Attorney Evan Liu of Feldman Shepherd Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Provides Minority College Students with Inside Look at Practice of Law

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 24, 2009 -- For the second year, Evan Y. Liu, M.D., J.D., of the Philadelphia personal injury law firm Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig provided minority college students with an inside look at the practice of law during Widener University School of Law's Jurist Academy summer program. On June 8, 2009, Liu presented a seminar on "pathways to a career in law - a glimpse from a non-traditional student," to the rising juniors, who hailed from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in U.S. law schools. The goal of the annual Jurist Academy program is to increase participation of underrepresented groups in law school by breaking down educational and informational barriers and facilitating exposure to legal career options. A former emergency physician, Dr. Liu concentrates his practice in medical malpractice and product liability."I am pleased to participate in a program that encourages minority students to consider law school and subsequent legal careers," said Dr. Liu. "Widener is to be commended for reaching out to these students, who benefit greatly from an in-depth look at our profession as well as the process of applying to and enjoying success in law school."

Dr. Liu serves as co-chair of the Community Outreach Committee of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. A 2006 graduate of Widener Law, Dr. Liu regularly serves as a guest lecturer at the school, addressing topics such as the MCARE and Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor acts, patient safety, medical malpractice and the effects of malpractice litigation on physician behavior.

Prior to being admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Dr. Liu practiced emergency medicine in the Delaware Valley for 15 years. He was also a board certified family practitioner, the assistant director of Delaware County Memorial Hospital's emergency department and a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital.


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2 missing oil workers found, 1 hurt in fire near Pittsburgh

1 worker found injured at Pitt Penn Oil Co. factory after fire started due to a spill.
Fire rescue reported East Deer Township oil company had a spill that caught fire injuring 1 worker.
East Deer Township, PA (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) — An oil spill burst into flames near a factory in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh where emergency correspondents quickly arrived at the scene to locate two employees that were nowhere to be found, announced the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Officials reported to the scene Thursday morning when the fire began around 11:30 a.m. in the morning announced Allegheny responders. The fire was started at the oil company factory Pitt Penn Oil Co. located in East Deer Township. Investigators reported that company’s phone line at the plant was disconnected. A few of the products that Pitt Penn Oil Co. took inventory of are anti-freeze, motor vehicle oil, and many other liquids that motor vehicles require for maintenance.
The first Fire Rescue responders to the fire learned that it had started due to the oil spill. Police investigators have yet to determine the cause of the spill, which fueled the fire to grow and spread to the walls damaging the factory. Police reported that the two workers that were missing were located and that one of them was injured.
Emergency medical services (EMS) took the man, whose identity has not been released, Alle-Kiski Medical Center to be treated by doctors and nurses. The conditions of the men are not known. Investigators continue to figure out what caused the dangerous spill.


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