Sol H. Weiss, a Shareholder of Anapol Schwartz, is an experienced trial attorney known for his exacting preparation and attention to detail.
A "lawyer's lawyer", he is able to handle the most complex case and still present the facts and law in a way that the judge and jury will understand.
Mr. Weiss concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation including class actions and pharmaceutical cases, medical and other professional malpractice, securities litigation and products liability matters. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 1968 and his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1972. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, as well as being specially admitted to practice in other states.
Mr. Weiss has been elected four straight years to the executive committee of the American Association of Justice and has served on its board of governors for the last 6 years. In 2009 he received the Harry M. Philo award as the Association’s outstanding trial lawyer for his work on limiting Federal Preemption . This year, Mr. Weiss became the sixth recipient in the entire history of the organization to receive the David S. Shrager Award for outstanding service to AAJ’s mission and in protecting the civil justice system.
He previously served in various positions for the Pennsylvania Association For Justice, and was a member of the Board of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a past President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a frequent lecturer on class actions, pharmaceutical liability, civil litigation issues, trial skills and technology in the courtroom. He has lectured for many professional groups including the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Mealey's, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and for private industry. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations. Mr. Weiss has been appointed as liaison counsel in numerous mass tort litigations consolidated in the court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County; in coordinated mass tort matters in New Jersey State Courts as well as being appointed to steering committees in Multidistrict Litigations in Federal Courts
Mr. Weiss is an active member of the Board of Consultors of the Villanova University School of Law. He also served as Director of the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation.
