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	CAROL NELSON SHEPHERD




	Phone: (215) 567-8300 Fax: (215) 599-1491 Email Carol Nelson Shepherd Download V-Card Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice

Biography

Carol Nelson Shepherd was born in West Point, New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and English from Arizona State University in 1975 and her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1978. In 1987, Ms. Shepherd became one of the founding partners of Feldman Shepherd, where she has devoted her practice to catastrophic injury claims arising from medical negligence.

Widely published and a frequent lecturer on the preparation and trial of medical malpractice claims, Ms. Shepherd is the author of:

Top Ten Missed Diagnoses in Emergency Room Cases
Delay in Diagnosis of Cancer
Proving Medical Negligence Cases Through the Defendant Doctor’s Deposition
Failure to Diagnose Fetal Distress: A Medical Primer

Ms. 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.

She has held prominent leadership positions in the regional and national legal communities, including serving as President of both the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Associations, member of the Board of Governors and Chair of the Professional Negligence Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chair of the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as serving as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

She is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates and The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and has been named as a Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers of America. She was honored to be inducted in 2006 as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and in 2010 as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

From 2004 through 2011, Ms. Shepherd was named among the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers® in Pennsylvania, Top 100 Super Lawyers® in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, and as a Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Super Lawyer® by Thomson Reuters, published annually in Philadelphia Magazine.

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Just in the first half of 2011, Ms. Shepherd successfully resolved $26 million of cases, including the following:

$4.5 million after starting trial in a dental malpractice case in a suburban Philadelphia county.

$4 million obstetrics case in rural western Pennsylvania.

$1.2 million wrongful death case in New Jersey.

$4.25 million in a New York City obstetrics case.

$2 million settlement for woman in rural northeastern Pennsylvania county who suffered mild hypoxic brain injuries, including speech, vision and gait disturbances when her postpartum hemorrhage was not managed appropriately.

Ms. Shepherd also recently won the full policy limits in what is believed to be the first case in the United States where it was contended that the defendant's failure to prescribe periconceptual folic acid to a young woman resulted in the delivery of a daughter suffering from spina bifida.

Numerous other favorable results have either been subject to confidentiality agreements or appear in the section for the firm under the verdicts and settlements.

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1978
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1995
Pro hac vice admissions in New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Michigan

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1978
Arizona State University, 1975
Wells College, 1970 - 1972

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Vice-Chair, Law & Medicine Committee, 1995 - 1998
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Board of Governors, 1988 - 1991
Chair, Professional Negligence Section, 1992 - 1993
Chair, Consumer Relations Committee, 1989 - 1990
Co-Chair, Public Education Committee, 1998 - 1999
Co-Chair, Lawyers’ Challenge for Children Committee, 1998 - 1999
Co-Chair, Peoples’ Law School/Speakers’ Bureau Sub-Committee, 1998 - 1999
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
President, 1997 - 1998
Board of Directors and Officer positions 1982 - 1997
Executive Committee, 1987-88; 1990 - 1999
Co-editor, The Barrister, 1983 - 1999;
Chair, Budget Committee, 1993 - 1994;
Chair, Fund Development Committee, 1993 - 1994
Chair, Women Trial Lawyer’s Committee, 1998 - 2001
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
President, 1987 - 1988
Board of Directors and officer positions 1979 - 1987
Member and/or Chair of every committee over the years
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, House of Delegates, 1987 - Present
Chair, Civil Litigation Section, 1995 - 1996
Co-Chair, Committee on Professional Liability, Civil Litigation Section, 1986 - 1989
Member, Council on Judicial Independence, 1999 - 2000
Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Board of Governors, 1985 - 1988
Co-Chair, Women in the Profession Committee, 2000 - 2002
Chair, State Civil Judicial Procedures Committee, 1992 - 1993
Member, Commission on Medical Cases, 1996 - 1997
Member, 1996 Gender Bias Task Force
Member, Special Committee to Study Philadelphia Courts, 1991 - 1992
Member, Professional Guidance Committee, 1987 - 1997
Member, Special Committee on Tort Law, 1986
Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1986 - 1987 and 1990 - 1991; Vice-Chair, 1987 - 1988
Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania, Statewide Seminar Committee, 1986 - 1995
LAWPAC contributor since 1979
Lawyers for Consumer Rights, Board of Directors and Officer 1988 - 1991
Women's Law Project, Board of Trustees, 1999 - Present
Women's Task Force Advisory Council, Mentoring Group for Young Women Attorneys
Homeless Advocacy Project, Board of Directors, 2005 - Present
Trained Mediator for Medical Negligence Claims

