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Practice Areas

  • Civil Law
  • Trial Practice
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Product Liability
Harvey Weitz
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Biography

With over 100 cases resulting in verdicts in excess of $1 million each, Harvey Weitz has concentrated his practice in the areas of civil law, trial practice, medical malpractice, and product liability. A graduate of Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Harvey received his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School where he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy.

Harvey served as president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a Dean of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, national secretary of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and president of the New York State Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. A member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an organization of the top 100 lawyers in the country, Harvey is also a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, the New York State Bar Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

In addition to his professional duties, Harvey has authored and coauthored several books, articles, and periodicals. He has served on various committees of the New York State Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Society of Medical Jurisprudence and other local bar associations. He also continues to lecture and conduct legal seminars around the country.

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
    • J.D., Juris Doctor - 1954
  • Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
    • A.B. - 1951

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1954

Published Works

  • Weitz on Automotive Litigation (The Authority on the Law of Automobile Negligence and No-Fault Insurance), The Art of Summation (Vol. I);The Art of Summation (Vol. II)

Past Positions

  • Brooklyn Law School, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations

  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • New York State Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • American Association for Justice
  • 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