Jan K. Seigel - Ridgewood, NJ
Attorney at Seigel Law
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff Lawyers in Ridgewood, NJ
505 Goffle Road Ridgewood, NJ 07450 - 4027
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55
Years
Experience
Ridgewood Personal Injury -- Plaintiff Lawyer
Updated: 10/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff 100%
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Jan K. Seigel earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown and a Master of Laws from New York University. After a judicial clerkship for the Passaic County Civil Assignment Judge and four years as an Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor, he founded the firm in 1976. Mr. Seigel has tried over 150 jury cases and has won a landmark case in the NJ Supreme Court. Mr. Seigel was chosen "Young Lawyer of the Year" by the NJ State Bar Association, inducted into the NJ Police Honor Legion for his representation of police officers, and selected for Who's Who in American Law since 1992. He and his wife Judy have four children and six grandchildren.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Award of Excellence, Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, 1975
- Police Honor Legion, 1980
- "Young Lawyer of the Year", New Jersey State Bar Association, 1983
- Who's Who In American Law, 1992
- Paul Patti Humanitarian of the Year Award, Boys & Girls Club of Lodi/Hackensack, 2010
- Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2012
- Gold Medal Recipient, National University Odessa Law Academy
- New Jersey Super Lawyer
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America
Other Sources of Feedback About Jan K. Seigel
Included on the 2027 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1971
J.D. -
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1974
LL.M.
Non Legal Education
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Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1968
B.S.B.A.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Partner
Past Positions
- William Paterson College, Faculty Member
- Deputy Attorney General, State Of New Jersey
- Assistant Prosecutor, Passaic County
- Hon. Theodore Rosenberg, J.S.C., Law Secretary
Classes and Seminars
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Visiting Professor Of Law at St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg, Russia, 2018
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USAID Workshop On Developing Experiential Learning Trial Learning, Kiev, Ukraine, 2017
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Criminal Law And Procedure Course, USAID, Kiev, Ukraine, 2017
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Visiting Professor Of Law, Odessa Law Academy, National University, Odessa Ukraine, 2016, 2017
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Visiting Professor Of Law, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2015
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Visiting Professor Of Law, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland, 2014
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Faculty, William Paterson University, 1974 – 1979
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Lecturer, Karazin University Law, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Lecturer, Yaroslav Mudry, National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Lecturer, Odessa Law Academy, National University, Kiev, Ukraine
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Lecturer, New Jersey Association For Justice (Formerly New Jersey Trail Lawyers)
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Lecturer, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
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Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Association
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Lecturer, Garden State Bar Association
- Lecturer, Numerous County Bar Association
Representative Cases
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Koshliek v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic County
- Citation: 365 A.2d 492
- Court: N.J.Super.L.
- Year: 1976
- Serial Number: 1976121981
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Matter of Gallo
- Citation: 568 A.2d 522
- Court: N.J.
- Year: 1989
- Serial Number: 1989178091
Published Works
Articles
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Courtesy Among Colleagues, How to Build a Successful Law Practice, New Jersey Lawyer
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Should Ukrainian Law Schools Adopt An Experiential Program, European Law Journal, www.ukrprawo.net
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How to Build a Successful Law Practice, New Jersey Lawyer
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1971
- Georgia, 1972
- District of Columbia, 1972
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Past Trustee)
- New Jersey State Bar Foundation (Past Officer and Trustee)
- N.J. Supreme Court District Fee Arbitration Committee
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Passaic County Bar Association (Past Trustee)
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Contact
505 Goffle Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 - 4027
Phone Number: 201-971-7241
Fax Number: 201-444-7717
Email: Send a message
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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