Verdicts & Settlements

Publications & Lectures

Oct., 2011, Moderator, Pennsylvania Association for Justice Annual Full Day Medical Malpractice Seminar: "Electronic Medical Records" and "Disturbing New Trends in Medicine - Effect on Medical Malpractice Cases", Philadelphia, PA
Dec., 2010 Pennsylvania Association for Justice Annual Full Day Medical Malpractice Seminar: Emerging Medical Causes of Action. Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2010 Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Plymouth Meeting, PA
Oct., 2010 Hahnemann University Hospital Grand Rounds Anesthesiology: Medical Liability From the Plaintiff's Perspective. Philadelphia, PA
Dec., 2009 Philadelphia Bar Institute: "Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case." Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2009 Pennsylvania Association for Justice 4th Annual Full Day Medical Malpractice Seminar: Hot Medical Topics. Philadelphia, PA
June, 2009 Pennsylvania Association for Justice Pennsylvania Master Series: Medical Malpractice: Bring Your Files. Cambridge, MD
April, 2009 Pennsylvania Bar Institute: "Trial Tips." Philadelphia, PA
Jan., 2009 American Law Institute - American Bar Association: "Opening Statements." Philadelphia, PA
Dec., 2008 Pennsylvania Association for Justice: 3rd Annual Full Day Medical Malpractice Seminar (Course Planner and Speaker). Philadelphia, PA
July, 2008 American Association for Justice Stalwart's Program: "Proving Your Case Through the Defendant Doctor's Deposition." Philadelphia, PA
Feb., 2008 Temple University Shaping the Future of the Medical Practice: Legal and Ethical Considerations. "Medical Errors: Plaintiff's Attorney Perspective." Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2007 PaTLA Seminar: 2nd Annual Medical Malpractice Full Day Seminar (Course Planner). Philadelphia, PA
July, 2007 Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges: Civil Law Potpourri. Hershey, PA
March, 2007 Temple University School of Medicine Debate: "Practicing Medicine in a Litigious Society: New Challenges, New Solutions." Philadelphia, PA
Dec., 2006 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar: Proving Damages in Personal Injury and Death Cases. Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2006 PaTLA Seminar Medical Malpractice: All New Full Day Seminar (Course Planner). Philadelphia, PA
Oct., 2006 Association for Conflict Resolution: The Advocates Perspective in Mediation of Medical Malpractice Claims. Philadelphia, PA
June, 2006 PaTLA Seminar: Wrongful Death Cases & Minor's Actions: Providing Damages and Settlement Approval. Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2005 PaTLA Seminar Medical Malpractice: Experts in the New Age of M-Care. Philadelphia, PA
Feb., 2005 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar: Mastering Med Mal Mediation, Preparation, Strategies and Ethics. Philadelphia, PA
Jan., 2005 PTLA Seminar: Med Mal - What you Need to Know - New Rules & Developments. Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 2004 PaTLA Seminar: Failure to Diagnose Cancer. Philadelphia, PA
Aug., 2004 PaTLA Seminar: Cross Examination of Medical Experts (Videotape). Mechanicsburg, PA
Aug., 2004 PaTLA Seminar: Proving Your Case Through the Defendant Doctor's Deposition (Videotape). Mechanicsburg, PA
June, 2004 PaTLA Seminar: Med Mal - What You Must Know in 2004. Philadelphia, PA
