Eric Weitz
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury,
Business Litigation,
Birth Injury,
Brain Injury,
Construction Accident,
Medical Malpractice,
Premises Liability - Plaintiff,
Wrongful Death
Education Qualification:
Villanova University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Business litigation,
Birth injury,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Wrongful death
1515 Market St, Suite 1100Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102
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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