Brett C. Shear

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    Brett is a member of the Health Care Department, representing physicians, medical professionals and hospitals in medical malpractice actions and a variety of other areas. Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Brett was a senior associate at a regional law firm where he represented a pharmaceutical company in nationwide product liability actions as well as other clients in the areas of professional liability, securities, environmental, personal injury and property damage.

    Throughout his legal career, Brett has appeared and argued before courts throughout the United States. He has also successfully tried cases before juries, courts and arbitrators.

    Brett graduated cum laude from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He went on to attend law school at the University of Pittsburgh. While in law school, Brett clerked for a local judge and for the Office of the Public Defender. He graduated cum laude and received his law degree in 2003.

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    Uncovering and Proving Financial Fraud, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February 2014

    Published Works

    "The EHR Report: Communication, Social Media, and Legal Vulnerability," Internal Medicine News, April 27, 2017

     “The Shrinking Scope of the Peer Review Protection Act,” Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 3, September 2015

    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    2003
    U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
    2004
    U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
    2010
    U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
    2010
    West Virginia
    2010
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    2012
    U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    2014
    Education
    University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003)
    West Virginia University (B.S., cum laude, 2000)
    Honors & awards
    The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
    2025
    Associations & memberships
    Allegheny County Bar Association
    Pennsylvania Bar Association
    West Virginia Bar Association
    Year joined
    2014