About David Sternberg

David E. Sternberg has been a Philadelphia trial attorney since 1983, the only career he has pursued. He has dedicated his entire career to representing injured persons on a contingency fee basis across a broad range of personal injury matters. In addition to accident and premises liability cases, he has represented victims who suffered financial losses from broker misconduct including unsuitable investments, unauthorized trading, and churning.

He was born in Philadelphia on May 22, 1957, earned his B.B.A. from Temple University in 1979, and received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1983. He routinely serves as a court-appointed Judge Pro Tem and arbitrator in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Montgomery County. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia Bar Associations, the American Association of Justice, and the Pennsylvania Association of Justice.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wapner Newman

These results are credited to Wapner Newman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Pennsylvania-record $227 million settlement resolved claims brought by 19 victims of the June 2013 Center City building collapse, in which an improperly braced wall fell during demolition and crushed the adjoining Salvation Army thrift store, killing seven people.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2014 · #10

A Philadelphia jury returned a $45 million verdict in favor of Tamara Breeden, a mentally disabled woman who was confined, abused, and robbed of her Social Security benefits for more than a decade by Linda Ann Weston and two associates.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas · 2014Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Widener University School of Law
J.D., 1983
Temple University
Undergraduate, 1979

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania, admitted 1983

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Kline & Specter, PC
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$4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
$1.02 billion · Champlain Towers Collapse: $1.021 Billion for 98 Victims in Under a Year
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
$160 million · U-Haul Pays $160 Million After Overfilled Propane Tank Kills Food Truck Owner and Her Daughter
Ross Feller Casey
Ross Feller Casey
$85 Million Verdict for Penn Med Student Who Fell 18 Feet Into Open Center City Manhole
Anapol Weiss
Anapol Weiss
$1.6 billion · 104 Women Win $1.6 Billion Against Long Island Pediatrician Stuart Copperman

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.