PHILADELPHIA (December 2009) – Attorney Mark W. Tanner of the Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig will serve as a faculty member at a December 16, 2009, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (PTLA) continuing legal education seminar titled, “Ethics: Doing the Right Thing.” The program, which will be held at the Radisson Plaza – Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia from 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., is part of PTLA’s Anniversary Luncheon Lecture Series. The lecture series celebrates 50 years of PTLA legal education.

An accomplished trial lawyer, Tanner also previously secured one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts ever awarded in the courts of Pennsylvania. Last year, he negotiated an $11 million settlement on behalf of his clients in a personal injury matter. For the past two consecutive years, he has been named as one of the Top 10 "Superlawyers" in Pennsylvania, and he has been recognized as one of the Top 100 “Super Lawyers” in Pennsylvania for all six years in which the list has been published. He has served on the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors since 1997, and was named President of the organization in 2007. In 2006, Tanner became one of the youngest attorneys ever invited to become a Fellow of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Attorneys, which limits its membership to 500 lawyers in the country.

Tanner’s practice includes medical malpractice, disability insurance claims, insurance bad faith, product liability and class action litigation. He frequently serves as faculty in programs devoted to the development of trial advocacy skills and continuing legal education both locally and nationally.

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.