Domenic Sanginiti, Jr. is an expert Civil Trial Attorney as certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is a member of the firm’s Accident & Personal Injury practice.
Domenic focuses his practice on representing people who have suffered spinal cord injuries, and other catastrophic injuries, including death, resulting from construction accidents, car crashes, ride-share crashes, motorcycle crashes, slip and falls, trip and falls and product liability claims focused on explosions.
Domenic is an experienced and skilled litigator who has tried cases to verdict throughout New Jersey. He truly cares about his clients and fights tirelessly to hold corporations and insurance companies accountable.
Domenic has served as a leader of multiple associations dedicated to preserving legal rights of individuals and access to the courts. He is a Board of Governor of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), a position he has been elected to multiple times. He currently co-chairs the AAJ PAC Development Committee while also serving as an AAJ PAC Trustee. He was recently appointed to AAJ State Relations Task Force. Previously, he was appointed a faculty member of AAJ’s Deposition College in 2020, served on the Membership Oversight Committee, Public Affairs Committee, the Voter Protection Committee, the Law School Committee, the Trial Lawyers Care Committee, and the Election Committee. Domenic also is the regional chair for AAJ’s annual Student Trial Advocacy Competition. He is also a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) where he previously served as co-chairperson of the Mentoring Committee and co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of the Association.
In addition, Domenic is a member of the Mercer County Bar Association, the Burlington County Bar Association, and the Camden County Bar Association. He is certified by the Administrative Office of the Courts as a mediator in the State of New Jersey. In addition, he is certified by the Administrative Office of the Courts as an arbitrator in the State of New Jersey. He previously served on Stark & Stark’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Domenic serves his community through his involvement in various non-profit organizations. He is currently a board member of CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties which advocates children and youth. He is also currently on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County. He previously served as a three-term president of the Board of Enable, Inc. He also previously sat on the Board of Directors of Camp Fire New Jersey, where he was also a member of the Executive Committee.
Domenic served as the mock trial coach for Delran High School for many years. Currently, Domenic is the Chairperson of the Mercer County Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition. Since 2018, he has conducted many presentations throughout New Jersey about the dangers of e-cigarette use to various middle schools, high schools, and youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America. He has also lectured across the country as an instructor for End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org).
Prior to joining Stark & Stark, Domenic practiced personal injury for two South Jersey law firms, where he defended casinos against personal injury claims, as well as defended health insurance carriers against claims for benefits under ERISA. Domenic served as judicial law clerk to retired Supreme Court Justice Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina, while he was presiding judge of the Civil Division of Camden County, New Jersey.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Supreme Court of the U.S.
- J.D., Rutgers Law School, 2007
- M.B.A., Drexel University, Lebow College of Business, 2004
- B.S., Rutgers College of Arts & Sciences, 2003
- Author, The Unexpected Gifts of Leadership. American Association for Justice. Trial Magazine. March 1, 2026.
- Speaker, The 2025 New Civil Practice Update: What You Need to Know – Goyco v. Progressive & PIP Coverage for E-Scooters Riders, Burlington County Bar Association, December 3, 2025.
- Speaker, Lithium-Ion Batteries, the Powerful Explosion, Marathon CLE Day, Bucks County Bar Association, December 2, 2025.
- Speaker, Understanding Lithium-Ion Battery Litigation, Bucks County Bar Association, November 12, 2025.
- Speaker, New Jersey Personal Injury Bootcamp. NBI Webinar. October 22, 2025.
- Moderator, Advocacy Track: Themes, Attitudes and Trial Tools Driving Verdicts. 2025 American Association for Justice Annual Convention. San Francisco. July 19, 2025.
- Speaker, Building a Rock-Solid Claim, Evidence, Damages, and Demands, NBI Webinar. June 25, 2025.
- Speaker, Lithium-Ion Batteries: The present and Future of Power, Western Trial Lawyers, June 4, 2025.
- Panelist, What to Expect from a Summer Associate Role at a Plaintiff-Side Law Firm, AAJ Webinar, May 13, 2025
- Moderator, Unspoken Assumptions and Impaired Attention featuring Eric Oliver, 2025 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, April 30, 2025
- Quoted, NJSBF’s High School Mock Trial Program Brings Civics to Life. The Bar Report by NJSBA. April 28, 2025.
- Speaker, Lithium-Ion Batteries, the Powerful Explosion, 2025 Arkansas Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, April 24, 2025
- Speaker, My Client Had An Accident: Basics You Need To Make A Good Referral If Personal Injury Isn’t Your Thing. Camden County Bar Association, March 25, 2025.
- Speaker, Ethical Considerations with Concurrent Representation of Multiple Clients. Burlington County Bar Association 2024 CLE Zoom Extravaganza. December 4, 2024.
- Speaker, New Jersey Auto Injury Litigation from Start to Finish. NBI. November 18, 2024.
- Speaker, Jury Consultant Program: Seeing is Believing. 2024 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 19, 2024.
- Moderator, The Psychology of Persuasion: Your Audience, Your Messenger, Your Message. 2024 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 18, 2024.
- Co-Chair, Jury Consultant: Story Telling, One Frame at a Time. 2024 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 17, 2024.
- Author, Short Circuit. American Association for Justice Trial Magazine. November 1, 2022.