March, 2004 American Conference Institute: Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice. San Fancisco, CA
Dec., 2003 PaTLA Telephone Seminar: Certificate of Merit. Philadelphia, PA
Oct., 2003 PaTLA Seminar: Med Mal Expert Testimony: The Keys to Victory. Philadelphia, PA
July, 2003 Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Seminar: Medical Malpractice Update. Hershey, PA
July, 2003 ATLA Seminar: Using Daubert/Frye as a Sword, Not a Shield. Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA
July, 2003 PaTLA Seminar: Medical Malpractice: Critical Cross Examination Ten Tips for Cross Examination of Medical Experts Annual Convention, Nemacolin Woodlands, Farmington, PA
April, 2003 PaTLA Seminar: Med Mal Top Ten Issues: What You Need to Know Phila., PA
Feb., 2003 PaTLA Telephone Seminar: New Supreme Court Rules: Certificate of Merit and Venue
Oct., 2002 PaTLA Seminar: Medical Malpractice - How to Win in Today’s Environment Phila., PA
April, 2002 PBI Satellite Broadcast: Medical Liability Reform, CAT Fund Reform and Patient Safety, Harrisburg, PA
April, 2002 PaTLA Seminar: New Med Mal Legislation - House Bill 1802. Phila., PA; Harrisburg, PA
March, 2002 PBI Seminar: Trial Tactics, Tips & Techniques. Phila., PA
Nov., 2001 PBI Seminar: Proving Damages in Personal Injury and Death Cases. Phila., PA; Harrisburg, PA
Oct., 2001 PBI Seminar Master Advocate Series: Deconstructing the Medical Negligence Case (3 hour one speaker program), Phila., PA; Harrisburg, PA
July, 2001 PaTLA Seminar: Medical Malpractice Workshop. Annual Convention, Hershey, Pennsylvania
April, 2001 ATLA Boardwalk Seminar - Personal Injury - 2001: A Trial Odyssey. “Using Frye/Daubert as a Sword, not a Shield.” Atlantic City, NJ
April, 2001 PaTLA Seminar: Trial, Negotiation & Business Skills for Women Trial Lawyers Phila., PA (Course Planner)
Dec., 2000 PBI Seminar: Race & Gender in the Courtroom: Tips & Tactics to Benefit your Clients, Phila., PA (Course Planner)
Nov., 2000 PBI Seminar: Trial Tactics: Cross-Examination of Medical Experts., Phila., PA; Harrisburg, PA
July, 2000 PaTLA Seminar. “Using Frye as a Sword not a Shield.” Annual Convention, Nemacolin Woodlands, Farmington, PA
Oct., 1999 PaTLA Seminar. 3rd Annual Medical Negligence Seminar: Focus on Orthopedic Surgery. Phila., PA
July, 1999 PaTLA Seminar. "Medical Malpractice: Delay in Diagnoses of Cancer." Philadelphia, PA
Nov., 1998 PaTLA Seminar. "Malpractice in the E.R.: Medicine, Law and Tactics." Philadelphia, PA
July, 1998 PaTLA Seminar. “Top 10 Missed Diagnoses in Emergency Rooms.” Annual convention. Hershey, PA

Awards and Designations

Women's Resource Center, Woman of the Year, 2009
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Justice Michael Musmanno Award, 2000
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Milton D. Rosenberg Award, 1999
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section Special Award, 1996
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Former Settlement Master and Present Judge Pro Tem - 1993 - Present
The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Member, Hearing Committee 1.04 - 1986 - 1090; Chair, 1990 - 1992
Delegate to Third Circuit Conference, Philadelphia, PA - Sept.,1987
Delegate to the Third Circuit Conference, Philadelphia, PA - Sept., 1987

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