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April 30, 2008

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Eckert Seamans Adds Attorneys in Philadelphia Office

The national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC recently announced that attorneys Ellen D. Bailey and Deborah S. Baird have joined the firm’s Philadelphia office.

Ellen D. Bailey joins as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Division.  She focuses her practice primarily on business litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of general commercial litigation, mass tort litigation and products liability.  Ms. Bailey’s prior experience includes commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation behalf of policyholders, employment litigation, white-collar criminal matters and appellate practice.  Prior to joining private practice, she was an assistant prosecutor with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.  Ms. Bailey is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and before the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.  She earned her law degree from the Rutgers University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Drew University.    

Deborah S. Baird joins as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation Division.  She concentrates her practice on the defense of medical professional liability, product liability and pharmaceutical matters.  She has extensive experience handling complex medical malpractice matters as a trial counsel for physician and hospital clients. Ms. Baird is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Supreme Court. She received her law degree from the Widener University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University.

About Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC (www.eckertseamans.com), a national law firm with ten offices throughout the eastern United States, provides a full range of legal services nationwide to businesses of all sizes, institutions, municipalities, colleges and universities, government agencies and individuals.  Its practice areas encompass litigation, including mass tort and products liability litigation, corporate and business law, intellectual property law, labor and employment relations, aviation law, bankruptcy and restructuring, employee benefits, environmental law, construction law, municipal finance, real estate, and tax and estate law.  Eckert Seamans has offices in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, West Chester and Southpointe, Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; Morgantown, West Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C. and White Plains, New York.

Attorneys
Bailey, EllenD.
Philadelphia, PA
Baird, Deborah S.
Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas
Litigation



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