- Speaker, Working with Experts — Forming and Defending the Expert Opinion – IME/DME. NJAJ 2021 Boardwalk Seminar. June 30, 2021.
- Presenter, E-cigarettes and Exploding Batteries, What you should consider? Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention. April 30, 2021.
- Presenter, Exploding Issue of E-cigarettes – The Juul Litigation. NJICLE Latest Developments in Products Liability Law Conference. December 5, 2019.
- Presenter, AAJ Education’s Rapid Response Webinar on The emerging JUUL Litigation. www.Justice.org. September 5, 2019.
- Presenter, JUUL, What Are We Talking About? AAJ 2019 Annual Convention. July 30, 2019.
- Author, The Link Between E-Cigarette Design and Explosions. Law360. January 3, 2018.
- Presenter, Discovery of Expert Witnesses. National Business Institute – Ultimate Guide to Expert Witnesses Seminar. December 2017.
- Presenter, Deposing the Opposing Expert. National Business Institute – Ultimate Guide to Expert Witnesses Seminar. December 2017.
- Author, Eerie Similarity Between E-Cigarette and ‘Big Tobacco’ Healthy Alternative Campaigns. NJ.com. August 22, 2017.
- Quoted, In-Flight E-Cigs Ruling Firms Up DOT Rulemaking Power. Law360. July 27, 2017.
- Presenter, E-Cigarettes: An Exploding Issue. AAJ 2017 Annual Convention. July 23, 2017.
- Author, Study Links E-Cigarettes to DNA Damage. NJ.com. June 29, 2017.
- Presenter, Capturing the Unspoken Testimony. NJAJ 2017 Annual Convention. April 28, 2017.
- Quoted. Lawyers See Dollar Signs in Exploding Vapes. Vice.com. March 14, 2017.
- Author, New FDA Rule Classifies and Regulates e-Cigarettes as “Tobacco” Products. The Sidebar by New Lawyers Division, American Association for Justice. Winter 2017.
- Author, New FDA Rule Classifies and Regulates e-Cigarettes as “Tobacco” Products. Trial Talk by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. December/January 2017.
- Author, E-Cigarette Product Safety a Major Concern in US. NJ.com. December 28, 2016.
- Quoted, 4 Injured N.J. Vapers Sue E-Cigarette Retailers for Selling Exploding Devices. Star Ledger. December 15, 2016.
- Featured, NJ Man Files One of Several Lawsuits Regarding E-Cigarette Explosions. CBS Philly. December 15, 2016.
- Featured, Vaping Horror: 4 in NJ Say They were Badly Burned by Exploding E- Cigs. New Jersey 101.5. December 15, 2016.
- Presenter, Xtreme CLE – Personal Injury Section. Mercer County Bar Association. November 2016.
- Quoted, With Vaping, a New Legal Frontier. US1. July 13, 2016.
- Author, New FDA Rule Classifies and Regulates E-cigarettes as ‘Tobacco’ Products. NJ.com. July 11, 2016.
- Author, E-cigarettes, the Dangerous Alternative to Cigarettes. NJ.com. January 4, 2015.
- 7th Amendment Justice Defenders presented by the New Lawyers Division of American Association of Justice
- Wiedemann & Wysocki Award presented by the American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- July 2018, July 2022, July 2023
- Amicus Advocate Award issued by the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- New Jersey Super Lawyers List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
- 2024 – 2025; Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff
- New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
- 2015 – 2022; Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff
- Distinguished Service Award presented by American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- July 2022, July 2023, July 2024
- Above and Beyond Award presented by the American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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Professional Organizations
- Stark & Stark’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee – Member; Chairperson (2016 – 2018)
- American Association for Justice –
- Board of Governors (2021 – Present)
- AAJ-PAC, Trustee (2018 – Present)
- AAJ-PAC Development Committee, Co-Chairperson (2022 – Present)
- AAJ State Relations Task Force, Member (2024 – Present)
- Law School Committee, Co-Chairperson (2025 – present
- AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Regional Chairperson (2021 – Present)
- Deposition College, American Association for Justice, Faculty (2020 – 2021)
- E-Cigarette Exploding Battery Litigation Group, Co-Chairperson (2018 – 2022)
- JUUL Litigation Group, Co-Founder/Co-Chairperson (2019 – 2020)
- Public Affairs Committee
- Membership Oversight Committee
- Voter Protection Committee
- Convention Planning Committee
- New Lawyers Division, Education and Fundraising Committees (2016 – 2019)
- New Jersey Association for Justice – Co-Chair, Mentor/Mentee Program Committee (2017 – 2018)
- Public Justice – Member; Membership Committee (2017 – 2018)
- New Jersey State Bar Association – Civil Practice Committee, Member
- Stark & Stark’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee – Member; Chairperson (2016 – 2018)
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Mercer County – Board of Directors, Member (2024 – Present)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County – Board of Directors, Member (2022 – Present); Secretary of the Executive Committee (2022 – 2024)
- Mercer County Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition — County Chairperson (2024 – Present)
- Enable NJ – President of the Board of Directors (2018 – 2024)
- Camp Fire NJ – Board Member (2015 – 2017)
- National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association – Soccer Official
- Delran High School Mock Trial Team – Coach (2014 – 2020)
- Delran Business Association – Board Member (2018 – 2019)
- District IIIB Fee Arbitration Committee, District Secretary (2023 – Present), Member (2021 – Present)
