New Jersey Lawyers: Attorney Profiles
Gary S. Shapiro - Gary practices in the areas of Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Products Liability, DWI/Traffic Violations, Workers' Compensation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense, Landlord and Tenant Law, Employment Law and Real Estate Law. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey in 1988, the New York Bar in 1989 and the Florida Bar in 1990. He received his B.A. in 1984 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his J.D. in 1988 at the Hofstra University School of Law. He served as President of Hofstra University School of Law from 1987 - 1988. He served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Joyce E. Munkacsi and the Honorable Peter D. Pizzuto from 1988 - 1989. He was a lecturer at the National Business Institute from 1988 - 1989. He also has served as Pro Bono attorney for Middlesex County Legal Services since 1993. He is a member of the Middlesex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations, the New Jersey Association of Trial Lawyers of America , the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
David H. Sternlieb - David is a trial
lawyer, concentrating his practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Personal
Injury Matters, Products Liability, Criminal Defense, Discrimination, Sexual
Harassment, DWI/DUI, Traffic Violations and Workers' Compensation. After graduating
from Middlebury College (B.A. History, 1985) and New York Law School (J.D. 1988),
David was admitted to practice before bars of the State of New Jersey and United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1988 and the bar of the
State of New York in 1989. His law school honors included selection to the New
York Law School Moot Court Board. David began his career prosecuting a wide variety
of criminal matters as an Assistant District Attorney with the Office of the
Kings County District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York and then as an Assistant
Prosecutor with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office in New Brunswick, New
Jersey. Upon entering private practice, David established himself as an excellent
trial lawyer, winning millions of dollars worth of verdicts and settlements for
his clients and their families, and, in successfully defending the rights of
those accused of serious indictable offenses. Since forming Shapiro & Sternlieb,
LLC in 1995, David and his partner, Gary Shapiro, have gained an outstanding
reputation for their thorough, professional and tenacious advocacy on behalf
of their clients. David is a proud member of the Association of Trial Lawyers
of America (ATLA), N.J.-ATLA, the Monmouth County Bar Association, and the New
Jersey Bar Association, and, has served his community for many years as a sponsor
of and volunteer coach in youth basketball and baseball. Recently, David and
his partner, Gary Shapiro, were honored to give a presentation on the dangers
and legal pitfalls of underage drinking to a community alliance for the prevention
of drug and alcohol abuse. He is a member of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Patricia A. Eiges - Of Counsel to Shapiro & Sternlieb, LLC. Patricia practices in the areas of Plaintiff's Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant Law, Social Security Disability and Municipal Court matters. After graduating from Villanova University (BA English and History, 1985) and Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D, 1988) she was admitted to practice before the bars of the State of New Jersey United States District Court, District of New Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1989. Patricia began her career as an associate with the law firm of Forman, Cardonsky, Andril & Ungvary in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She gained a reputation as a trial attorney, fighting for the rights of injured persons in Union, Essex and Monmouth Counties. After becoming a partner in 1997, at Forman, Cardonsky, Andril & Eiges, she continued to handle hundreds of complex personal injury cases including products liability, medical malpractice, and fall down matters. She has over the years, negotiated millions of dollars in settlements and has tremendous jury verdict success. As principal attorney and sole proprietor of the Law Offices of Patricia A. Eiges, L.L.C. in Hazlet, New Jersey, she has provided uncompromised commitment to representing her clients. As a member of our team at Shapiro & Sternlieb, LLC, Patricia will continue to zealously fight for the rights of our clients. Patricia is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (recently renamed the American Association for Justice) along with its New Jersey chapter, ATLA-NJ, and, the New Jersey State Bar Association.