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Maha M. Kabbash is a Partner in the Firm’s Products Liability, Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Practice. She has been a key player in its pharmaceutical drug, medical device, and tobacco litigation practice, and has represented major companies in both centralized litigations and individual lawsuits. She has extensive experience with defense of medical device manufacturers through every stage of litigation through trial, including in particular the regulatory and medical components of device litigation. She has argued before NJ’s appellate courts regarding the admissibility of trial evidence regarding FDA’s 510k clearance process for Class II medical devices and the availability of punitive damages under NJ’s Product Liability Act for such devices. She played a central role in a five-month trial of a groundwater contamination case brought under CERCLA, in which the client prevailed at trial. For several years, Maha handled numerous consumer lawsuits in New Jersey on behalf of a leading computer manufacturer, achieving favorable settlements, dismissals, and trial victories. Through Maha’s wide-ranging experience, she has developed expertise in federal and state court practice, on both the trial and appellate levels. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. She currently serves on Riker Danzig’s Management and Diversity Committees. She has also extensively volunteered with local and national civil rights organizations and serves on her church’s Parish Council. Maha received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, cum laude, in 1994. She obtained her law degree from American University, Washington College of Law, magna cum laude, in 1998.
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American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1998 Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., cum laude, 1994 |
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Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has included Maha in its 2022 and 2023 publications for Product Liability Litigation. Maha was included on the “Top Woman in the Law” list in 2020 by the New Jersey Law Journal. Maha has been included in The Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of U.S. lawyers, in the Mass Tort Litigation Class Actions and Product Liability Litigation field for 2024. Thomson Reuters included Maha on its Super Lawyers “Rising Star” list from 2008 to 2012 for Personal Injury – Products: Defense. See Awards and Honors Methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. |
