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Biography
Mark W. Tanner is an accomplished trial attorney with a wide ranging practice in complex litigation. In addition to securing one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in the courts of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tanner has also secured what is believed to be the largest jury verdict in Pennsylvania in a bad faith case against an insurance company.
Mr. Tanner has been appointed by the Court as liaison counsel in mass tort litigation in both Pennsylvania state and federal courts, including the Orthopedic Bone Screw litigation and the Diet Drug litigation, in which he served as sub-class counsel. His practice interests include medical negligence, disability insurance claims, insurance bad faith, product liability and class action litigation.
Mr. Tanner received a B.A. in English Literature from the College of the Holy Cross, and received his law degree with honors from Temple University School of Law. At Temple, he received awards in the fields of trial and appellate advocacy.
Recognized for four consecutive years by Philadelphia Magazine as one of the top 100 "Super Lawyers" in Pennsylvania, Mr. Tanner was named among the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Pennsylvania in 2008.
In 2006, Mr. Tanner became one of the youngest attorneys ever invited to become a Fellow  of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Attorneys (membership is limited to 500 lawyers). He has also been selected for membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Since 1997, Mr. Tanner has served continuously on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, becoming their President in July 2007. He often serves as a faculty member in programs devoted to the development of trial advocacy skills, and teaches at Temple University's Academy of Advocacy. In 2007 he was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the non-profit Support Center for Child Advocates.
In 2008, Mark M. Tanner was named a Top 10 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyer, Pennsylvania General Personal Injury Super Lawyer.
Bar Admissions - United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2006
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2006
- Pennsylvania, 1990
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990
Education - Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA - J.D. (cum laude) 1990
- College of the Holy Cross - B.A. in English Literature 1987
Professional Affiliations - Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2007
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2006
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors 2003-2006
- Member, State Civil Rules Committee
- Member, Medical Legal Committee
- Participant, Volunteers for the Indigent Program
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 1997-present
- Child Advocate and Board of Directors, Support Center for Child Advocates
Verdicts & Settlements - Phila. Attorney Secures $11 Mil. Settlement in Lackawanna County
February, 2008 - $2.2 Million Verdict for Injured Railroad Worker with Bulging Disks and Radiculopathy
January, 2007 - $2 Million Spinal Surgery Case Against Neurosurgeon and Hospital Settles
November, 2006 - $7.9 Million Bad Faith Verdict Against Insurer, Largest in Pennsylvania History
October 20, 2005 - $1.3 Million Settlement in Environmental Contamination Case
June, 2005 - $1.2 Million Settlement for Failure to Treat Diabetes
May, 2005 - $7.7 Million Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Tumor in Foot
April 29, 2005 - $2.5 Million Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Spinal Fracture
December 16, 2004 - $1 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Colon Cancer
February, 2004 - $935,000 Recovery During Trial for Ankle Injury Suffered by Employee at Philadelphia International Airport
January, 2004 - $1 Million Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency
December, 2003 - $8 Million Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Neurologic Injury
October, 2003 - $8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict in Lovenox Case
August 30, 2003 - $1.475 Million Settlement for Failing to Diagnose Compartment Syndrome
August, 2003 - Class Action Against Texaco and MTBE Contamination
May 24-25, 2002 - $1.2 Million Verdict for Negligently Performed Spine Surgery
January 8, 2001 - $22.4 Million Verdict for Botched Spine Surgery
October 25, 1999
Publications & Lectures - The Lastest on Bad Faith Dispute Resolution Institute, 2009,
Philadelphia, PA - Handling Tough Problems at Trial, 2006
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia, PA - Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 2005
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Case Report: Baxevane v. Lawless, DO, et al., 2005
Bucks County Bar Association, Doylestown, PA - Medical Malpractice: Strategic Decision Making, 2005
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia, PA - Developments in Product Liability, 2004
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia, PA - Hot Topics in Products Liability, 2003
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Ethics for Litigators, 2003
Philadelphia Bench-Bar Conference, Philadelphia, PA - Insurance Bad Faith, 2003
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Challenges to Experts: Current Law and Procedure, 2003
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Evidentiary Issues in Medical Malpractice Cases, 2002
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia, PA - Selected Issues in Spinal Surgery Malpractice Cases, 2002
American Trial Lawyers Association, London, U.K. - Challenges to Experts: Current Law & Procedure, 2001
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA - A Plaintiff's Perspective on Common Defenses to Claims for Disability Benefits under "Own Occupation" Policies, 2001
American Conference Institute, Boston, MA - Expert Witnesses in Insurance Bad Faith Cases, 2001
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, PA - Tackling Tough Trial Situations, 2000
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Atlantic City, NJ - Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
Awards and Designations - Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
- Recipient, 2005 Philadelphia Trial Lawyers President's Award
- Investigator, Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
- Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Attorney News - Attorney Mark Tanner of Feldman Shepherd Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm to Present at CHOP Seminar, “Medical Legal Issues Facing the CHOP Practitioner”
June 4, 2009 - Attorney Mark Tanner of Feldman Shepherd Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm to Present at CHOP Seminar, “Medical Legal Issues Facing the CHOP Practitioner”
June 4, 2009 - Attorney Mark Tanner Appointed Co-Managing Partner of Feldman Shepherd Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm
May 14, 2009 - Social Circuit: Raising the Bar for Children (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
May 6, 2009 - Recoveries Secured by Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm
Feldman Shepherd Rank among Top 50 in Pennsylvania and Top 100 in U.S.
