Don Haviland began his career in class action and complex litigation under the tutelage of the late Herbert B. Newberg, the renowned class action scholar and author of the seminal treatise, Newberg on Class Actions. Before founding Haviland Hughes, Mr. Haviland enjoyed tremendous success as Lead Counsel in class action cases in state and federal courts. His experience as an expert in the field allowed him to take this skill to a whole new level of success - in founding Haviland Hughes.
Work for Clients
Mr. Haviland has successfully handled many complex trials and settlements resulting in multi-million and billion dollar awards. Among them were suits against the manufacturers and sellers of prescription drugs, concert tickets, computer, automotive and paper products, consumer goods, insurance, asbestos, explosives, as well as massive suits against the airline industry, the NASDAQ stock market, the drug industry and even the National Football League. He has successfully litigated novel, cutting-edge claims involving rights of subscribers of online gaming products and victims of identity theft, among others.
In addition, Mr. Haviland has been involved in numerous state court complex commercial litigations and class actions, including multi-state cases involving pricing and marketing of infant formula, hospital products, prescription drugs, and defective building products and consumer goods, among many others.
Education
Mr. Haviland received a B.A. from Rutgers College, Rutgers University in 1987, graduating magna cum laude. He received his juris doctor law degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1992. Mr. Haviland is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, Sixth and Ninth Circuits.
Recognition
With more than twenty years of concentration in the area of complex commercial and class action litigation, Mr. Haviland has been involved in cases of national importance. He has been selected as among "The Best Attorneys in Pennsylvania" by his legal peers in Pennsylvania for the years 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and was voted one of "The Best Attorneys in New Jersey" by his legal peers in New Jersey in 2006. Such distinction is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in a State.
Mr. Haviland's success in the courtroom has led to several important legal milestones over the years involving individual rights and protections including, for example, the right to sue professional sports leagues for collusion under the antitrust laws (Shaw v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, et. al, 172 F.3d 299 (3d Cir. 1999)) and the right to recover in Pennsylvania for "unfair and deceptive practices" involving the marketing of pharmaceutical drugs (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. TAP Pharmaceutical Prods., Inc., et. el., 36 A.3d 1197 (Pa. Cmmwlth. 2011)).
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | Active | 1994 | 12/28/2020 |
PA | Active | 1992 | 01/02/2021 |
Legal answers | 263 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2018 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Super Lawyer- Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2016 |
BV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2016 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
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Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2013 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2011 |
Super Lawyer Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2010 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2009 |
Super Lawyer - New Jersey | Super Lawyers | 2006 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2005 |
Super Lawyer - Pennsylvania | Super Lawyers | 2004 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Managing Partner | Haviland Hughes | 2006 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Skytop Homeowners Association | Director | 2018 - Present |
Devereux New Jersey | Advisory Board Member | 2011 - Present |
Summit Council | Executive Board Member | 2012 - 2015 |
American Bar Association | Attorney Member | 2011 - 2016 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Villanova University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1992 |
Rutgers University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1987 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Webinar | The Opioid Epidemic: States and Cities Strike Back | 2018 |
Marathon Health Conference Forum | Winning the Pharmaceutical Battle - Strategies from the Frontlines | 2018 |
UA/MCANJ Trustee Conference | PBM Update | 2018 |
Boardwalk seminar | It's Not Just Injury Claims: Pharma Frauds and Economic Torts | 2016 |
The Explosion and Evolution of Class Action Law | Class Action Reform -- Where is it going? | 2004 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Com. of Pa. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al | Trial verdict for Plaintiff in amount of $51.8mm |
Com. of Pa. v. Bristol Myers Squibb Co, et.al. | Trial verdict for Plaintiff in amount of $27.6mm |
Shaw v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, et al | Settled |
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Stuart Smith, Class action Attorney on Jul 29, 2013
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Don is one of the finest lawyers with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working. Don's litigation, oral advocacy, strategic and writing skills raise him to the level of preeminent. I highly recommend Don to anyone with a class action or mass tort claim.
Dmitriy Shakhnevich, Antitrust and trade law Attorney on Sep 28, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer.
Sean Cleary, Antitrust and trade law Attorney on May 20, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. A highly skilled and respected lawyer in the legal community.
John O'Brien, Antitrust and trade law Attorney on Apr 21, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. An outstanding and well respected attorney in the legal community. I would recommend him wholeheartedly to annyone needing legal representation.
Peter Lamont, Class action Attorney on Sep 10, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.
Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.
Richard DeMarco, Class action Attorney on Jul 29, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. I have known Don for most of his career, and he is an excellent lawyer and one of the best in his field.
Stuart Smith, Class action Attorney on Jul 29, 2013
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Don is one of the finest lawyers with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working. Don's litigation, oral advocacy, strategic and writing skills raise him to the level of preeminent. I highly recommend Don to anyone with a class action or mass tort claim.
I endorse this lawyer.
Barry Eichen, Class action Attorney on Mar 2, 2010
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I endorse this lawyer's work.