Marc P. Weingarten is a senior partner in the Locks Law Firm in Philadelphia, PA, USA. He received his undergraduate degree from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1973, magna cum laude and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1976. Mr. Weingarten has tried major jury trials to verdict in eight different states and has concentrated his practice in asbestos, pharmaceutical, product liability and class action litigation. Mr. Weingarten is a former Co-Chair and Vice-Chair of the International Practice Section of AAJ (formerly ATLA) and is a member of AAJ's International Relations Committee.
Mr. Weingarten is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has published numerous articles and one book chapter on various areas of complex litigation, in addition to making numerous presentations throughout the United States and Europe on those topics. He has chaired or co-chaired several national conferences on asbestos litigation, including two conferences in London on International Asbestos Litigation, and has twice been interviewed on BBC Radio Four on the Vioxx litigation. In May of 2024, Marc was a visiting professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University School of Law in Torun, Poland, teaching a course on “Oral Advocacy”. He also made a presentation at the Third International Juridical Days in Torun, Poland – Law, Society, Democracy, where he spoke on “Recent US Democracy Challenges” to an international audience of legal scholars and academics.
Mr. Weingarten is certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and was awarded a Fellowship in the National College of Advocacy. In 2003, Mr. Weingarten was elected to membership in the American Law Institute and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer: Plaintiff Personal Injury, Product Liability each year from 2005 — 2024.
Marc has a beautiful wife, four wonderful sons, three exquisite daughters-in-law, four grandchildren (Sophie, Eli, Asher and Scarlet) and consistently runs around his backhand.