April 10, 2009 - Mark Tanner to Address Bad Faith Claims in Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case
April 7, 2009 - After Settlement in Fatal Crash, Lawyer Pushes for Answers
March 20, 2009 - Seven Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig Lawyers Named 2008 Super Lawyers
September 1, 2008 - Driver Charged With Homicide (The Weekly Almanac)
July 23, 2008 - Diversity Still Low, Optimism High in Plaintiffs Bar (The Legal Intelligencer)
July 21, 2008 - State Police Probe 2005 Fatal Crash (The Intelligencer)
July 20, 2008 - Police Charge Sergeant's Stepson (The Daily News)
July 19, 2008 - Trooper's Stepson Charged in Homicide (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 19, 2008 - State Police Sergeant's Stepson Charged with Homicide in Crash (The Morning Call)
July 19, 2008 - Police Sergeant's Stepson Charged (The Intelligencer Journal)
July 19, 2008 - Police Charge Sergeant's Stepson in 2005 Crash (The Reporter)
July 19, 2008 - Scranton Man Charged Homicide in 2005 Fatal Crash (The Times Tribune)
July 18, 2008 - Inside Edition Investigative Report with Deborah Norville and Matt Meagher - Above the Law (CBS-TV Inside Edition)
July 18, 2008 - NBC 28 with Candice Kelly and Joe Holden - Drunk Driving Suspect Arrested (WBRE-TV NBC 28 Pennsylvania Morning)
July 18, 2008 - "Inside Edition" Sorts Fishy Facts Over ’05 Fatal Wayne County Crash (The Express Times)
June 5, 2008 - Inside Edition Investigative Report with Deborah Norville and Matt Meagher - Trial Attorney Mark Tanner Seeks Justice for Drunk Driving Death of Single Mother in PA (CBS-TV Inside Edition)
June 4, 2008 - NBC 10 Investigative Report with Tim Lake and Lu Ann Cahn - Death of Single Mother by Drunk Driver (WCAU-TV NBC 10 11 O'Clock News)
March 12, 2008 - NBC 10 Investigative Report with Vince DeMentri and Lu Ann Cahn - Death of Single Mother by Drunk Driver (WCAU-TV NBC 10 News Live at 5)
March 11, 2008 - DA, Police Reexamine Fatal Crash (The News Eagle)
March 4, 2008 - State Police Probe 2005 Fatal Crash Caused by Corporal’s Stepson (Daily American)
February 28, 2008 - NBC 28 with Lyndall Stout, Andy Mehalshick and Joe Holden - New Details Surfacing on the 2005 Death of a Wayne County Woman (WBRE-TV NBC 28 News at 11)
February 28, 2008 - Fox 56 with Paola Giangiacomo and Trish Hartman - Diane Glynn Fatal Car Crash Reinvestigation (WOLF-TV Fox 56 News at Ten)
February 28, 2008 - WNEP 16 with Mike Lewis and Trish Hartman - Fatal Car Crash in Wayne County Investigation (WNEP-TV NewsWatch 16 at 11)
February 28, 2008 - Seven Feldman Shepherd Attorneys Named Super Lawyers in 2007
September 10, 2007 - International Academy of Trial Lawyers Inducts 29 New Fellows in Nation's Capital; U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts, Assoc. Justice Scalia, Senators Specter, Leahy and Biden Meet with Academy Members at Annual Meeting (Business Wire)
April 11, 2006 - Feldman Shepherd Attorney Comments on Med/Mal Coverage
October 20, 2003 - Feldman Shepherd Wins Legal Victory in Disability Claim
September, 2000 - Feldman Shepherd Attorney Criticizes Insurance Company’s Ignition Lock Analysis (The Journal Lawbeat)
May, 2000
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