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NEW JERSEY
375 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 201-907-5000
FAX: 201-692-0444

COLONIA
800 Inman Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067

NEW YORK
39 Broadway, Suite 520,
New York, NY 10006

Attorney Profiles

Marc C. Saperstein Esq.
Teaneck, New Jersey
New York, New York
Founding Member
Chairman, Products Liability
phone (201) 907-5000 (NJ Office)
(212) 608-1917 (NY Office)
fax (201) 692-0444


Marc Saperstein, a native of Dumont,  N.J. is a founding member of Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.  He has a reputation of handling some of America's most complex cases including Tobacco Class Actions, Diet Drugs, Fuel Tank explosions caused by defective design and many other types of cases.  He has been responsible for dozens of seven figure settlements or verdicts.  Recently Marc Saperstein was responsible for achieving a jury  verdict of $20,000,000 involving a New York construction worker injured on the job.


Marc Saperstein  has in the past  served as President of the New Jersey Association for Justice formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-NJ, He has served on its Board of Directors since 1992 and has held every office in the organization, including PAC Trustee ,Executive board member, and Legislative Chair. He had served as a municipal Prosecutor now has the privilege of being a Judge of the municipal court. 


Marc Saperstein has the distinction of serving as Chairman of the Products Liability Section of  Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.  and Mass Tort Department.  As a member of the NJAJ Educational Foundation, he regularly lectures to fellow lawyers on issues pertaining to current case law ,automobile and trial litigation issues.

He was one of  the Co-Chairs and  founders of the widely attended annual  "Meadowlands Seminar" He is equally skilled in New York Trial practice and heads the firms New York Trial Practice Section.
In the past, Marc Saperstein served on the Louisiana Tobacco Class Action Trial Team which successfully won a $500,000,000 verdict against big tobacco.  He also served as NJ/NY Class Counsel for the Fen-Phen Class Action litigation and also represented individual consumers who were injured as a result of taking this drug..
During the past 20 years, Marc Saperstein has developed a particular interest in handling cases involving serious burn injuries caused by defective products or defective and uncrashworthy automobile gas tanks.  He also has enjoyed the challenges of representing individuals injured in trucking accidents caused by a driver's negligence or a defectively designed or maintained trailer truck.  However, Marc Saperstein continues to represent individuals in complex construction and all areas tort litigation including all other types of automobile collisions. 

Marc Saperstein received his B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and completed his Juris Doctorate at Emory University School of Law in 1978. He is admitted to the Bar of New Jersey, New York (Supreme Court and Appellate) and  Georgia.  He is also admitted to practice before the Southern  and Eastern District Courts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fifth Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
Marc Saperstein has been admitted, with the permission of the Court,  in several jurisdictions outside of New Jersey for purposes of participating in  large complex cases.  He has served as Vice Counsel in various complex litigation matters in the states of California, Florida, Louisiana and West Virginia.  His legal arguments before the Appellate Divisions and the Supreme Court of both New Jersey  and New York resulted in published decisions.
Marc Saperstein has been recognized by Martindale Hubbell peer review rating as a lawyer achieving the highest level of competency, an A-V Rating. 
On a personal level, Marc is known as a World War II historian and a collector of WWII artifacts and books.

Areas of Practice:
Tobacco Litigation
Trucking Accidents
Construction Site Accidents
Automotive Design Liability
Automotive Products Liability
Aviation Litigation
Complex Personal Injury
Consumer Litigation
Drug and Medical Device Litigation
Gas Tank Explosions
Medical Malpractice
Medical Negligence
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Premises Liability
Product Failure
Products Liability and Defective Dangerous Products
Legal Malpractice
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1980
Georgia, 1978
New York, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978
J.D.


Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1976
M.B.A.


Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1975
B.A.
Major:  Economics


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Mr. Saperstein has been a chair and lecturer for NJ-AAJ. His lectures covered Current Case Law, Class Actions, Construction Site Injury Law, Trial Skills and Trial Objections., American Association for Justice, Educational Foundation; NJ-AAJ


Honors and Awards:
"A-V" Rated by Martindale Hubbell


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey Association for Justice, 2006 - 2007
President


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2005 - 2006
President Elect


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2004 - 2005
First Vice President


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2002 - 2004
Secretary/Treasurer


New Jersey Association for Justice, 1992 - Present
Board of Governor


New Jersey Association for Justice
Trustee


New Jersey Association for Justice
Legislative Chair


New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member


American Association for Justice, National


Superior Court of New Jersey, 1990 - Present
Arbitrator


American Arbitration Association, 1985 - Present
Member


Passaic County Bar Association


Bergen County Bar Association


Bergen County Bar
Civil Practice Committee


New Jersey State Bar Association


New York State Bar Association


Georgia State Bar Association


New Jersey Board of Governors, 1980 - Present


New York State Trial Lawyers Association


Attorney Information and Exchange Group (AIEG)


Automobile Crashworthiness Section


Trial Lawyers Care
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Municipal Prosecutor




New Jersey
Teaneck Office

375 CEDAR LANE
TEANECK NJ 07666
Phone: 201-907-5000

Edison Area
Colonia Office

800 INMAN AVENUE
COLONIA, NJ 07067

New York
New York Office

39 BROADWAY, SUITE 520
NEW YORK, NY 10006
Phone: 212-608-1917