SSDMD Med Mal Team is a 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards Finalist
By Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC on May 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce that The National Law Journal has selected Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa and its Medical Practice Department as finalists for its prestigious 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards in the medical malpractice category. The firm’s Medical Practice Department is led by partner, Paul M. da Costa, and this honor reflects his and his team’s major accomplishments in the last year on behalf of their clients.
As described by The National Law Journal, the Elite Trial Lawyers award recognizes law firms that have performed exemplary and cutting-edge work on behalf of plaintiffs, and the award spotlights industry-leading plaintiffs lawyers and firms.
This award recognizes law firms that have exemplified outstanding plaintiffs work in a high-stakes bench or jury trial or in a major settlement in high-stakes litigation. The winners must have scored a significant win during the contest period and must also show an impressive track record of wins over the last three to five years.
Paul M. da Costa, Esq., is a partner at Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC, and he is the head of the firm’s Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Department. He is a certified civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. In 2021, Mr. da Costa was appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to a three-year term as a member of the Board on Attorney Certification, Civil Certification Committee. Mr. da Costa is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)1 and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He has been admitted to practice law in both the State of New Jersey and the District of Columbia. Mr. da Costa has also been selected for inclusion in Woodward White’s The Best Lawyers in America. Specifically, he was selected in 2020 for the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and in 2021 and 2022 he was selected in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. 1 Mr. da Costa has been included in Thomson Reuters’ New Jersey Super Lawyer list from 2017 – 20222, Thomson Reuters' New Jersey Super Lawyers Top 100 list in 2020, 2021, and 20223, and Thomson Reuters’ New Jersey Rising Stars list in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.2 He is on the Board of Governors for the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). Mr. da Costa regularly lectures on the topics of medical malpractice, trial techniques, and strategy. He dedicates his practice to protecting the rights of all individuals that have been wronged through no fault of their own.
If you have any questions regarding medical malpractice or personal injury matter, don't hesitate to get in touch with Paul M. da Costa, Esq. at Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC. Call Paul today at (973) 274-5200 or email them at pdacosta@snydersarno.com.
Congratulations to all selected lawyers and finalist law firms!
1. Paul M. da Costa was also selected by his peers for inclusion in Woodward White's The Best Lawyers in America; in the field of Personal Injury Litigation each year since 2020 (Copyright 2021 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The list is generated entirely on peer review. A further description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Mr. da Costa was also selected by his peers for inclusion in Woodward White's The Best Lawyers in America; in the fields of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs each year since 2021 (Copyright 2021 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). The list is generated entirely on peer review. A further description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
2. Mr. da Costa has been included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters in 2017-2022. The list is generated using a patented selection process involving three basic steps: the creation of the candidate pool using peer nominations; evaluations of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area. Before that, she was included on the Rising Stars list published by Thomson Reuters in 2008, 2010-2016. The list is generated using a patented selection process involving three basic steps: the creation of the candidate pool using peer nominations; evaluations of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area. A further description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
3. Mr. da Costa has been included on Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers "Top 100" list for the New Jersey area. The Super Lawyers list is generated using a patented selection process involving three basic steps: the creation of the candidate pool using peer nominations; evaluations of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area. A further description of the selection methodology can be found here. Some states are broken into several regions, thus inclusion on the list does not mean that there are only 100 recipients in the state. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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