trial Strategies Program with The Legal Intelligencer
May 12, 2011 - 3rd Circuit: IRS and H&R Block Cannot Be Sued Over E-Filing Fees (The Legal Intelligencer)
March 5, 2010 - Preliminary Approval Granted in Shumski v. Theta Land Services et al.
September 22, 2009 - Prelminary Approval granted in Bethune v. Maxim Healthcare Services
July 27, 2009 - Preliminary Approval Granted for Ivy Industrial Park Class Action Settlement
January 23, 2009 - $2 Million Settlement Reached in Dragonetti Case
September 26, 2008 - Two Experienced Trial Litigators Join Feldman Shepherd Law Firm
April 5, 2008
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