Salim F. Sabbagh | Clifton Personal Injury Lawyer

Salim F. Sabbagh’s practice is focused on personal injury litigation. Salim is a trial lawyer in New Jersey and New York.

Salim dedicates his time outside of the office to the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), an organization dedicated to protecting the citizens of New Jersey by fighting to preserve and strengthen the laws for safer products and workplaces, a cleaner environment, quality healthcare, and other issues related to protecting citizens’ rights. Salim is not only a member of NJAJ, but he has also been appointed to their Board of Governors, and holds positions on NJAJ’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, along with the Minority Trial Lawyers committee. Salim is a frequent speaker at NJAJ events, providing insight into the law to fellow attorneys across the state.

Prior to opening Sabbagh Thapar, Salim worked at a prominent New Jersey law firm, which was consistently ranked as one of the “Best Law Firms” in the state by U.S. News. Salim has also served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Susan J. Steele, Civil Division, in Bergen County Superior Court, and to the Hon. Kathleen A. Sheedy, Family Division, in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Sabbagh Thapar	Clifton, NJ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Seton Hall University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
Monmouth University	Bachelors

State / Court	Date
New York	2015
New Jersey	2014

• Member | New Jersey Association for Justice

• Salim has personally obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts for his clients and was recognized as a winner of one of the Top 10 personal injury verdicts in New Jersey in 2017 by TopVerdict. Salim has been recognized as a top attorney in his field by New Jersey Super Lawyers, who named him a Rising Star for 2021. Rising Stars is a recognition of the top up-and-coming attorneys. Each year, less than 3 percent of the lawyers in New Jersey are selected by Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Salim was also named to the 2021 edition of Ones to Watch, a new program sponsored by The Best Lawyers in America©, designed to recognize younger attorneys for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Salim has also been named New Jersey’s Best Lawyers for Families by New Jersey Family in both 2020 and 2021.

• Our Results
  $1.25 million jury verdict for a woman in Essex County in a motor vehicle accident $1,000,000 verdict in Essex County for a man who fell off an elevated forklift. $925,000 settlement in Hudson County for a man involved in a motor vehicle accident $765,000 settlement in Bergen County for a man in a motor vehicle accident $700,000 settlement in Passaic County for a man who fell due to a defective step. $675,000 settlement in Hudson County for a woman involved in a motor vehicle accident with a pick-up truck $650,000 settlement in Rockland County, New York for a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle $585,000 settlement in Middlesex County for a man in a motor vehicle accident $575,000 settlement in Hudson County for man in a motor vehicle accident $450,000 settlement in Bergen County for man involved in a slip and fall on ice $400,000 settlement in Essex County for a woman involved in a motor vehicle accident $325,000 settlement in Hudson County for a woman who fell down dimly lit stairs $319,000 settlement in Hudson County for woman involved in a motor vehicle accident with a ride-share company $295,000 settlement in Morris County for a man involved in a motor vehicle accident $249,000 settlement in Bergen County for a man involved in a motor vehicle accident $235,000 settlement in Passaic County for man involved in a motor vehicle accident Numerous other 6-figure settlements Results may vary depending on each individual case

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2014) Licensed as Attorney in New Jersey. Verified with New Jersey State Bar Association.	June 23, 2022
(2015) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	June 23, 2022

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