Background
Horwitz, Mayer was born on August 11, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mae (Zumoff) M.
Horwitz, Mayer was born on August 11, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Benjamin and Mae (Zumoff) M.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1961). Temple University (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Worked at Dashevsky, Horwitz, DiSandro, Kuhn, Dempsey and Novello, P.C. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Workmen's Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Pennsylvania, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1970, United States. Supreme Court. Judge Pro Tempore, First Judicial District, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1991.
Member, 1987-1990 and Chairman, 1991, Hearing Committee 1.07, The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mediator, Certified by: United States. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1994. Certified Neutral Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1994. Member: Philadelphia (Secretary, 1986, 1987-1988.
Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1985. Member: Legislative Liaison Committee. Professional Responsibility Committee.
Nominating Committee. Bench Bar Conference. Delivery of Legal Service Committee.
Philadelphia Lawyers Volunteer for Indigent Program. Select Committee on Tort Reform. Joint Bench Bar Civil Planning Committee.
Medico-Legal Committee. Municipal Court Committee. Family Law Section. Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989-1991.
Chair, State Civil Judicial Procedural Rules Committee, 1982, Chair, Compulsory Arbitration Committee, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974, Co-Chair, 1990-1991, Campaign for Qualified Judges. Lecturer, Basic Legal Practice Course, 1981-1982), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1983-1993. Mandatory C.L.E. Committee, Bench Bar Committee, 1986) and American (Member, TIPS.
Vice-Chair, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1987-1991) Bar Associations. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1988-1989). Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1987).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Arbitration Association (Lecturer, Arbitration Day, 1989). American Judicature Society (Lecturer, 1975 San Francisco).
Pennsylvania Bar Institute. TER Law Society, (Chancellor, 1983-1985).
Member, 1987-1990 and Chairman, 1991, Hearing Committee 1.07, The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mediator, Certified by: United States. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 1994. Certified Neutral Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1994. Member: Philadelphia (Secretary, 1986, 1987-1988.
Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1985. Member: Legislative Liaison Committee. Professional Responsibility Committee.
Nominating Committee. Bench Bar Conference. Delivery of Legal Service Committee.
Philadelphia Lawyers Volunteer for Indigent Program. Select Committee on Tort Reform. Joint Bench Bar Civil Planning Committee.
Medico-Legal Committee. Municipal Court Committee. Family Law Section. Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989-1991.
Chair, State Civil Judicial Procedural Rules Committee, 1982, Chair, Compulsory Arbitration Committee, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974, Co-Chair, 1990-1991, Campaign for Qualified Judges. Lecturer, Basic Legal Practice Course, 1981-1982), Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1983-1993. Mandatory C.L.E. Committee, Bench Bar Committee, 1986) and American (Member, TIPS.
Vice-Chair, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1987-1991) Bar Associations. Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1988-1989). Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1987).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Arbitration Association (Lecturer, Arbitration Day, 1989). American Judicature Society (Lecturer, 1975 San Francisco).
Pennsylvania Bar Institute. TER Law Society, (Chancellor, 1983-1985).
Married Peggy Zamostien, June 16, 1961 (deceased December 1975). Children: Barbara Lynn, Nancy Sue. Married Barbara Soltoff, August 29, 1976.
