Susan M. Kritzmacher

Susan M. Kritzmacher

Associate, Products Liability

Ms. Kritzmacher handles a wide range of commercial and complex civil litigation matters in both New York and New Jersey, particularly in products liability. She also has experience in complex insurance fraud, bankruptcy, and real estate matters. Ms. Kritzmacher has also developed a particular knowledge of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and the unique issues that arise in ADR scenarios. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Kritzmacher clerked for the Honorable Robert J. Mega, P.J.Ch. and the Honorable Mark P. Ciarrocca, P.J.Cv. for the New Jersey Superior Court Union Vicinage.

Credentials

Education

Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)

  • President, Brooklyn Business Law Association
  • Vice President of Competitive Affairs, Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society
  • The Order of the Barristers, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Semi-Finalist, ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition

College of the Holy Cross (B.A.)

  • Program Director for Student Programs for Urban Development (S.P.U.D.)

Professional Admissions

State of New York

State of New Jersey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Professional Activities

NJ LEEP Attorney Mentor

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, New York City Bar Association

ADR Committee Member, Women in the Law Committee Member, New York County Lawyers’ Association

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

Member, Holy Cross Lawyers Association

Judicial Clerkship(s)

Law Clerk to the Honorable Mark Ciarrocca, P.J.Cv. and the Honorable Robert Mega, P.J.Ch., New Jersey Superior Court, Union County, Elizabeth, NJ, August 2021 – September 2022

Intern to the Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, September 2020 – May 2021

Legal Employment

Summer Associate, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP, Newark, NJ, June 2020 – July 2020

Clinic Student, Brooklyn Law School Corporate and Real Estate Clinic, Brooklyn, NY, January 2020 – May 2020

Mediation Intern, The Mediation Office of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, August 2019 – December 2019

Legal Intern, Alma Realty Corp., Queens, NY, May 2019 – August 2019

Legal Intern, Pfizer, New York, NY, June 2018 – August 2018