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

    Best Seller

    PA Specific

    Personal Injury & Negligence

    New Release!

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