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About Michael 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.
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Credentials
Education
- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1996)
- Law
- Hamilton College
- B.A. (1993)
- Economics
Bar Admissions
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Member, Judicial Appointments Committee
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member
- New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges
- Member
- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ),
- Co-Chair, Amicus Committee
- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Board of Governors
- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Member, Civil Practice Committee
- New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Member
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Member, Bench Bar Committee
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Civil Practice Committee
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Member
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Past President
- Association of County Bar Presidents
- President
- Bergen County Bar Association
- President
- Bergen County Bar Association
- President-elect
- Bergen County Bar Association
- First Vice President
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Second Vice President
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Treasurer
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Secretary
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Trustee
Professional Experience
- Associate
- Davis Polk & Wardwell 1998 - 1999
- Law Clerk
- Hon. Alfred Wolin, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1997 - 1998
- Law Clerk
- Hon. Marie Garibaldi, New Jersey Supreme Court 1996 - 1997
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