Claudine Q. Homolash

(215) 790-7300    chomolash@sheller.com

Claudine Q. Homolash specializes in pharmaceutical injury, products liability mass tort and qui tam/ whistleblower litigation. Most recently, she has represented individuals injured by Gadolinium contrast dye, Reglan, Vioxx, Bextra / Celebrex and defective cardiac products. Ms. Homolash also represents plaintiffs pursuing cases under the Federal False Claims Act which allows private citizens to act as "private attorneys general" in the effort to prosecute government procurement and program fraud.

Prior to joining the firm, Claudine practiced complex commercial and insurance recovery litigation in the Philadelphia office of a national plaintiffs' firm. Claudine's experience representing national and local companies in both state and federal courts provides her with the legal experience necessary to effectively represent whistleblower clients and to prosecute companies for placing harmful, defective drugs and products in the marketplace. Prior to entering private practice, Claudine was a law clerk for the Honorable Mark I. Bernstein in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Ms. Homolash has been recognized by her peers and by national legal organizations, including recognition as a 2010 Pennsylvania Rising Star by the SuperLawyer organization. In 2009, Ms. Homolash was named a Pennsylvania “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly. “Lawyer on the Fast Track” was awarded to 30 lawyers in the state of Pennsylvania under the age of 40 who have demonstrated outstanding promise in the legal profession and have made a significant commitment to advocacy, working selflessly to better the circumstances and lives of those in their communities. Recipients are chosen by a panel of eight members of the legal community from across the commonwealth with varying expertise, including bar leaders, a legal recruiter, a sitting judge, a former justice, an in-house counsel and a member of last year’s Fast Track class. Those nominees with the highest composite scores were selected for this award.

Ms. Homolash is working actively with legislators to enact the Medical Device Safety Act. She has garnered national broadcast and print coverage for the act, telling the story of her client Bridget Robb. Ms. Robb was shocked by a defective cardiac device 31 times in front of her then five-year-old daughter.

In May, 2009, Ms. Homolash lobbied for client Bridget Robb to testify before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee at a Hearing, Chaired by Congressman Frank Pallone, on the Medical Device Safety Act. Ms. Robb’s compelling testimony was covered by CBS News. Although the Act did not pass in the 2009 session, Ms. Homolash continues to pursue the legislation on behalf of Ms. Robb and many others injured by medical devices.

Ms. Homolash is committed and passionate about representing her clients. She is often motivated by injustice and a sense of fair play, seeking to settle the score in both whistleblower and pharmaceutical injury litigation.

Ms. Homolash blogs on dangerous drugs and medical devices: http://massotortlawblog.blogspot.com/ She is an expert at navigating and communicating in cutting-edge technology on her blog and online commentary as well using online social networking as an advocacy tool.

Ms. Homolash resides in Center City, Philadelphia, devoting much of her time to community and civic service. She was recently selected for the Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Class of 2008 and devotes her personal talent and enthusiasm to a number of organizations and causes. Ms. Homolash is active on the Philadelphia Trial Lawyer’s Future Leaders Committee, a group comprised of young trial lawyers who will one day make up the leadership of this preeminent organization.

Areas of Practice

Defective Drugs
Qui Tam/Whistleblower
False Claims Act
Consumer Class Action
Products Liability
Defective Medical Devices
Personal Injury
Complex Commercial Litigation

Admitted to Practice

State and Federal Courts in:

Pennsylvania
New Jersey

Ms. Homolash also works with courts in other states as admitted counsel for specific litigation or in cooperation with co-counsel.

Education

Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1999
St. Joseph's University, B.S., 1995 cum laude, Phi Beta Sigma

Professional Associations

Philadelphia Trial Lawyers, Future Leaders Committee
Temple Inn of Court since 2008, level of Barrister
American Association for Justice, Women's Law Caucus
Sons of Italy, Greater Roxborough Lodge 2217

Selected as 2009 Pennsylvania Lawyer on the Fast Track by the Legal Intelligencer Newspaper
Recognized as 2010 Pennsylvania Rising Star by the SuperLawyer national organization

Curriculum Vitae