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Movers & Shakers

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
June 29, 2009

Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig (Philadelphia): Mark W. Tanner has been appointed co-managing partner of the personal injury law firm. Tanner will share this role with Alan M. Feldman. Tanner has served on the board of directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association since 1997, and became president in 2007. His practice includes medical malpractice, disability insurance claims, insurance bad faith, products liability and class action litigation. Additionally, personal injury attorney Roberta “Bobbie” Pichini, a partner with the firm, has been elected vice president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Pichini has specialized in litigating catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases for more than 25 years.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (Atlanta): Mark S. Lange and Emily C. Crosby have rejoined McKenna Long & Aldridge following stints in other firm and corporate law departments. Lange and Crosby will return to the Corporate department to focus on the health care industry.

GrayRobinson (Orlando, FL): Richard L. Barry has joined the firm as a senior associate in the Orlando office. Barry will focus his practice on health care and insurance litigation, including property claims, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, vehicular liability, general liability, risk management counseling and appeals.

Foley Hoag (Boston): Thomas Barker, former acting General Consul at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has joined Foley Hoag's Boston office.

Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig (Philadelphia): Mark W. Tanner has been appointed co-managing partner of the personal injury law firm. Tanner will share this role with Alan M. Feldman. Tanner has served on the board of directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association since 1997, and became president in 2007. His practice includes medical malpractice, disability insurance claims, insurance bad faith, products liability and class action litigation. Additionally, personal injury attorney Roberta “Bobbie” Pichini, a partner with the firm, has been elected vice president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Pichini has specialized in litigating catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases for more than 25 years.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (Atlanta): Mark S. Lange and Emily C. Crosby have rejoined McKenna Long & Aldridge following stints in other firm and corporate law departments. Lange and Crosby will return to the Corporate department to focus on the health care industry.

GrayRobinson (Orlando, FL): Richard L. Barry has joined the firm as a senior associate in the Orlando office. Barry will focus his practice on health care and insurance litigation, including property claims, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, vehicular liability, general liability, risk management counseling and appeals.

Foley Hoag (Boston): Thomas Barker, former acting General Consul at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has joined Foley Hoag's Boston office.

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