Shellers Donate Another $1.5M In Support of Social Justice

In support The Sheller Center for Social Justice’s mission, Stephen and Sandra Sheller have donated an additional $1.5 million to the Temple University Beasley School of Law. The Center takes on social justice issues for underserved populations in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Temple Law faculty and students tackle issues such as wage theft, cash bail reform, costs of […]

MI Law May Prevent Recovery of Millions Spent Fighting Opioid Crisis

As the nation’s opioid crisis continues 162 of the 600 people recently charged with healthcare fraud were healthcare professionals who contributed to the nation’s fastest and most deadly epidemic. Conducted nationwide, this was the largest health care fraud investigation. Last year, more than 400 people were charged, 115 of them were doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals […]

Sheller Joins Phila. in Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers

Sheller PC is one of five private law firms assisting the city of Philadelphia’s Law Department in its suit against pharmaceutical companies attempting to hold them accountable for the current opioid crisis. Five pharmaceutical companies are named in the suit: Allergan, Janssen (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and manufacturer of Risperdal), Endo, Cephalon, and […]

Shellers honored as National Liberty Museum’s “2017 Heroes of Liberty”

The National Liberty Museum honored Stephen and Sandra Sheller as “2017 Heroes of Liberty” at the 18th Annual Glass Auction & Gala held on October 7, 2017 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel. The Shellers were recognized for their support of the Museum and the community through their nonprofit organizations The Sheller Family Foundation and […]

Sheller’s Book on Amazon

Lawyering in Times of Saints and Evil Doers

Now Available on Amazon: Lawyering in Times of Saints and Evil Doers: Lives Touched and Lessons Learned From My Five Decades Fighting For Justice In Lawyering in Times of Saints and Evildoers Stephen A. Sheller, Esq. shares his career experiences that spans over 50 years showing how he became a highly recognized advocate of everyday people, passionately […]

Sheller Risperdal Fight, Philadelphia Weekly

Stephen Sheller is regarded as the “Legal Forest Gump” by Liz  Spikol, Philadelphia Weekly, in the article  “Mind Control”, a story that reveals raw, unconcealed experience with antipsychotic drugs like Risperdal and poses a key question – why are we giving antipsychotic drugs to thousands of kids who don’t even need them? “Philadelphia is ground zero for much of […]

Sheller on American Law Journal TV discussing FDA and Pharma Executives,

The American Law Journal 2013-06-16 Attorney Stephen Sheller sparred with pharmaceutical defense attorney Hope Freiwald of Dechert law firm on the television program The American Law Journal. The attorneys, joined by Pharmalot author Ed Silverman, Atlanta pharmaceutical product liability attorney Matthew Harman in a program moderated by attorney Christopher Naughton discussed the FDA and drug […]

Sheller in Philadelphia Inquirer “High Court Sides with Philadelphia Drug Firm”

2013-06-25 In a case involving a Philadelphia company, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal pharmaceutical laws preempt a person’s ability to sue in state court alleging that a generic drug is designed badly and therefore is dangerous. The court’s 5-4 decision in Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett is a victory for the […]

Sheller on CNN 2000 Election Bush v. Gore Palm Beach County Citizens

CNN News 2000-11-14 The Florida Recount: Will State Officials Certify the Vote Today at 5:00 p.m.? Aired November 14, 2000 – 12:33 p.m. ET (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JAMES BAKER, BUSH CAMPAIGN OBSERVER: If the Gore campaign accepts this proposal and drops its litigation, we will dismiss our lawsuit, and then, ladies and gentlemen, the courts […]