Jonathan D. Weiss is a member of the Zarwin Baum’s Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Jonathan’s extensive civil litigation experience includes a wide range of insurance defense, including commercial, professional, and personal injury cases. His practice includes the defense of bad faith claims, architect and engineering claims, legal and medical malpractice claims, construction accident and premises liability claims, commercial and contractual claims, estate claims, subrogation claims, trucking and motor vehicle accident claims, and products liability claims. Jonathan has also handled employment litigation cases for both plaintiff and defense.
Jonathan D. Weiss joined Zarwin Baum in 2023, after previously having been a shareholder at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman and Goggin, where he was an insurance defense litigation attorney for twenty-six years. Jonathan has diverse legal practice involving both trial litigation and appellate work.
Jonathan is the Chair of Zarwin Baum’s Appellate practice group. As the Chair of the firm’s Appellate division, Jonathan consults with clients and other Zarwin Baum attorneys on appellate issues, drafts appellate briefs, and argues cases before the appellate courts.
In addition to his legal career, Jonathan previously served as an elected Whitemarsh Township Supervisor, where he was also a liaison to the Zoning and Library Boards. He was also a founding member and Vice-President of the Whitemarsh Township Environmental Advisory Board.
Currently, in addition to practicing law for the firm, Jonathan is enrolled in Temple University’s English Ph.D. program. His study areas include 19th Century American Literature and Law and Literature.
The Balance of Nature and Human Needs in Antarctica: The Legality of Mining. Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall 1995.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Bar Association
J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law
M.A., Old Dominion University (English)
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz (Literature)
Former American Arbitration Association certified arbitrator