Attorney Profile

A. Harold Datz

Harold Datz

Weitz Garfinkle Datz, LLC
121 South Broad Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact Contact A. Harold Datz
T: 215-545-9300
F: 267-809-8224

Visit: www.wgdlegal.com
Practice areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (90%), Alternative Dispute Resolution (10%)

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A. Harold Datz, a trial attorney admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, represents individuals in a wide variety of Personal Injury matters. Mr. Datz's practice is concentrated in the areas of Automobile Liability and Premises Liability claims. Mr. Datz has litigated hundreds of cases on behalf of individuals against insurance companies. These disputes range from motor vehicle accidents to improper claims denials to complex catastrophic injury matters. He holds an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Datz served as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia.

Selected to:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2009

About Harold Datz

Admitted: 1972, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: www.wgdlegal.com/index.php/about-us/attorney-profiles/7-a-ha...

Honors and Awards: President's Award for Distinguished Service, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 1991
Bar/Professional Activity: Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 1983 to present. Recipient of the organization's President's Award for Distinguished Service, 1991.  Board Member Emeritus, 1998.  Chair of the Bar Elections Committee and By-laws Committee.  Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors, 1993-1995.  Chair, Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, 2002, 2005, 2006.  Vice Chair, Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, 2003, 2005.  Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2009. Member, House of Delegates Pennsylvania Bar Association. Senior Hearing Committee Member for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Hearing Examiner on behalf of Philadelphia City Council for Liquor Licensees. Arbitrator for Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Certified Mediator for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.  Judge pro tempore and neutral arbitrator for the Philadelphia courts.
Pro bono/Community Service: Lawyer Volunteer, TLC (Trial Lawyers Care); represented families of victims of the 9/11 tragedies.  Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy.  Moderator and Lecturer in various Continuing Legal Education programs.
Educational Background: Bachelor of Arts, History, Temple University, 1969. Juris Doctor, Temple University School of Law, 1972.
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