Daniel S. Weinstock

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (90%),
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (10%)
Daniel S. Weinstock is a shareholder at Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There, Mr. Weinstock focuses his practice in the area of medical malpractice, representing families throughout the state whose children have suffered catastrophic injuries due to medical negligence. In addition, he brings more than 20 years of experience to a general range of personal injury law matters and litigation.
After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in 1990, Mr. Weinstock earned his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law and gained admittance to practice in Pennsylvania in 1994. He is also licensed to practice law before the state and federal courts of New Jersey and North Carolina, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Weinstock litigates catastrophic medical negligence cases before courts nationwide with pro hac vice admission.
Mr. Weinstock has achieved multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements against medical professionals and other health care providers in 15 states. Notable recoveries include a landmark $78.5 million medical negligence verdict on behalf of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of a hypoxic-ischemic event just before birth and a $30.5 million verdict on behalf of a severely brain damaged baby and her mother.
In recognition of his impressive case record and high ethical standards, Mr. Weinstock has received an AV Preeminent* rating from his peers through Martindale-Hubbell. He has a peer review score of “Excellent” through Avvo and is listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Mr. Weinstock serves as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and teaches trial advocacy at the Widener University School of Law.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 90%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff
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Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2021
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- Top 100: 2021 Philadelphia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
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- Top 100: 2010 Philadelphia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2009 Philadelphia Super Lawyers
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About Daniel Weinstock
Admitted: 1994, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: http://www.feldmanshepherd.com/professionals/daniel-weinstoc...
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2005 – Present
- Best Lawyer, U.S. News and World Report, 2013 – 2016
- Top 100 in Philadelphia, 2009 – 2016
- Top 100 in Pennsylvania, 2010 – 2015
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
- Pennsylvania Association of Justice, Member, Board of Governors, 2004 – Present
- Pennsylvania, 1994
- American Association of Justice, Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group Member
- U.S. District Court, New Jersey, 1997
- New Jersey, 1995
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1996
- North Carolina, 2016
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, James E. Beasley School of Law, 2004 – Present
- Instructor, Widener University Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, 1999 – Present
Verdicts/Settlements:
- $12 million settlement in neonatal malpractice case.
- $6 million settlement in cerebral palsy case.
- $10 million settlement of California Kernicterus/Cerebral Palsy case.
- $7.5 million settlement for medical malpractice/brain injury case.
- $16 million verdict in obstetric malpractice case.
- $9.3 million settlement of obstetric malpractice case leading to cerebral palsy.
- $78.5 million verdict in Philadelphia Cerebral Palsy case.
- $6 million settlement in spine injury case.
- $7.5 million settlement for brain injuries caused by misplaced catheter.
- $8.5 million settlement of Albany, NY Kernicterus/Cerebral Palsy case.
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Last Updated: 11/9/2020