I counsel clients navigating complex legal problems, civil disputes, and government investigations.
Howie Weiss is a litigator whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation and government investigations, with significant experience representing clients in the education and healthcare spaces. He helps clients negotiate pre-lawsuit demands, resolve disputes through arbitration, and litigate before state and federal courts, both at the trial and appellate levels. In addition, Howie regularly advises higher education institutions regarding employment and civil rights issues, including compliance with Title VI, Title IX, and other civil rights laws.
Howie also maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on the defense of civil rights.
From 2023-2024, Howie served as a law clerk to the Honorable David A. Lowy and the Honorable Gabrielle R. Wolohojian at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. During law school, Howie served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Jennifer C. Boal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He also served as a student attorney in his law school’s Civil Practice Clinic where he represented indigent clients in civil disputes.
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2021
Williams College, B.A., cum laude, 2016
Bar and Court Admissions
BAR ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Experience
EDUCATION INDUSTRY
Advises colleges and universities on variety of issues, including reviewing policies and practices for compliance under Title VI, Title IX, and other civil rights laws
Represents university in federal court case brought by former employee alleging gender-based discrimination and pay equity claims
Represented institution in commercial arbitration concerning breach of contract and accounting
Represented university in appellate proceeding related to university’s duty of care to student
COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION
Represents federal award grantees in litigation against federal agencies regarding agencies’ termination of grant programs
Represented biopharmaceutical company seeking substantial damages in breach of contract case in arbitration
Represented technology company defending claims resulting from data breach
Represented construction company in federal court concerning an insurance coverage dispute with insurer
EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES
Represents company defending against retaliation claims and gender discrimination claims in litigation and arbitration
Represents companies enforcing restrictive covenant agreements pre-litigation and, when necessary, in litigation
Represented accounting firm in dispute involving claim of tortious interference in connection with hiring practices
Represented company enforcing restrictive covenant agreements through temporary restraining order in litigation
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Defending a genetic testing company in a federal False Claims Act qui tam case
Represents a regenerative medicine company in responding to False Claims Act civil investigative demand
Represented a genetic testing company in responding to a False Claims Act civil investigative demand
PRO BONO
Represents authors and publishers in connection with First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment challenges to state bill restricting availability of constitutionally protected literature
Represents veteran in federal district court appealing denial of application to correct military records
Represented an individual in the Fifth Circuit in connection with excessive force claims against law enforcement
Represented an individual suing for defendants’ failure to provide medical care while individual was detailed in a correctional center
Represented an individual appealing pre-trial detention order before the D.C. Circuit
Represented incarcerated individual maintaining innocence in post-conviction proceedings
Filed amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of AALDEF in the consolidated cases Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admission v. UNC in support of the universities’ admissions policies
Other Publications
"Litigation and Enforcement in the United States: Overview," Practical Law Dispute Resolution Global Guide: U.S., Thomson Reuters (April 2025)
Honors & Involvement
HONORS
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Commercial Litigation (2026-2027) and Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026-2027)
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