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rpichini@feldmanshepherd.com
For more than twenty years, Ms. Pichini has represented seriously injured babies, children and adults. She has litigated scores of medical malpractice cases, including obstetrical negligence resulting in brain-injured children, delay in diagnosis of cancer, and patient abuse by therapists. Ms. Pichini has also successfully prosecuted product liability actions, and is especially proud of a suit against a major manufacturer of children's cribs which uncovered a defect that had caused the strangulation of many babies.
Her diverse practice also includes representation of victims of catastrophic auto and boating accidents, including several victims of the Pier 34 collapse in Philadelphia. One recent case involved the drowning of a father and son while canoeing resulted, not only in a substantial monetary award, but also the removal of the dangerous dam which caused their deaths.
The first woman in Pennsylvania to be invited into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Attorneys (membership is limited to 500 lawyers), Ms. Pichini was elected the organization's first woman officer in 2003. She was selected to join the American College of Trial Lawyers and ABOTA (American Board of Trial Lawyers), and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Ms. Pichini was named by the Legal Intelligencer in 2004 as one of four women leaders in personal injury litigation in Pennsylvania. Her move to Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner & Weinstock in 2004 was listed as one of the top lateral moves of the year.
Roberta D. Pichini named as 2007 Top 50 Female Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and Top 100 Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Super Lawyer.
VERDICTS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE:
$15 million verdict for permanent injury and deformity after negligent orthopedic surgery
$13 million verdict for failure to properly treat newborn and resulting catastrophic brain damage
$4 million verdict for development of disability after fall on ice
$3.7 million verdict for failure to diagnose early liver cancer In addition, Ms. Pichini has achieved numerous seven-figure recoveries in settlements of cases over a period of twenty years.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Medical Malpractice Product Liability Motor Vehicle Accidents Mass Tort Litigation
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania (Nursing /Honors)
Neumann College, B.A. English Literature (summa cum laude)
Villanova University School of Law (cum laude; Order of the Coif)
TEACHING
Ms. Pichini teaches trial advocacy to practicing lawyers throughout the United States at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. She teaches law students at Temple University's Beasley School of Law and Villanova University School of Law, and serves as an instructor on the advisory board of Temple's Master in Advocacy Program (LLM) for many years. Ms. Pichini has also been an active member of the faculty of the Academy of Advocacy.
LECTURES BY INVITATION
Ms. Pichini has been invited to teach other lawyers at over fifty Continuing Legal Education presentations, and has delivered "updates on the civil law" to the annual meeting of the State Conference of Trial Judges.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association (Delegate to its House of Representatives), 1993 to present
Philadelphia Bar Association
- Board of Governors, 1993 to 1996
- Chair, Women in the Profession Committee, 2002 and 2003
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyer Association (officer)
Temple American Inn of Court (former president)
Justinian Society (board member and officer)
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