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Marlene Goldenberg

Partner

Marlene joined GoldenbergLaw at the age of fourteen and has held nearly every position in the firm since that time. 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, product liability, and medical malpractice claims.

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Bar Admission
& 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

Court Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2013
  • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2013
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2015

Professional Associations
& Memberships

  • Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) In Re: Abilify Products Liability Litigation
  • American Association for Justice – Member
  • Minnesota Association for Justice – Member

Leadership
& Appointments

  • In re Aripiprazole Products Liability Litigation: Discovery Liaison and Plaintiffs Steering Committee Member
  • In re Bard IVC Filter Products Liability Litigation: Law and Motion Committee Member
  • Selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2015, 2016, & 2017

Awards & Certifications

Honors/Awards

Presentations
& Publications

  • “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

Pro Bono & Volunteer Activities

  • Twin Cities Cardozo Society Board Member, 2016-Present
  • Children’s Law Center Volunteer Attorney, 2014-Present
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Minnesota: Big Sister, 2013-Present
  • Jewish Family & Children’s Service: Volunteer, 2013-Present

Mass Tort Areas of Practice

Personal Injury & Defective Products

Experience

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