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mtanner@feldmanshepherd.com
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, 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 Lawyers (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.
SIGNIFICANT JURY VERDICTS
$22.4 Million verdict for man who underwent botched spinal surgery
$11 Million Settlement for Head-on Collision in a Motor Vehicle
$8 Million verdict for disabled woman whose spinal cord was injured due to delay in diagnosis
$7.9 Million bad faith verdict against insurer, largest in Pennsylvania history
$7.7 Million verdict for failure to diagnose tumor in foot
$2.5 Million Bucks County verdict for man whose doctors failed to diagnose a spinal fracture
$2.2 Million Verdict for Injured Railroad Worker with Bulging Disks and Radiculopathy
$1.2 Million Allegheny County verdict for Pittsburgh man whose surgeon operated at the wrong location
$1 Million verdict for the estate of a homemaker whose doctors failed to diagnose adrenal insufficiency
Mr. Tanner has also won many other jury verdicts for his clients in state and federal court throughout Pennsylvania, and has secured numerous settlements (both pre-trial and during trial) in the tens of millions of dollars for victims of negligence, defective products, and bad faith insurance practices.
Mark W. Tanner named 2007 Top 100 Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Medical Negligence
Insurance Bad Faith
Product Liability
Class Actions and other complex civil litigation
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 ASSOCIATIONS, ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS :
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Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2006
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2007
Recipient, 2005 Philadelphia Trial Lawyers President's Award
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors 2003-2006
Member, State Civil Rules Committee
Member, Medical Legal Committee
Investigator, Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
Participant, Volunteers for the Indigent Program
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 1997-present
Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Child Advocate and Board of Directors, Support Center for Child Advocates
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
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REPRESENTATIVE LECTURES BY INVITATION:
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 Plaintiff¹s Perspective on Common Defenses to Claims
for Disability Benefits under ³Own Occupation²
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)
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