About Bethany Nikitenko

Bethany Nikitenko represents individuals and families catastrophically injured by medical malpractice, auto and motor vehicle accidents, unsafe buildings, defective products, and sexual abuse. She has secured many significant verdicts and settlements in Pennsylvania and New Jersey providing clients with financial security and resources for future medical care. Bethany joined Feldman Shepherd in August 2019 after establishing a strong reputation as a formidable trial attorney. She has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star every year from 2013 through 2021 and a Super Lawyer each year since. She earned her J.D. cum laude from Temple University Beasley School of Law and her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig

These results are credited to Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A $160 million settlement, the largest pre-verdict settlement in Pennsylvania court history, resolved claims against U-Haul after an overfilled propane tank exploded at a North Philadelphia food truck, killing a mother and her teenage daughter and severely burning three others.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2018Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A Philadelphia jury found Pottstown Memorial Medical Center liable for a newborn's severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy after the hospital's outdated, unmaintained ultrasound equipment led a physician to incorrectly declare the baby dead, delaying an emergency cesarean section by 81 minutes.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2012Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$50 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2016 · #10

Feldman Shepherd secured a combined $50 million settlement from IKEA on behalf of three families whose toddler sons were fatally crushed by MALM dressers, a result that preceded a nationwide recall of approximately 29 million chests and dressers.

Private mediation (JAMS) · 2016Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$46 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2020 · #11

Alan Feldman of Feldman Shepherd secured a $46 million settlement against IKEA on behalf of the family of a 2-year-old boy crushed by a MALM dresser in California, reported at the time as the largest child wrongful-death settlement in U.S. history.

Private mediation · 2020Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$26.1 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2012 · #10

Feldman Shepherd secured a $26.1 million settlement for the family of a man killed and a husband left with a traumatic brain injury when a tractor-trailer hit stopped traffic on Interstate 80 at more than 70 mph.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2012Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law
J.D., 2007
University of Pittsburgh
Undergraduate, 2003

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania, admitted 2007
State Bar of New Jersey, admitted 2007
State Bar of New York, admitted 2020

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$85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
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$907 million · Maddux Family Wins $907 Million Wrongful Death Judgment Against Fugitive Ira Einhorn

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.