Norman Haase
Partner

(610) 566-9222 (phone)
(610) 566-5469 (fax)

Media, PA Office

NORMAN L. HAASE, a partner in the Media office, specializes in toxic tort litigation. He also handles personal injury claims and business disputes. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1968. He is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Since 1969, he has tried dozens of civil jury trials through verdict.

For each year since 2005 when 34,000+ PA lawyers have been polled, Norman Haase has been rated as a "Super Lawyer" within the top 5%. In 2007, he has additionally been numbered within the top 100.

He is a member and past President of the Delaware County Bar Association. He has written articles and presented seminars on various aspects of Pennsylvania civil practice, including Observations of a Judge Pro Tem, Effects of Statutes Upon Litigation and Differences Between State and Federal Court Practices.

Mr. Haase served as Chairman of the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee for over 10 years. He has received many Bar Association honors, including the E. Wallace Chadwick Award and the Paul R. Sand Award.

Mr. Haase graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Gettysburg College. He earned his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and completed the Academy of Trial Advocacy in 1977. Mr. Haase also served in the US Marine Corps.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Haase uses his law degree to help out on a pro bono basis. Such efforts have included his counseling the Concord Day Care Centers, Banneker House Community Center and the Delaware County Legal Assistance Association. He was a founder and first President of A Better Chance, a minority student education program. He was an elected Wallingford Swarthmore School Director from 1985 to 1989.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Toxic Torts
Products Liability
Contracts -- Business Disputes
Civil Trials

Bar Admissions

1968 Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

1977
Academy of Trial Advocacy

1968
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, PA
J.D.

1965
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
B.A.
Major: Psychology

Affiliations

Delaware County Bar Association
President, 2002
Chairman, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 1990-2001

Presentations

Civil Trials School
Delaware County Bar Association, 1988

Publications

Observations of a Judge Pro Tem
Delaware County Bar Association, 1997

Differences Between State and Federal Court Practice
Insurance Agents Journal, 1984

Representative Clients

A.I.G. Insurance Co.
Cavell USA Inc.
Child Guidance Resource Center
CHUBB Insurance Co.
CNA Insurance Co.
Crum and Forster Insurance
Dixon Ticonderoga Co.
Fireman's Fund
Fluor Corporation
Hartford Insurance Co.
Heritage Moving Systems
J.C. Whitney Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Manitowoc Company Inc.
Nationwide Indemnity Insurance Co.
PMA Group
Resolute Management
RiverStone Claims Management LLC
St. Paul Travelers
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
United National Insurance Co.
US Filter
Waste Management
WGM Safety Corp. -- Dalloz Safety, Inc.
Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc.
Zurich North America Insurance Co.

Pro Bono Activities

Concord Day Care Centers
Counsel

Banneker House Community Center
Chairman, Counsel

Delaware County Bar Association
Past President
Chairman, Fee Dispute Resolution

A Better Chance (minority education program)
Founder, President

Wallingford Swarthmore School District
Elected School Director

Military

U.S. Marine Corps

Honors and Awards

Paul R. Sand Award
Delaware County Bar Association, 1999

E. Wallace Chadwick Award
Delaware County Bar Association, 1998

Recognition Award
Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 1985