Elaine Specter

Background

Specter, Elaine was born on June 27, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh (Master of Library and Information Science, 1975). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1984).

Career

Worked at Specter Law Offices, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Antitrust, Aviation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Medical and Professional Negligence, Multidistrict Litigation, Securities Litigation, Defective or Toxic Products, Environmental Litigation, Complex and Class Action Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Pennsylvania. Member: Order of the Barristers.

National Appellate Moot Court, 1984.

Author: "Resources in Libraries for Trial Lawyers," The Barrister, Summer, 1988. "The Two Schools of Thought Doctrine in Medical Negligence: Second Thoughts," The Barrister, Fall, 1990.

Member: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Melvin M. Belli Society. The firm was founded by Howard Specter, former President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The firm concentrates in civil litigation with emphasis on major personal injury and wrongful death actions and complex multidistrict and class action litigation.

The practice is nationwide in scope.

Mr. Specter and other attorneys have been active in major cases at the national level, including serving as members of the Plaintiff"s Lead Counsel Committee and Steering Committee, Lead or Company-Lead Counsel or other leading roles in such cases as: In Re Baxter Corporation Gammagard Product Liability Litigation. In Re Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Sales Practices Litigation.

Silicone Gel Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation. Ashland Oil Spill Litigation.

Air Crash Disaster Near Pittsburgh International Airport.

Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. In re: Westinghouse Securities Litigation and In re: Chambers Development Company Securities Litigation.

Participation in continuing legal education, as teachers and students, is important for all attorneys, who are active in state and national bar associations and in civic affairs

Achievements

• Elaine Specter has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Order of the Barristers. National Appellate Moot Court, 1984.