When tragedy strikes because of negligence or a dangerous product, the consequences can last a lifetime. Domenic B. Sanginiti, Jr. has dedicated his career to helping individuals and families rebuild their lives while holding those responsible fully accountable.
A Shareholder with Stark & Stark and a Certified Civil Trial Attorney certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Domenic represents victims of catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, complex motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents, and defective product cases. He has built a reputation for taking on technically challenging cases involving complex medical, engineering, and scientific issues—particularly those involving lithium-ion battery explosions and other dangerous consumer products.
Known for meticulous preparation, compelling courtroom advocacy, and a relentless commitment to his clients, Domenic has recovered millions of dollars for injury victims throughout his career. More importantly, he believes every case presents an opportunity to improve safety, change corporate behavior, and prevent the next tragedy.
Representing Victims of Lithium-Ion Battery Injuries Nationwide
As lithium-ion batteries continue to power everything from e-bikes and scooters to power tools, golf carts, consumer electronics, and personal mobility devices, catastrophic battery failures have become one of the fastest-growing product safety concerns in the United States.
Recognizing this emerging danger long before it became national news, Domenic developed one of the country’s most focused practices devoted to lithium-ion battery explosion litigation.
Today, he represents individuals who have suffered death, devastating burn injuries, amputations, facial trauma, spinal cord injuries, and other catastrophic harm caused by defective lithium-ion battery systems. His cases involve complex engineering failures, battery management systems, manufacturing defects, charging systems, and product safety standards.
His work extends well beyond the courtroom. Domenic has become one of the nation’s leading voices educating attorneys, judges, policymakers, and the public about lithium-ion battery safety. He is frequently invited to lecture throughout the United States on battery explosion litigation, product liability, and trial strategy.
Trial Lawyer for Life-Changing Cases
Domenic’s practice is devoted exclusively to representing people whose lives have been permanently altered by negligence. He represents victims of catastrophic motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents, product failures, premises liability, workplace incidents, and wrongful death.
Domenic regularly presents continuing legal education programs across the country for the American Association for Justice, state trial lawyer associations, bar associations, and national legal conferences. He has authored numerous articles in Trial Magazine, Law360, and other publications on product liability, trial advocacy, leadership, and consumer safety.
Domenic serves on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice, as Co-Chair of the AAJ PAC Development Committee, an AAJ PAC Trustee, and a member of the AAJ State Relations Task Force. He previously served on the faculty of AAJ’s Deposition College and remains active in the New Jersey Association for Justice and numerous bar associations.
Domenic believes attorneys have an obligation not only to represent injured clients but also to prevent future injuries. He has educated schools, community organizations, lawyers, and the public on distracted driving, vaping safety, lithium-ion battery hazards, and consumer product safety.
Domenic serves on the Boards of CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County. He also serves as Chairperson of the Mercer County Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition and previously served as President of Enable NJ.
Domenic earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School, his M.B.A. from Drexel University, and his B.S. from Rutgers University. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 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
- Speaker, Speed Dating – A Quick Introduction to Various Battery Fires, American Association for Justice Annual Convention. July 26, 2026.
- Speaker, Intergenerational Connection with Jurors From Selection through Trial – How do Different Jurors View an Auto Case, American Association for Justice Annual Convention. July 25, 2026.
- 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
- Automobile Litigation and No Fault Committee
- Consumer Protection Law Committee
- Insurance Defense Committee
- Legal Education Committee
- 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)
