Eric Weitz Attorney | Lawyer Dex

First Admitted: 1992, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.theweitzfirm.com/about-us/eric-h-weitz/

Bar/Professional Activity:

New Jersey Supreme Court
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Membership Task Force/Strategic Planning Committee, Vice-Chair, 2011-Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Member, 2014-Present
Temple American Inn of Court, 2005-2017
US District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Academy of Advocacy, Fellow
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, PAJ-PTLA Legislative Committee, Co-Chair, 2015-Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Investigator, 2009-2015
US District Court – District of New Jersey
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Professional Responsibility Committee, Co-Chair, 2010-2017
Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, Secretary, 1999
American Association for Justice, Member
The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, Member, 2013-Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates, Member, 2005-2008
Philadelphia Bar Association, State Civil Rules Committee, Member, 1995-2005
American Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Board of Governors, Member, 2007-Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors, Governor, 2012-2014
Philadelphia Bar Association, Planning Committee, Bench Bar Conference, 2011
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Philadelphia Captain of the Membership Committee, 2007-2016
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors, Elections Committee
Temple American Inn of Court, 1994-1997
US Court of Appeals – Third Circuit
Philadelphia Lawyers Club
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary, 2016-2017
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Board Member, 2016
US District Court – Western District of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Legislature, 11 Directors of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Advocacy Committee, Chair, 2009-2017
Philadelphia Bar Association, Compulsory Arbitration Committee, Chairman, 1997
Million/Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
American Trial Lawyers Association, New Jersey, Automobile Insurance Reparations Committee, Member
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Golf Outing Committee, Co-Chair, 2003-2017
Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division Charity Golf Outing, Co-Chair, 1999-2000
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Eastern Caucus Whip, 2011-2016
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Attorney Discipline Study Committee, Member, May 1996-1999
Philadelphia Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, Medico-Legal Sub-Committee, Co-Chair, 2011
Philadelphia Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, Member, 2005-Present
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Bad Faith Committee, Co-Chair, 2010-2014
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors, Vice Chairman, 2013
Philadelphia Bar Association, Planning Committee, Co-Course Planner for Plenary Session Philadelphia Lawyer's Club, 2010-2015
Supreme Court of the United States
Temple American Inn of Court
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, Member, 2010-2017
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Selection and Retention Committee, Chairman, 2017
Temple American Inn of Court, Executive Committee, 2012-2014
US District Court – Middle District of Pennsylvania
Chairman, Board of the Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Membership Committee, Chair, 2013-2016
Philadelphia Bar Association, Executive Director Search Committee, 2012-2013
US District Court – District of Colorado
American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association), Coordinator and Co-Host of National Mock Trial Competition (Regionals), 1998
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 40th Anniversary Celebration
Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, Member, 1998-2000
Executive Committee, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Board of Governors
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), Executive Committee, Member 2011-2017
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, Member, 1997
Philadelphia Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, Professional Liability Sub-committee, Co-Chair, 2010
American Association for Justice, New Jersey Association
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), PAJ-PTLA Legislative Committee, Co-Chair, 2015-Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Board of Governors, Chairman, 2014
Philadelphia Bar Association, Planning Committee, Co-Course Planner for Plenary Session Philadelphia Lawyer's Club, 1996-2000

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Certificate in Patient Safety, 2018

Pro bono/Community Service:

Temple Adath Israel, Tuttleman Leadership Institute, Fellow, 2008
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Board of Directors, Member, Appointed by Pennsylvania Legislature, 2013-Present
Jewish Learning Venture, Merger Committee, Member
Brandeis Law Foundation, Executive Committee, Member, 2013-Present
Homeless Advocacy Project, Volunteer Attorney
American Jewish Congress, Board Observer, 1995-1996
Temple Adath Israel, Treasurer, Men's Club, 2003-2006
Academy of Advocacy, Fellow
Jewish Learning Venture, Board of Directors, Member, 2009-Present
Brandeis Law Society (formerly the Tau Epsilon Rho Legal Fraternity), Executive Committee, 1997-Present
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Big Brother, 2009-Present
Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Volunteer Attorney
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Cardozo Section, Co-Chair, 1995-1996
Temple Adath Israel, Board of Directors, Nominating Committee, Chair, 2010-2012
Presbytery of Philadelphia, Head Start Learning Tree, Policy Council Member
Patient Advocacy Foundation, Primary Resource Attorney of the National Legal Resource Network, 2003-2012
Jewish Learning Venture, Strategic Planning, Vice President, 2010-2013
Volunteer Lawyers for the Indigent Program, Volunteer Attorney
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Young Leadership Committee, Board Member, 1995-1998
Temple Adath Israel, Board of Directors, 2004-2012

Honors/Awards:

Named One of America's Best Lawyers, 2015-2017
Top 100 in Pennsylvania, 2011-2017
Named "Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia Magazine, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Top 100 in Philadelphia, 2011-2017
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine

Educational Background:

Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse, New York, Bachelor of Science, Major: Television, Radio and Film Management, Honors: Cum Laude, Honors: Recipient of Robert Costas Scholarship for Excellence in Broadcast Writing - 1987, Honors: Dean's List - Fall 1987-Spring 1989, Honors: Daniel Heumann Fund For Spinal Cord Research (SU), President, May, 1989

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