Harvey Weitz

Background

Weitz, Harvey was born on August 16, 1932 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (L.B., 1951). Brooklyn Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1954).

Career

Worked at Schneider, Kleinick, Weitz, Damashek & Shoot (New York, NY) specializing in Trial Practice, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1956, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Recipient, Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Section, UJA Federation 1980. National Secretary, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1986-1987. President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1980-1982.

President, The American Board of Trial Advocates, New York Chapter, 1986-1988. Member, Board of Governors, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Member, National Board of Directors, The American Board of Trial Advocates.

Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1989-1992. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Special Master of the Supreme Court, State of New York.

Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member, Board of Directors, Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association. Trustee, LAW PAC of New York.

Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation. National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Chairperson, ATLA Amicus Curiae Committee, 1989-1990. Member, ATLA Stalwarts Committee. Member, ATLA Hall of Fame Committee.

Member, ATLA Medical Malpractice Task Force. Member, Ethics Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates. Author: "Weitz on Automobile Litigation," 1996.

"A Compendium of the Art of Summation," 1993. "No-Fault and Uninsured Motorist Automobile Insurance," (Vol.1) Matthew Bender, 1984. Co-Editor-in-Chief, Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 1972-1982.

Lecturer in Trial Practice: Attorney General's Annual Training Seminar for State of New York. Practicing Law Institute. National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Law Journal Seminars Press. New York State Office of Court Administration Services. American Board of Trial Advocates.

Hofstra Law School Continuing legal education. Brooklyn Law School Continuing legal education. New York County Lawyers Association.

St. John's University School of Law. California Trial Lawyers Association. Delaware Trial Lawyers Association.

Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. American Bar Association.

Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. New York State and American Bar Associations. Inner Circle of Advocates.

International Society of Barristers. International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

New York State Trial Lawyers Association. The American Board of Trial Advocates. New York County Lawyers Association.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Jewish Lawyers Guild. Society of Medical Jurisprudence.

Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association.

Civil Justice Foundation. Military: United States. Army, 1954-1956.

Works

• book

  • Weitz on Automobile Litigation and the NoFault Handbook: Featur

    (This edition of Weitz on Automobile Litigation: The No-Fa...)

  • Weitz on Automobile Litigation: The No-Fault Handbook Featuring No-Fault and SUM Coverage

• Other Work

  • Author: "Weitz on Automobile Litigation," 1996. "A Compendium of the Art of Summation," 1993. "No-Fault and Uninsured Motorist Automobile Insurance," (Vol.1) Matthew Bender, 1984.
    
    Co-Editor-in-Chief, Trial Lawyers Quarterly, 1972-1982. Lecturer in Trial Practice: Attorney General's Annual Training Seminar for State of New York. Practicing Law Institute.
    
    National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Law Journal Seminars Press. New York State Office of Court Administration Services.
    
    American Board of Trial Advocates. Hofstra Law School Continuing legal education. Brooklyn Law School Continuing legal education.
    
    New York County Lawyers Association. St. John's University School of Law. California Trial Lawyers Association.
    
    Delaware Trial Lawyers Association. Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
    
    American Bar Association.

Membership

Member, Board of Governors, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Member, National Board of Directors, The American Board of Trial Advocates. Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1989-1992.

Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Special Master of the Supreme Court, State of New York. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Member, Board of Directors, Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association. Trustee, LAW PAC of New York. Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation. National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Chairperson, ATLA Amicus Curiae Committee, 1989-1990.

Member, ATLA Stalwarts Committee. Member, ATLA Hall of Fame Committee. Member, ATLA Medical Malpractice Task Force.

Member, Ethics Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation. National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Chairperson, ATLA Amicus Curiae Committee, 1989-1990. Member, ATLA Stalwarts Committee. Member, ATLA Hall of Fame Committee.

Member, ATLA Medical Malpractice Task Force. Member, Ethics Committee, American Board of Trial Advocates.