Overview
Work History
Education
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Websites
Timeline
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Kila B. Baldwin

Philadelphia,PA

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Shareholder

Anapol Weiss
Philadelphia, PA
11.2022 - Current
  • Manager of the Single Event Litigation Practice
  • Actively manage partners and associates who are litigating over 200 single event personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, products liability, medical device, crashworthiness, power line, and other utility cases.
  • In June of 2020 obtained $20M verdict against Honda Motor Co. in Boyd v. Honda
  • Negotiated over $100M in settlements in personal injury cases since joining the firm

Partner

Kline & Specter, P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
01.2005 - 07.2022
  • Actively litigated and tried complex single injury cases.
  • Obtained verdicts of $57M, $80M, $20M, $13M, $12M in transvaginal mesh cases against Johnson & Johnson
  • Obtained numerous medical malpractice, utility cases and products liability verdicts including $9M verdict against Dr. Kevin Judy related to neurosurgical malpractice and $109M verdict against Allegheny Power related to a fallen power line
  • Obtained settlements in excess of $1B while employed at the firm

Education

LL.M. -

Temple University Beasley School of Law
Philadelphia, PA
06-2010

MBA -

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
06-2004

J.D. -

Temple University Beasley School of Law
Philadelphia, PA
06-2004

Bachelor of Science -

Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
06-2001

Affiliations

  • Past President and current Board Member of Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Pennsylvania's trial lawyer organization (as President I created an annual women's retreat to help encourage and support women in a historically male dominated profession and initiated charity of year program)
  • Trustee, LAWPAC (attend annual meetings where discuss political landscape of Pennsylvania and provide funds to support pro-civil justice candiates)
  • Board Member, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia's trial lawyer organization (attend monthly meetings regarding trial practice in Philadelphia)
  • Visiting Member, Committee for a Better Tomorrow (attend regular meetings regarding contribution of Philadelphia's trial attorneys to pro-civil justice political candidates)
  • Board Member, Attorney Information Exchange Group (attend bi-annual meetings dedicated to supporting attorneys engaged in crashworthiness practice and actively participate in creation and distribution of the organization's Expert Encyclopedia)
  • Trustee, Temple Law School Board of Visitors (attend bi-annual meetings dedicated to support and growth of Temple Law)
  • Created Annual Scholarship for female law students interested in pursuing litigation
  • Adjunct Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law (regularly lecture to law school students on various topics related to my practice)
  • Executive Producer, Another Man's Trash (served as executive producer of independent film dedicated to helping Philadelphia's homeless population)
  • President's Circle, American Association for Justice and former Litigation Group Leader (active participant in nation's trial lawyer organization dedicated to supporting the civil justice system)
  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Civil Litigation Section Council (attend monthly meetings of both defense and plaintiff attorneys who work together to enhance civil litigation system in Pennsylvania)
  • Active Member of Philadelphia Women Leaders Association, Women en Masse, Litigation Counsel of America, National Trial Lawyers, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Volunteer with Montgomery County Child Advocacy Project and Share Food Program

Accomplishments

  • Routinely Named Super Lawyer, Best Lawyer in America, Top 100 Female Attorney in Pennsylvania, Top 50 Female Attorney in Philadelphia, National Trial Laywers Top 100
  • Was consistently named Rising Star in the Past

Certification

  • Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Languages

Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Shareholder

Anapol Weiss
11.2022 - Current

Partner

Kline & Specter, P.C.
01.2005 - 07.2022

LL.M. -

Temple University Beasley School of Law

MBA -

Temple University

J.D. -

Temple University Beasley School of Law

Bachelor of Science -

Pennsylvania State University
Kila B. Baldwin