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Sybil Shainwald, Member Attorney
Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Medical Device Litigation; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Women's Health Issues; Mass Torts; Diethyls...
Phone:212-425-5566
Web:http://www.shainwaldlaw.com
Address: 200 West 57th Street, Suite 402, New York, NY 10019
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Law Firm:Law Offices of Sybil Shainwald A Professional Corporation
Lawyer:Sybil Shainwald
Phone:212-425-5566
Fax:212-608-5863
Lawyer Title:Member
Practice Areas:Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Medical Device Litigation; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Women's Health Issues; Mass Torts; Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Litigation
Bio:Phi Beta Kappa. First Female Recipient, New York Law School President Medal, 2007. Adjunct Professor, CUNY Law School, 1986-1987, "Advanced Products Liability." Author: "Drug Products Liability," chapter in Women Trial Lawyers; How They Succeed in Practice and the Courtroom, Prentice Hall, 1987; "Joint Industry Wide Liability - New Ground in the Products Liability Field" with Leonard Finz, in Product Liability Update 1980; Practicing Law Institute. Co-Editor, Public Policy, Journal of Women and Health. Chair of Board of Directors, National Women's Health Network, 1982-1986. Member, N.Y.C. Comptroller's Health Task Force, 1991?. Member, Consumer Consortium, Food & Drug Administration, 1984-1989. Food & Drug Administration Planning Committee for FDA Conference on Women and Health, Washington, D.C., 1985. Member: End of the Decade Conference on Women-Nairobi, Kenya; Representative and Workshop Leader, National Women's Health Network, 1985. Chair, Foreign Plaintiff's Subcommittee, Breast Implant Litigation. Co-founder and Steering Committee U.S. Health Action International. Member: Pharmaceutical Dialog Group; Coordinating Committee on Toxics & Drugs; Health Advisor, United Methodist Church. Founder and Director of Center for the Study of the Consumer Movement, Consumers Union, Mt. Member, Board of Trustees, New York Law School.
Admitted:1977, New York
College:College of William & Mary, B.A., 1948; Columbia University, M.A., 1972
Law School:New York Law School, J.D., 1976
Membership:Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section, 1988-1989; Co-Chair: DES Litigation Group; Breast Implant Litigation Group); New York State Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors); American Foundation for Maternal and Child Health (Counsel); New York State Plaintiffs' Steering Committees (Member, Committees on Breast Implants and DES); U.S. Health Action International (Member and Co-founder, Steering Committee); FDA Consumer Consortium; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Founding member and Board of Directors); Dalkon Shield Information Network.
Web:http://www.shainwaldlaw.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Sybil Shainwald, graduated from College of William & Mary, B.A., 1948; Columbia University, M.A., 1972 New York Law School, J.D., 1976, is now employed by Law Offices of Sybil Shainwald A Professional Corporation at 200 West 57th Street, Suite 402 New York, NY 10019.

While being a member of Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Environmental and Toxic Tort Section, 1988-1989; Co-Chair: DES Litigation Group; Breast Implant Litigation Group); New York State Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors); American Foundation for Maternal and Child Health (Counsel); New York State Plaintiffs' Steering Committees (Member, Committees on Breast Implants and DES); U.S. Health Action International (Member and Co-founder, Steering Committee); FDA Consumer Consortium; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Founding member and Board of Directors); Dalkon Shield Information Network., Sybil Shainwald is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Sybil Shainwald as your lawyer, you should consider whether Sybil Shainwald offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Sybil Shainwald has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Sybil Shainwald's office is located at New York, NY, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Sybil Shainwald has been admitted in 1977, New York. His or her practice areas include Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Medical Device Litigation; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Women's Health Issues; Mass Torts; Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Litigation.

Sybil Shainwald's college and law school education includes College of William & Mary, B.A., 1948; Columbia University, M.A., 1972, New York Law School, J.D., 1976. Other biographical background includes Phi Beta Kappa. First Female Recipient, New York Law School President Medal, 2007. Adjunct Professor, CUNY Law School, 1986-1987, "Advanced Products Liability." Author: "Drug Products Liability," chapter in Women Trial Lawyers; How They Succeed in Practice and the Courtroom, Prentice Hall, 1987; "Joint Industry Wide Liability - New Ground in the Products Liability Field" with Leonard Finz, in Product Liability Update 1980; Practicing Law Institute. Co-Editor, Public Policy, Journal of Women and Health. Chair of Board of Directors, National Women's Health Network, 1982-1986. Member, N.Y.C. Comptroller's Health Task Force, 1991?. Member, Consumer Consortium, Food & Drug Administration, 1984-1989. Food & Drug Administration Planning Committee for FDA Conference on Women and Health, Washington, D.C., 1985. Member: End of the Decade Conference on Women-Nairobi, Kenya; Representative and Workshop Leader, National Women's Health Network, 1985. Chair, Foreign Plaintiff's Subcommittee, Breast Implant Litigation. Co-founder and Steering Committee U.S. Health Action International. Member: Pharmaceutical Dialog Group; Coordinating Committee on Toxics & Drugs; Health Advisor, United Methodist Church. Founder and Director of Center for the Study of the Consumer Movement, Consumers Union, Mt. Member, Board of Trustees, New York Law School.. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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