Miriam Barish

Miriam Benton Barish, a partner and products liability attorney at Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C., concentrates her practice on products liability, toxic torts, premises liability, and other personal injury matters. A strong advocate for consumer safety, Barish recently represented a family whose two-year old son was catastrophically injured in a mattress fire, resulting in a significant settlement due to the failure to provide any flame retardants or barriers in the fabric or foam of the mattress.

Barish serves as the Philadelphia Chairman of the Widener Women’s Network, dedicated to networking opportunities for Widener University School of Law women alumnae. She is also involved in the National Advisory Council, which advises the dean and faculty of on various matters relating to the law school.

Barish earned her bachelor’s degree from Temple University School of Business in 1988 and her law degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law in 1992. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan. She can be contacted at 215-790-4571 or mbarish@anapolschwartz.com.