David Halpern, Esq. | Founder and Principal Attorney

David Halpern, Esq.

Founder and Principal Attorney

dave@thehalpernlawfirm.com

Dave Halpern has been helping victims of asbestos exposure for more than 30 years. Throughout his career focused on asbestos and mesothelioma, he has investigated and litigated hundreds of cases. His clients suffered illness or the loss of a loved one due to negligent asbestos exposure.

To get in touch with Dave Halpern and to get answers to your questions, complete our Free Consultation contact form or call us at (800) 505-6000.

Education and Career

Halpern graduated from Temple University in 1984 and graduated from Delaware Law School at Widener University in 1987. Upon completing law school, he spent one year clerking for the Honorable Michael R. Stiles of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Admitted to the bar in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Halpern began advocating for asbestos victims as an associate at a leading Philadelphia personal injury firm. He now has his own firm and continues his work for clients harmed by asbestos.

Commitment to Asbestos Victims

Dave Halpern has devoted his legal career to representing victims. Asbestos exposure often occurred on the job and impacted workers who had no idea of the risks. They later developed devastating, often deadly diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.

Halpern works with his clients to get justice for the damage caused. He ensures that companies at fault for this exposure are held accountable. He is involved in every part of each client’s case, including investigations, discovery, site inspections, depositions, and meeting with and preparing clients.

Asbestos and mesothelioma impact people in many different careers, but especially manufacturing jobs. Halpern has represented people who worked with and came into contact with asbestos in many industries and workplaces:

Steel Mills
Refineries
Power plants
Military sites
Chemical plants
Auto repair shops
Textile mills
Paper
Shipyards
Farms
Railroads
Oil fields
Firehouses
Engineering firms
Schools
Universities
Paint manufacturing plants
Plastic manufacturing plants
Electrical manufacturing plants

Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lung Cancer Cases

As a 30-year advocate for asbestos victims, Dave Halpern has represented hundreds of people and successfully settled or litigated in many cases. These are just a few examples:

$3.5 Million Verdict.

A 62-year-old client received a mesothelioma diagnosis after working as a union electrician for decades. He worked in industrial settings, including power plants and steel mills in Kentucky.

$4 Million Settlement.

Also 62 at the time of his mesothelioma diagnosis, this client operated heavy equipment and furnaces at a Pennsylvania steel mill. He came into contact with asbestos in hot tops and pipe coverings..

$14.5 Million Verdict.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma at 53, this client worked as a welder in a steel mill. He worked with asbestos in fireproofing materials, gaskets, and pipe coverings in the Pennsylvania plant.