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David Haworth

David Haworth

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

David A. Haworth focuses on environmental, products liability/toxic tort, commercial, construction, and real estate litigation and counseling. His significant environmental litigation experience includes prosecuting and defending remediation and natural resource damage claims in New Jersey and nationally under CERCLA/Superfund, the New Jersey Spill Act, the New Jersey Industrial Sites Recovery Act, and other statutes and common law.

He defends clients in a broad range of environmental issues, including PFAS-related claims. He has extensive experience with multi-party cost allocations and regularly serves as joint or common counsel for groups of parties in environmental actions.

David’s product liability and toxic tort litigation experience spans a wide variety of personal injury and property damage claims arising from environmental and workplace exposure to chemicals, from allegedly defective products and from contaminated real estate.

As a commercial litigator, David has extensive experience with disputes involving contractual breaches and general commercial issues; construction defects, liens, and sureties; builder performance; product liability; and consumer fraud litigation. He is also experienced in the litigation of real estate, engineering, and construction claims involving owners, developers, residential builders, and community associations and their professionals.

Career

Admissions:

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, member, Franchise Forum

New Jersey State Bar Association, member, Construction Law Section

Camden County Bar Association

Supreme Court of New Jersey, past member, District IV Ethics Committee

Personal

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden (J.D. 1995)

Rutgers University (M.B.A. 1994)

The College of William and Mary (B.A. 1991)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Environment - New Jersey

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

David Haworth of Ballard Spahr defends clients in a range of environmental matters. He is particularly noted for his litigation expertise in product liability, toxic tort and remediation claims.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • David is a truly excellent lawyer. He is a subject matter expert, sees around corners and is always prepared.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA
  • David really knows the ins and out of environmental law in New Jersey.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA
  • David Haworth consistently demonstrates sharp, strategic thinking and is proactive in anticipating client needs.

    EnvironmentChambers Guide to the USA

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