Eric Zajac

Zajac & Padilla, LLC

Eric Zajac Personal Injury Lawyer

Zajac & Padilla, LLC

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Representing clients in complex personal injury cases, Eric is an active litigator in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York courts, and has been recognized as a SuperLawyer™ in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has also been recognized as a Top Attorney in Pennsylvania.

Eric enjoys extensive experience as a courtroom litigator. Over 30 years of practice, he has earned many multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts litigating product liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, construction accidents, auto accidents, and other complex claims.

Eric is an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Membership to ABOTA is by invitation, only and members must meet rigorous qualifications. Eric has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell’s peer review rating system for many years. “AV Preeminent® is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.”

Eric is also a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to select attorneys who have achieved million-dollar settlements and verdicts. He graduated from Villanova University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. While at Villanova, he was the winning finalist and Best Oralist in the Reimel Moot Court Competition.

Eric is the author of two published law review articles. He also co-authored, “For the Plaintiff: Determining and Proving Damages; For the Defense: Limiting Damages in Pennsylvania,” a manual published by the National Business Institute, Inc. (1993).

Eric has lectured on legal ethics and prepared written materials for continuing legal education seminars. Eric is magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned an honors degree in Psychology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, as well as all Pennsylvania and New Jersey federal courts, including the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

When not supporting the effort of his clients, he gives back to his community. Eric is the immediate past president of the Germantown Cricket Club, elected by members to the post in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. He previously served for 10 years as an elected member of the Radnor Township School Board, serving two years as Board President.