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Wendy R. Fleishman

Partner

“Justice is about righting a wrong; it’s about correcting what happened, and about getting a remedy for something terrible or tragic that’s happened to someone.”

Wendy R. Fleishman

  • "One of the nation's premier plaintiffs' firms."

    American Lawyer

  • "Representing the best qualities of the plaintiffs' bar."

    The National Law Journal

  • "Their effective and caring advocacy for clients has earned Lieff Cabraser its first-class reputation."

    The Daily Journal
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A Passionate and Experienced Lawyer for the Injured

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, were injured by defective products, and individuals who were victims of consumer fraud. 

Wendy has served in leadership roles in significant Multidistrict Litigation cases in federal and state courts involving pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and personal health products. These cases include the Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Litigation, Yaz and Yasmin Product Liability Litigation, DePuy Hip Implant Litigation, Medtronic Sprint Fidelis heart lead, the Guidant cardiac defibrillator, the Ortho Evra Patch litigation, and contaminated contact lens solution litigation against Bausch & Lomb and Abbott Medical Optics.

Wendy devotes a 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. She is an officer of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

Awards & Honors

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  • 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

Appointments

  • Liaison, NJ Ortho Evra Patch Product Liability Litigation
  • Co-Chair, Mealey's Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference (2007)

Prior Employment

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York (Counsel in the Mass Torts and Complex Litigation Department), 1993-2001
  • Partner, Fox, Rothschild O'Brien & Frankel (tried more than thirty civil, criminal, employment and jury trials, and AAA arbitrations, including toxic tort, medical malpractice and serious injury and wrongful death cases), 1988-93
  • Associate, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (tried more than thirty jury trials on behalf of the defense and the plaintiffs in civil personal injury and tort actions as well as employment and construction related matters), 1984-88
  • Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia (in charge of and tried major homicide and sex crime cases), 1977-84

Publications & Presentations

  • Editor, Brown & Fleishman, "Proving and Defending Damage Claims: A Fifty-State Guide" (2007-2010)
  • 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 (1995-1996; 1993-1994)
  • "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)

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Education

  • University of Pennsylvania (Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, 1982)

     

    Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 1977)

     

    Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1974)

Memberships

  • American Association for Justice
    (Section Chair)

  • American Bar Association
    (Annual Meeting, Torts & Insurance Practices Section, NYC, Affair Chair, 1997; Trial Techniques Committee, Torts and Insurance Practices, Chair-Elect, 1996)

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    (Product Liability Committee, 2007-present; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007)

  • Gender and Race Bias Task Force of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    (1994-present)

  • Governor Cuomo's Screening Committee for New York State Judicial Candidates
    (Deputy Counsel, 1993-1994)

  • New York County Lawyer's Association

  • New York State Bar Association

  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
    (Board of Directors, 2004-present)

  • New York Women's Bar Association

  • Pennsylvania Association for Justice

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
    (Committee on Legal Ethics and Professionalism, 1993-present; Committee on Attorney Advertising, 1993-present; Task Force on Attorney Advertising, Vice-Chair, 1991-1992)

  • Philadelphia Bar Association
    (Committee on Professionalism, 1991-1992)

Admissions

  • New York

  • Pennsylvania

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