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  • Jeffrey A. Krawitz

    Jeffrey A. Krawitz

    Shareholder

    Jeff Krawitz is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Accident & Personal Injury Group and is Chair of the Medical Malpractice Group.

    Mr. Krawitz concentrates his practice in casualty litigation focusing on complex injury matters, coverage issues and bad faith claims. This practice is highly concentrated on professional liability claims with a specific focus on medical negligence. He also has, and continues to, litigate claims arising from motor vehicle and commercial transportation collisions, many of which involve catastrophic damages.

    In addition, Mr. Krawitz has extensive experience in both state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has argued cases in the New Jersey Appellate Division and in the Delaware Supreme Court argued transportation coverage issues.

    Mr. Krawitz, through appointment by the President Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, serves as a Judge Pro Tem to assist the Court in resolving various forms of civil litigation involving personal injury. In 2013, he was appointed to sit as a Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and continues to serve after re-appointment as a Senior Hearing Member. Mr. Krawitz also serves as a member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey District VII Ethics Committee. He is also an appointed member of the Medical Malpractice Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

    Mr. Krawitz is an active participant for Simon’s Heart, a non-profit organization whose mission, through various strategic initiatives, raises awareness of and promote and sponsors testing for heart conditions that lead to sudden cardiac arrest and death in children and young athletes. It also promotes prevention through new laws regarding mandatory heart screenings. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board and sits on its Executive Committee. He has served as a Board Member for the Family Lives On Foundation whose mission was to support the lifelong emotional well-being of children whose mother or father died.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • Pennsylvania
    • New Jersey 
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania 
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit 

    Education

    • J.D., Temple University School of Law, 1987
    • B.A., LaSalle College, 1984
      • maxima cum laude

    Thought Leadership

    • Speaker, Anatomy of Medical Malpractice Litigation. Bucks County Bar Association. August 6, 2026.
    • Speaker, Evaluating and Handling Medical Malpractice Cases. Bucks County Bar Association. April 8, 2025.
    • Guest Speaker, Pond Lehocky Radio Show. October 3, 2024.
    • Speaker, Junk Science and Cord pH. 2024 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 19, 2024.
    • Guest Speaker, Sonny Banks Radio Show The Pain & Wellness Hour. September 26, 2022.
    • Presenter, Court Systems and Demonstrative Evidence Used at Trial. Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Legal Systems Class. May 9, 2022.
    • Author, What You Should And Shouldn’t Do If You Suspect Medical Malpractice. Doylestown Observer. February 21, 2022
    • Speaker, Medical Malpractice Telemedicine in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond: What Does This Mean for Medical Malpractice Litigation? NJSBA. October 20, 2021.
    • Speaker, Handling Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Cases. Bucks County Bar Association. April 14, 2021.
    • Guest Speaker, Sonny Banks Radio Show The Pain & Wellness HourFebruary 22, 2021.
    • Co-Author, Fungal Infection Identified at More than 400 Health-Care Facilities in NYC and NJNew Jersey Law Journal. May 10, 2019.
    • Co-Author, Telemedicine: What is It? Times Publishing. April 9, 2019.
    • Co-Author, Understanding Delays in Cancer DiagnosisTimes Publishing. February 23, 2016.
    • Delay in Diagnosis of Cancer: Can it be Actionable and the Basis of a Lawsuit? NJ.com. September 28, 2015.

    Honors & Awards

    • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List issued by Thompson Reuters (Methodology).
      • 2025; Personal Injury – PI Med Mal: Plaintiff

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    Professional Organizations

    • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania – Senior Hearing Committee Member of the Disciplinary Board
    • Pennsylvania State Bar Association
    • Philadelphia Bar Association
    • Bucks County Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
    • American Association for Justice – Member
    • Philadelphia Bar Association Compulsory Arbitration Committee – Member
    • Supreme Court of New Jersey – District VII Ethics Committee, 2021 – Present
    • New Jersey State Bar Association – Medical Malpractice Committee Member
    • New Jersey Association for Justice – Member
    • Camden County Bar Association
    • Mercer County Bar Association

    Community Organizations

    • Simon’s Heart, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors (Current), Secretary (2021-2023), Executive Committee, Board Member, Planning Committee
    • Ply-Mar Swim and Tennis Club, Inc., Board Member and Treasurer (2015-2020)
    • Family Lives On Foundation, Board Member until Spring 2021

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