Wendy R. Fleishman
Wendy Fleishman
New York
New York (NY)
Class Action/Mass Torts
Environmental
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Profile
Wendy is a partner in our New York office who represents individuals injured, and the loved ones of those who died, from the negligence of others. With more than thirty years of courtroom experience to draw upon, a large part of Wendy’s practice today consists of representing patients who ingested prescription drugs with undisclosed and dangerous side effects, as well as patients who received defective medical devices.
Wendy has served in leadership roles in significant Multidistrict Litigation cases in federal court involving pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and personal health products. These cases include the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis heart lead, the Guidant cardiac defibrillator and contaminated contact lens solution litigation against Bausch & Lomb and AMO.
Wendy also devotes a large part of her practice to a wide range of individual catastrophic injury cases. Her expertise includes vehicle accidents based on design defects, as well as serious and complicated medical malpractice cases.
Since 2006, Wendy has been named a New York Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine and she serves on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
Selected To
New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2006 - Metro
About Wendy Fleishman
Admitted: 1992, New York
Professional Webpage: lieffcabraser.com/attorneys.php?PeopleID=41
Honors and Awards:
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; Officer of New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2010-2011; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2011; "New York Super Lawyers," Super Lawyers, 2006-2011; "Lawdragon Finalist," Lawdragon, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2004-Present); Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Judiciary Committee, 2004-Present); American Bar Association (2000, Affair Chair, ABA Annual Meeting, Torts & Insurance Practices Section, NYC; 1997, Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices; 1996, Chair Elect, Trial Techniques Committee, Tort & Insurance Practices); American Association for Justice (Section Officer); Pennsylvania Bar Association (Committee on Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993-Present; Committee on Attorney Advertising, 1993-Present; Vice-Chair, Task Force on Attorney Advertising, 1991-92); State Bar of New York, Federal Bar Association; Member, Gender and Race Bias Task Force of the Second Circuit, 1994-present; Deputy Counsel, Governor Cuomo’s Screening Committee for New York State Judicial Candidates, 1993-94; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York Women’s Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Product Liability Committee, 2007-present); New York County Lawyers; Fight for Justice Campaign; NYTLA; PATLA; Philadelphia Bar Association (Member of Committee on Professionalism 1991-92).
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Editor, Brown & Fleishman, "Proving and Defending Damage Claims: A Fifty-State Guide" (2007-2010) Co-Author with Donald Arbitblit, "The Risky Business of Off-Label Use," Trial (March 2005) Co-Author, "From the Defense Perspective," Scientific Evidence, Chapter 6, Aspen Law Pub (1999) Editor, Trial Techniques Newsletter, Tort and Insurance Practices Section, American Bar Association (1995-96; 1993-94) "How to Find, Understand, and Litigate Mass Torts," NYSTLA Mass Torts Seminar (April 2009) "Ethics of Fee Agreements in Mass Torts," AAJ Education Programs (July 2009).
Educational Background:
- University of Pennsylvania (Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, 1982; Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1974).
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