David Kwass

David Kwass

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky P.C

David Kwass





is a partner at Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C., where he handles cases
involving crane and aerial lift accidents, equipment tipovers, guardrail
failures, automobile crashworthiness, electrical contacts, workplace falls,
recreational products, and liquor liability. His work for workplace safety
and safe product design has resulted in nearly 150 verdicts and settlements
in excess of $1 million, including a $19.1 million verdict in June 2021 that
American Lawyer Media recognized as the largest in Pennsylvania that year.
Mr. Kwass has served as chairman of the State Civil Procedural Rules
Committee. An active member of the American Association for Justice, he is a
past chair of its Product Liability Section, chairs its Crane and Aerial Lift
Litigation Group, and co-chairs its Guardrail Litigation Group. He has been
recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2012. Mr. Kwass
earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Haverford College in 1987, a
master's degree from Georgetown University, his J.D. degree from the
University of Virginia School of Law, and his master's degree in trial
advocacy, with honors, from Temple University School of Law. He is an adjunct
professor in Temple's ITAP program, teaching advanced civil procedure and lecturing
in its LL.M. program on trial advocacy, and has mentored Temple's trial teams
and coached the Strawberry Mansion High School Mock Trial Team. He has
written extensively for Trial magazine. He is admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern,
Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Third, Fourth, and
Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. Away from work, Mr. Kwass is the principal
owner of the Tria cafes in Center City, Philadelphia.


David Kwass's Courses

  • Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit

    Litigation & Appeals

    PA Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
  • Advanced Auto Injury Litigation

    PA Specific

    Personal Injury & Negligence

    Happening Soon

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Live Online