Sam DeGonge was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Supreme Court of Florida and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey in 1962. He served in the United States Navy from 1953-1955. Sam received his B.A. from Fairleigh Dickenson University in 1958 and his L.L.B. from Georgetown University School of Law in 1961 where he was president of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

Sam served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys and long has been active in that organization. He is a member of the Morris County, Essex County, American and New Jersey State Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute and the New Jersey Defense Association. Sam is a Master in the Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court, Morris County, New Jersey.

Sam DeGonge has extensive jury and bench trial experience in New Jersey State Courts (Law, Chancery and lower Divisions) and Federal Courts. Mr. DeGonge has been active in the defense of the ski industry, ski equipment manufacturers and retailers in New Jersey for many years. His major areas of work over the past 40 years have been in product liability, personal injury and malpractice litigation, including toxic tort cases.  Sam retired from the active practice of law in January, 2006, but continues to provide the benefit of his experience to the firm.

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