Marlene Goldenberg
Address: 712 H Street Northeast, DPT 32022, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-978-2228
Email: mgoldenberg@nighgoldenberg.com
Staff: Halle Knutson (hknutson@nighgoldenberg.com)
Bio (few paragraphs – no upper limit. Can include things from below)
Marlene grew up working in her family’s law firm and held nearly every position in the firm prior to co-founding her own. Today, Marlene’s practice is largely devoted to advocating for those who have been injured by defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs. Marlene also specializes in individual personal injury, sexual assault, product liability, and medical malpractice claims. Marlene has been specifically chosen by judges and special masters to serve on Plaintiff Steering Committees and Plaintiff Executive Committees in mass torts. She believes strongly that the law should be a vehicle for making the world a better and safer place for all of us.
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Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2013
- Washington, D.C., 2022
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2013
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2015
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Areas of Practice
- Defective Drugs
- Defective Medical Devices
- Defective Products
- Product Liability
- Defective Supplements
- Sexual Assault
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
- Juris doctorate, 2013
- Honors: cum laude
- Moot Court: Niagara International Moot Court
- BPP Law School, London, United Kingdom
- Graduate Diploma in Law, 2012
- Moot Court: Jessup International Moot Court
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
- Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Political Philosophy, and Spanish
- Honors: magna cum laude, Student Body President
Leadership Positions
Plaintiffs Steering Committee: In re Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiffs Executive Committee: In re Paraquat Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiffs Steering Committee: In re Zantac (ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation
- Plaintiffs Executive Committee: In re Valsartan, Losartan & Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation
- Discovery Liaison and Plaintiffs Steering Committee Member:In re Aripiprazole Products Liability Litigation
- Law and Motion Committee Member: In re Bard IVC Filter Products Liability Litigation
Honors and Awards
- Selected by Best Lawyers® in Minnesota, 2022, 2023
- Selected by Minnesota Super Lawyers– Rising Star, 2015-2022
- 2018 Member of the Year, Minnesota Association for Justice
- Selected by Minnesota Lawyer– Up & Coming Attorney, 2014
Presentations & Publications
- Co-Leader of Zantac Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, 2019-Present
- Co-Leader of Valsartan Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, 2018-Present
- Co-Leader of Abilify Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, 2017-2020
- Speaker, Women Trial Lawyers Conference, Maximizing Your Law Firm’s Potential, Fall 2022
- Speaker, “The Appropriate Use of Protective Orders of Confidentiality in Complex Litigation and Mass Torts,” West/Thomson Reuters, Fall 2021
- “What to Do with a New Drug or Device Case,” Minnesota Trial Magazine, Winter 2017
- Speaker, “Abilify,” Mass Tort Medical School, Orlando, Florida, March 2017
- Speaker, “Abilify and Compulsive Gambling,” American Association for Justice Mid-Winter Convention, Austin, Texas, February 2017
- Speaker, “Medical Device Preemption and Getting Around Riegel,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Montreal, Quebec, July 2015
- “Taking on Infuse and Preemption,” Trial Magazine, July 2015
- Speaker, “Speaking to Your Treating Physician and Pleading Fraud,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2014
- Speaker, “Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft- Litigation Update,” American Association for Justice Education’s Plaintiff-Only Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Litigation Update Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2014
- “Pleading a Parallel Claim Based on Fraudulent Promotion of Off-Label Use,” American Association for Justice Speaker Paper, July 2013
- Moderator, “A Broad View of the Medtronic Infuse Litigation and Substantive Issues Therein,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, San Francisco, California July 2013.
- “Pleading a Parallel Claim: The Challenging Landscape of Preemption in Medical Device Cases and Possibilities for the Near Future,” American Association for Justice Infuse Bone Graft Teleseminar Speaker Paper, December 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice – Member
- Minnesota Association for Justice – Member
Classes/Seminars Taught (optional)
Pro Bono & Volunteer Activities (optional)
- Twin Cities Cardozo Society Board Member, 2016-2022
- Children’s Law Center Volunteer Attorney, 2014-2022
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Minnesota: Big Sister, 2013-Present
- Jewish Family & Children’s Service: Volunteer, 2013-Present
- Volunteer, Temple Israel, 2018-Present