Michael J. 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 approximately 25 years. At the Epstein Law Firm in Rochelle Park, Mr. Epstein represents clients in cases of medical and legal malpractice, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death, nursing home negligence, dog bites, and car accidents.  He also has extensive experience in complex employment law and commercial litigation cases. He has obtained certification as a civil trial attorney from the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Mr. Epstein received a bachelor's degree from Hamilton College summa cum laude before attending law school at Harvard University Law School, obtaining his Juris Doctor cum laude with honors in 1996. 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. Mr. Epstein served as a law clerk for two judges, one with the New Jersey Supreme Court and the other with the U.S. District Court, before securing a position as an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in 1998.

Well-regarded for his legal knowledge and the recipient of numerous nominations to prestigious legal groups, Mr. Epstein has served as a speaker and moderator at many seminars and other events conducted by the Bergen County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and NJICLE. He has spoken on topics such as handling the cross-examination of doctors, evidentiary issues, trial issues, Medicare liens in liability cases, and is the moderator of and speaker at the annual Tort Law Conference.

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 session to their patients in order to potentially reduce harmful complications. 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.