Miriam Barish

Ms. Barish earned her Bachelor’s degree from Temple University School of Business. She received her law degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law . She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan. Miriam Benton Barish has earned a reputation for handling her clients with compassion while vigorously advocating on their behalf. She concentrates her practice in motor vehicle litigation, liquor liability claims, premise liability litigation including premise security claims, products liability, flammability litigation, toxic torts including asbestos, Benzene and other chemical exposures, Vaccine Litigation and other personal injury matters. Ms. Barish has been involved in and actively participated in the Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP), which provides pro bono legal services for the poor. She has been a strong advocate in the development of the law regarding protecting the rights of women. She has actively litigated premises liability cases regarding the safety and security of women. She participated in obtaining a landmark verdict, in the first case of its kind, regarding a wrongful death case arising from the negligent premises security of two women. She has actively litigated many other premises liability security cases for negligent security, including the sexual and violent assault of a female inpatient of a psychiatric hospital; the robbery and assault of a female patron in a large retail store parking lot. She also is the Philadelphia Chairman of the Widener Women’s Network, a network exclusively dedicated to developing networking opportunities for Widener Women Alumnae. Anapol Weiss is headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, and has a national reputation for skilled legal representation of victims who suffer from serious and catastrophic injuries. The firm focuses it practice on Civil and Complex Personal Injury Litigation . Specialties: -Vigorous Advocacy, -Complex Litigation -Negotiations,