Feldman Shepherd Attorney Royce Smith Named to Editorial Board of Legal Intelligencer Supplement

PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) Personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig is pleased to announce that plaintiffs' attorney Royce W. Smith has been named to the editorial board of Young Lawyer, a monthly supplement to the country's oldest daily legal newspaper, The Legal Intelligencer. Young Lawyer, or YL, is aimed at younger lawyers in the Philadelphia region, offering news articles, features, editorials, and career and "real world" advice, as well as entertainment tips, restaurant and book reviews and website suggestions. YL also sponsors social events intended to bring the Philadelphia area's young attorneys together to socialize and network. New YL editorial board members are selected by vote of existing board members.

"The editorial board of Young Lawyer is comprised of an outstanding group of young attorneys in the Philadelphia area," said Smith. "It is an honor to join them in helping to shape the direction of upcoming YL issues."

Smith, who joined Feldman Shepherd in 2010, represents seriously injured individuals in a wide range of complex civil matters. In the past four years alone, he has served as lead or co-counsel in cases that have garnered millions in verdicts and settlements for his clients. His extensive practice experience includes wrongful death, medical malpractice, birth injuries, brain injuries, auto accidents, construction accidents, defective drugs and medical devices, and civil rights matters, among others.

A frequent author and lecturer, Smith has published numerous scholarly articles and presented educational courses to his peers. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association publication, The Verdict, and teaches trial advocacy and evidence to the Drexel University School of Law Trial Team. He is also a Minority Caucus Board Member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. Smith has been recognized by Thomson Reuters, published annually in Philadelphia magazine, as a 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star.

Smith earned a LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law. By faculty vote, he was named the program's top-performing student. He attended Temple Law for his juris doctor as well, where he participated on several nationally recognized mock trial teams. As a law student, Smith twice received the Murray S. Love Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, earned the Andrew Gay Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and was honored with the James J. Manderino Award for Trial Advocacy. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Williams College in Massachusetts. During his undergraduate career, he won the Lehman Community Service Scholarship and the Sterling B. Brown Citizenship Prize in recognition of his service to the college and the surrounding community. Smith continues to serve his community by providing free counseling at legal clinics hosted by area churches.

About Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig - Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig has handled cases producing some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Pennsylvania. The firm represents plaintiffs in significant personal injury, class action, and other complex civil litigation. Clients include victims of medical malpractice, defective products, unsafe workplaces, motor vehicle accidents, legal malpractice and insurer misconduct. To learn more about the firm, visit http://www.feldmanshepherd.com.

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