Ellen Relkin
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Top Rated Products Liability Attorney in New York, NY
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Ellen Relkin is of counsel to Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. in New York City and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. She has been elected as a “Super Lawyer” of New Jersey and New York as well as AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She is licensed to practice in NY, NJ, PA, and the District of Columbia. She has been court appointed to Co-lead and or Executive Committee leadership in multiple Multi-District and state court consolidated Litigations involving hip implants, pharmaceuticals and Juul e-cigarettes. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, is an American Bar Foundation Fellow, sits on the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice and is former President of the Roscoe Pound Civil Justice Institute.
Certificates and Credentials
- New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
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About Ellen Relkin
First Admitted: 1985, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.weitzlux.com/attorney-profiles/relkin-ellen/
Bar/Professional Activity
- Presently: Elected member of the American Law Institute, invited American Bar Foundation Fellow, Board of Governor member of the New Jersey Association for Justice, Invited Advisory Board Member of the Rand Kenneth R. Feinberg Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation, Member New York State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, New York and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Previously: President of the Roscoe Pound Civil Justice Institute. President of Roscoe Pound Civil Justice Institute (2017-2019), American Law Institute, Fellow American Bar Foundation, Member American Association for Justice; Board of Governors New Jersey Association for Justice (2003-present); New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; New Jersey and New York Bar Associations
Honors/Awards
- Clerkship, Hon. Sylvia B. Pressler, Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, 1984-1985.Elected Member of the American Law Institute
Educational Background
- Cornell University, B.A. cum laude in History with Distinction In All Subjects, 1980
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- SOME IMPLICATIONS OF DAUBERT AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR MISUSE: MISAPPLICATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TORT CASES AND ABUSE OF RULE 706(a) COURT-APPOINTED EXPERTS. 6-7 Cardozo L. Rev. 2255 (1994); "The Sword of the Shield: Use of Governmental Regulations, Exposure Standards and Toxicological Data in Toxic Tort Litigation," 6-1 Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, Winter 1997; Preemption and the Challenged Role of Failure to Warn and Defective Design Pharmaceutical Cases in Revealing Scientific Fraud, Marketing Mischief, and Conflicts of Interest;Volume 35 Issue 4 (Summer 2007) http://law.hofstra.edu/academics/journals/LawReview/lrv_issues_v35n04.html, Author, Cardoza Law Review, Hofstra Law Review, 1994
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court, 2007
Industry Groups
- People and municipalities harmed by dangerous products and by-products
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Last Updated: 5/15/2022