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Simon Haileab

Attorney at Wapner Newman

Philadelphia, PA

Car Accidents Slip & Fall Wrongful Death

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About Simon Haileab

Simon T. Haileab is a trial lawyer at Wapner Newman representing injured victims across Pennsylvania and New Jersey in personal injury matters. Before joining the firm, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, where he tried hundreds of jury and bench trials and was a member of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit, handling prosecutions of sexual assaults on minors and adults. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Tax Court.

He is a member of the Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, and New Jersey Association for Justice. He has been consistently recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star. Outside the office, he volunteers with the Cedar Park Neighborhood Scholarship Committee, the Eritrean Community Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia VIP, the Homeless Advocacy Project, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Wapner Newman

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$227 millionSettlementTop 20 in Pennsylvania · #7 Top 20 of 2017 · #3

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.

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$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.

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Car Accidents Slip & Fall Wrongful Death

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