Michael Jon Epstein
Michael J. Epstein, New Jersey personal injury attorney, has represented individuals in Bergen County, New Jersey, and the surrounding areas in a broad range of personal injury and employment law cases for nearly 25 years. At the Epstein Law Firm in Rochelle Park, Mr. Epstein represents clients in cases of medical malpractice, other professional malpractice, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death and car accidents, and he also is a capable litigator, taking on complex employment law and business litigation cases. He has obtained certification as a civil trial attorney from the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He was subsequently admitted to the New Jersey Bar, followed by the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1997. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Well-regarded for his legal knowledge and ranked among the Ten Leaders for civil trial and personal injury law in the state, Mr. Epstein has served as a speaker and moderator at numerous seminars and other events conducted by the Bergen County Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice and others. Among his more notable cases, Mr. Epstein represented a patient who suffered complications from a failed spine fusion in a landmark medical malpractice case, Murphy v. Implicito, which reinforced the need for doctors to provide an informed consent. He has additionally distinguished himself as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, reserved for lawyers who have obtained a judgment in excess of $1 million for their clients. Michael was the President of the Bergen County Bar Association from 2017-2018 and was named a Top 100 Super Lawyer as recognized in New Jersey Monthly.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Legal Malpractice
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- New Jersey
- New York
- 3rd Circuit
- English
- Associate
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
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- Law Clerk
- Hon. Alfred Wolin, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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- Law Clerk
- Hon. Marie Garibaldi, New Jersey Supreme Court
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- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1996) | Law
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Hamilton College
- B.A. (1993) | Economics
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- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, High Honors in Economics
- Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Best Law Firms, U.S. News
- Best Lawyers
- 2020 List of Top Lawyers
- Bergen Magazine
- Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Recognition
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- to present
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Member, Judicial Appointments Committee
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- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member
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- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges
- Member
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- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ),
- Co-Chair, Amicus Committee
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- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Board of Governors
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- Monthly Civil Practice Update
- Bergen County Bar Association
- A Solution Without a Problem (Co-Author)
- New Jersey Law Journal
- Speaker, Five Significant Tort Cases of 2019, 2019 Tort Law Conference
- NJ ICLE
- Moderator, 2019 Tort Law Conference
- NJ ICLE
- Moderator, Achieving Great Results in a Twitter World: Shorter is Better
- NJAJ Boardwalk
- Speaker, The de bene esse Deposition, Plaintiff Perspective, Deposition Seminar
- NJICLE
- Speaker, Prepping the Client, Plaintiff Perspective Deposition Seminar
- NJICLE
- Civil Trial Attorney
- New Jersey Supreme Court