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Eric H. Weitz Esquire
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Areas of Practice
Catastrophic Injury
Medical Negligence
Motor Vehicle and Trucking
Construction Site and Workplace Injuries
Insurance Bad Faith
Consumer Claims & Business Torts
Premises Liability
Commercial Litigation
Healthcare Litigation
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Education
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
J.D. cum laude – 1992
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University
B.S. cum laude – 1989
Honors: Robert Costas Scholarship for Excellence in Broadcast Writing
Major: Television, Radio/Film Management
Honors and Awards
SuperLawyer by Philadelphia Magazine, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Top 100 in Pennsylvania, 2011 – 2017
Named One of America’s Best Lawyers®, 2015 – 2017
Professional Associations and Memberships
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2007 – Present
Academy of Advocacy, Fellow
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
Temple American Inn of Court, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2005-2017
Temple American Inn of Court, Executive Committee, 2012 – 2014
American Trial Lawyers Association – New Jersey, Automobile Insurance Reparations Committee Member
The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, Member, 2013 – Present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Executive Committee Member, 2011 – Present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Eastern Caucus Whip, 2011 – 2016
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Member, Board of Governors, 2007 – Present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Co-Chair of PAJ-PTLA Legislative Committee, 2015 – Present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Co-Chair of the Bad Faith Committee, 2010 – 2014
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Philadelphia Captain of the Membership Committee, 2007 – 2016
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Vice-Chair, Membership Task Force/Strategic Planning Com., 2011 – Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2010 – Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary, 2016 – 2017
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Co-Chair of PAJ-PTLA Legislative Committee, 2015 – Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Membership Committee, 2013 – 2016
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Advocacy Committee, 2009 – Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Co-Chair, Professional Responsibility Committee, 2010 – Present
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 40th Anniversary Celebration
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Co-Chair, Annual Golf Outing Committee, 2003 – Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, House of Delegates, 2005 – 2008
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member of Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1997 – Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member of Attorney Discipline Study Committee, 1996 – 1999
Philadelphia Bar Association, Governor, Board of Governors, 2012 – 2014
Philadelphia Bar Association, Chairman of the Board, 2014 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Vice Chairman of the Board, 2013 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Elections Committee, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, 2014 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Chairman, 2017 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Investigator, 2009 – 2015
Philadelphia Bar Association, Executive Director Search Committee, 2012 – 2013
Philadelphia Bar Association, Chairman, Compulsory Arbitration Committee, 1997 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Secretary, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, 1999 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, 1998 – 2000
Philadelphia Bar Association, Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division Charity Golf Outing, 1999 – 2000
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, State Civil Rules Committee, 1995 – 2005
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member, Civil Litigation Section, 2005 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Co-Chair, Professional Liability Sub-committee
Philadelphia Bar Association, Co-Chair, Medico-Legal Sub-Committee
Philadelphia Bar Association, Planning Committee, 2011 Bench Bar Conference
Philadelphia Bar Association, Co-Course Planner for Plenary Session
Past Employment Positions
Messa & Associates, P.C., Co-Managing Partner, 2011 – 2016
Weitz Garfinkle Datz, LLC, Found and Member, 2006 – 2011
Layser & Freiwald, P.C., Associate, 2003 – 2006
Law Offices of Andrew D. Stern, P.C., Of Counsel, 1998 – 2003
Garfinkle & Associates, P.C., Of Counsel and Associate, 1994 – 2011
Cozen & O’Connor, P.C., Associate, 1992 – 1994
Pro Bono Activities
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
Volunteer Attorney Homeless Advocacy Project
Volunteer Attorney Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
Volunteer Lawyers for the Indigent Program
Brandeis Law Foundation, Executive Committee Member, 2013 – Present
Brandeis Law Society, Executive Committee, 1997 – Present
Philadelphia Lawyer’s Club, 1996 – 2000, 2010 – 2015
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Young Leadership Committee Board Member, 1995 – 1996, 1997 – 1998
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Cardozo Section Co-Chair, 1995 – 1996
American Jewish Congress, Board Observer, 1995 – 1996
Temple Adath Israel, Board of Directors, 2004 – 2012
Temple Adath Israel, Chair, Nominating Committee, 2010 – 2012
Temple Adath Israel, Treasurer, Men’s Club, 2003 – 2006
Temple Adath Israel, Fellow, Tuttleman Leadership Institute, 2008 – Present
Presbytery of Philadelphia – Head Start Learning Tree, Policy Council Member
Jewish Learning Venture, Member, Board of Directors, 2009 – Present
Jewish Learning Venture, Merger Committee Member
Jewish Learning Venture, Vice President of Strategic Planning, 2010 – 2013
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Big Brother, 2009 – Present
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