Paul A. Garfield is a partner with Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Since 1989 he has been licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania State and Federal court. Paul Garfield is a graduate from the College of New Jersey (formerly known as Trenton State College) with a B.S. in Finance and received his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University in 1989 with honors.
After graduating law school, Paul Garfield was employed by one of the world’s largest accounting firms. He then worked in the local law office for a large insurance defense firm. Paul Garfield is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney and is a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice and The American Association for Justice.
He has represented in diverse personal injury cases ranging from auto, fall down, product liability, medical malpractice, civil rights litigation, prisoner rights both in federal and State court. He has tried or settled cases with six figure verdicts and several in excess for over a million dollars. Paul Garfield has lectured for over a decade for the New Jersey State Bar on a wide range of topics including “Bridge the Gap PA/NJ Motion Practice”.
Honors & Awards
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Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
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Super Lawyers, Personal Injury (2012-2017)
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Best Lawyers 2026
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Credentials
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1989, J.D. Honors in Taxation
- The College of New Jersey, formerly known as Trenton State College, Ewing, New Jersey, 1986, B.S. Finance
Associations & Memberships
- New Jersey Association for Justice, Member
- American Association for Justice, National, Member
- Supreme Court Ethics Committee Member Bergen County IIB
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Bergen County Bar Association, Member
Court Appointed Positions
- Arbitrator, Bergen County 2005-2009
