George Donnelly Elected to Board of Port Wardens of Independence Seaport Museum

Feldman Shepherd is pleased to announce that trial attorney George A. Donnelly has been elected to the Independence Seaport Museum’s Board of Port Wardens, which oversees the museum.

The Independence Seaport Museum (ISM), founded in 1960 as the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, encourages visitors to discover Philadelphia’s river of history and world of connections. Stewards of the Olympia, a nineteenth-century cruiser, and the Becuna, a World War II-era submarine, ISM is home to interactive and award-winning exhibitions, one of the largest collections of historic maritime artifacts in the world and a boatbuilding workshop. Accredited by the American Association of Museums since the 1970s, it is a premier, year-round destination adjacent to Spruce Street Harbor Park on Penn’s Landing.

At Feldman Shepherd, Donnelly represents individuals and families in all manner of litigation involving catastrophic personal injury, civil rights cases, consumer class action cases, whistleblower claims and qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act. He joined Feldman Shepherd in 2024 after serving as Chief of Staff for Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval. It was in that capacity that Donnelly initially became involved in the mission of ISM.

“It is a privilege to join the ISM Board of Port Wardens and to help the institution tell the story of Philadelphia maritime history and our city’s connection to the Delaware River. I look forward to working with the talented staff and dedicated Board of ISM to continue this mission,” said Donnelly.

“We are delighted that George is continuing our firm’s commitment to community service and support of our unique cultural institutions,” said Alan M. Feldman, Co-Managing Partner of the Feldman Shepherd firm. “And knowing George, he will surely be an active and engaged member of the Museum’s Board.”