email: ledelstein@wapnernewman.com
Leah M. Edelstein is an Associate at Wapner Newman and has been a member of the firm since 2021. She has been honored by The Legal Intelligencer for her unwavering commitment to excellence, earning her a coveted position among the “Lawyers on the Fast Track.” She has also been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for the years 2023 and 2024.
Ms. Edelstein has past experience clerking for the Honorable Arnold L. New in the Philadelphia Court of Commons Pleas—Civil Division—with an emphasis on mass torts litigation. She now focuses her practice on Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice at Wapner Newman while also litigating in areas of Personal Injury, including civil sexual assault, premises liability, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injury cases. She is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Edelstein earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in 2018 and her law degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 2021. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Villanova Law Young Alumni Board and is involved as a member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and the New Jersey Association for Justice. She has authored multiple publications in The Legal Intelligencer’s Personal Injury Supplement as well as presented amongst distinguished Faculty at various Continuing Legal Education speaking engagements over the years.
Ms. Edelstein is a fourth-generation attorney practicing law in the city of Philadelphia where her family has been practicing since the 1920s. She was born and raised in South Jersey and now lives in Old City Philadelphia with her husky, Roux, who is named after former Captain Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers. When not involved in the practice of law, you can find her at the Wells Fargo Center cheering on the orange and black!
