Norman J. Weinstein

Norman J. Weinstein

Galfand Berger, LLP
  • Workers' Compensation, Employment Law, Medical Malpractice ...
  • Pennsylvania
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Biography

Norman Weinstein is Of Counsel at Galfand Berger, LLP. A graduate of George Washington University and Temple University School of Law, Norman has practiced in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security law for over 30 years

A Trustee of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, Norman is also past President of the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP), past Co-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Workers’ Compensation Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He is past President of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and Council and Trustee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia as well as Chairman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Young Leadership Council. Norman has performed pro bono work for the Support Center for Child Advocates, Legal Clinic for the Disabled and Philadelphia Volunteers of the Indigent Program (VIP).

Norman served on the steering committee for the Northeast Philadelphia Health Center Planning Project. Recently, the Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appointed Norman to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Equity’s Advisory Committee. Norman’s current interest/focus is the building of the relationship between public health and public interest law.

Honored by his peers and the organizations he serves, Norman is a recipient of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Community Service Award and has been recognized for his pro bono services by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is a recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Leadership Award and the Jewish Federation Myer Feinstein Young Leadership Award. Norman has also been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list every year since 2005, an honor only given to the top 5% of more than 34,000 Pennsylvania lawyers. And, as a result of his AV-rating, Norman was recently listed in Philadelphia’s Top-Rated Lawyers.

Education
Georgetown University
B.S.
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Temple University Beasley School of Law
J.D.
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Professional Experience
Of Counsel
Galfand Berger, LLP
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Awards
Super Lawyer
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2005-2018
Professional Associations
State Bar of Pennsylvania  # 36860
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Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
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Philadelphia Bar Association
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American Association for Justice
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Pennsylvania Association for Justice
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania
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Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Nursing Home Abuse
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Social Security Disability
Additional Practice Areas
  • Auto Accidents
  • Construction Accidents
  • Hand Injury
  • Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Train Accidents
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Galfand Berger, LLP
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Galfand Berger, LLP Blog
Contact & Map
Philadelphia Office
1835 Market Street, Suite 2710
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 665-1600
USW Local 6996 Hall
1251 N. Front Street
Reading, PA 19601
Telephone: (484) 577-4049
Reading Office
29 North Sixth Street
Reading, PA 19601
Telephone: (610) 376-1696
Lancaster Office
1525 Oregon Pike, Suite 502
Lancaster, PA 17601
Telephone: (717) 824-3376
Allentown-Bethlehem Office
3477 Corporate Pkwy, Suite 100
Center Valley, PA 18034
Telephone: (610) 865-4212