How Attorney Mark T. Sadaka Uses the Power of Law to Do Good
Mark Sadaka is an accomplished trial lawyer regularly involved in nationally important litigation. Since the beginning of his career, Mr. Sadaka has fearlessly represented clients who were killed or seriously injured by the acts of others and corporations.
He is nationally respected in complex litigation. Having been profiled in numerous books, interviewed by newspapers and podcasts, and regarded as a sought-after speaker, Mr. Sadaka is leading the legal landscape in New Jersey. Mr. Sadaka only represents people who suffer life-changing injuries or financial losses, devoting his attention to those who need help the most.
Attorney Mark T. Sadaka's History of Success
Mark Sadaka has successfully represented individuals in catastrophic injury cases through trial. Examples of Mr. Sadaka’s work include successful recoveries for numerous clients, including:
- A man who suffered a brutal assault by a bouncer at a popular bar
- A child who suffered brain damage caused by carbon monoxide poisoning due to a gas leak
- A victim of lung damage caused by Legionnaires’ disease
- A patient who developed aggressive prostate cancer resulting in death, linked to the medication Avodart
- A man who sustained severe brain damage and quadriplegia, linked to the drug Zostavax
In addition, Mr. Sadaka was the first ever to successfully prove that the Gardasil vaccine killed a 21-year-old woman, the first ever to link Gardasil to infertility, and the first to prove Gardasil can cause narcolepsy.
Mr. Sadaka represents people hurt by dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, vaccines, exposure to hazardous chemicals, and other dangerous products. He also represents victims of consumer fraud perpetrated by corporations.
Mark T. Sadaka's Longstanding Commitment to Justice
To Mr. Sadaka, justice, particularly when it involves corporate liability, is personal. It all started with his mother, whose death from cigarette-induced lung cancer at the young age of 51 drives the work he does. He is motivated to defend those who suffer or die at the hands of others.
In the 1970s, Mr. Sadaka’s mother began to smoke Virginia Slim cigarettes that were marketed towards women. Although smoking was her decision, she did not decide to become hooked on the nicotine that the company Philip Morris put into the product to make users addicted.
Mr. Sadaka graduated from Pennsylvania State University, where he won the Student Service Award for working with end-stage AIDs patients in an infectious disease department at a large hospital. Unfortunately, his mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at the end of his senior year. That diagnosis changed everything. After learning how Big Tobacco deliberately lied to the public to sell more of its products, Mr. Sadaka’s resolve to help victims harmed by corporations beat the odds and obtain justice became all-consuming.
After Penn State, Mr. Sadaka went on to earn a Master of Science in Public Health degree from Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He specialized in toxicology and risk assessment. While at Tulane, he served as a science advisor for Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic.
Mr. Sadaka earned his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as an editor of the Journal of Law and Policy. During law school, he was designated as a public service scholar with the highest distinction for his commitment to public service.
After law school, Mr. Sadaka was recruited by a firm practicing tobacco litigation defense. He refused to compromise his integrity by taking that role. Instead, he chose to build a practice aligned with his values, one focused on standing with the injured, not defending the powerful.
A Leader in Medically Complex Mass Tort and Personal Injury Cases
With a unique medical background and deep scientific understanding, Mark T. Sadaka has a well-deserved reputation as a leader and an invaluable resource in the realm of medically complex injury matters.
Mr. Sadaka has represented thousands of people injured or financially harmed by the acts of others and corporations. One example of his contributions to the legal community is his appointment as co-lead counsel and co-science chair for a nationwide product liability lawsuit alleging that Zostavax caused serious injuries to people age 50 years and older.
Mark Sadaka is well-known for his advocacy of socially important litigation. He is a tireless advocate of consumer rights and holds that large corporations have a social responsibility to ensure safety and integrity in their business operations. He is not afraid to take on corporations with nearly unlimited resources. Attorney Sadaka created Sadaka Law with the express purpose of doing good things with the power of law, one case at a time.
In addition to the dedicated work he does for his own clients, Mr. Sadaka has lectured other attorneys around the country on complex product lawsuits, including appearances at Mass Torts Made Perfect and Harris Martin. He has been interviewed by national newspapers. Mr. Sadaka has published several articles related to complex litigation, including e-discovery and the use of epidemiology in litigation.
Other attorneys have selected Mr. Sadaka for leadership positions in nationwide lawsuits involving defective products. Mr. Sadaka has received numerous academic and professional accolades.
When not working, Mr. Sadaka enjoys traveling, skiing, fishing, and the outdoors. He is a proud father who enjoys time with his family.
Court Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Eastern District of New York
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- District of New Jersey
- Southern District of New York
- Western District of New York
- The Court of Federal Claims
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
Mr. Sadaka has appeared in numerous state and federal jurisdictions throughout the country.
Education
JD, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO
- Editor, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy Law Review
- Environmental Moot Court Competition
- Designated a Public Service Scholar with Highest Distinction
MSPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
- Science Advisor, Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic
- Specialization in Toxicology and Risk Assessment
BS, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- Peer Health Educator, Health Works
- Student Service Award for Leadership in Community Service
Associations
- American Association for Justice (the AAJ is formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America [ATLA])
- American Inn Of Court (Justice Morris Pashman)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
- New Jersey American Association for Justice
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA)
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETC)