About Sarah Gurka

Sarah Gurka, Esq. is an associate with the law firm of Gordon & Gordon, P.C. with a primary focus in plaintiffs' civil litigation. Ms. Gurka regularly handles personal injury cases involving traumatic brain injuries, occupational injuries, automobile accidents, class actions, environmental litigation, and mass torts.

Previously, Ms. Gurka served as a Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable Bryan D. Garruto, J.S.C. and The Honorable Jamie D. Happas, J.S.C., designated mass tort judges in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County.

As a law clerk to designated mass tort judges, Ms. Gurka had a unique opportunity to work on national mass tort and class action cases involving pharmaceutical products liability claims. In addition to working on mass tort cases, Ms. Gurka dealt with a wide array of civil litigation cases, involving, but not limited to Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") claims, Consumer Fraud Act ("CFA") claims, general negligence claims, Products Liability Act ("PLA") claims, contractual disputes, and automobile negligence claims.

Additionally, she worked on the civil cases arising out of the murders committed by former nurse and admitted serial killer Charles Cullen.

Prior to law school, Ms. Gurka worked as an Assistant Public Affairs Officer in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.

During law school, Ms. Gurka was a summer intern for The Honorable Patty Shwartz, United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court – District of New Jersey. She also worked as a law clerk for Legal Services of New Jersey (Central) as well as a New Jersey plaintiff’s law firm.

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 2006
New York, 2007
United States District Court – District of New Jersey, 2006

Education:

B.A., History, B.A., Journalism, with honors, Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
   Awards:
     Phi Beta Kappa
     Phi Alpha Theta (history honors society)
   Activities:
     Reporter, The Daily Targum

J.D., Rutgers Law School – Newark, Newark New Jersey
    Activities:
      Senior Articles Editor, Women’s Rights Law Reporter
      Member, Justice Stewart Pollock Environmental Inn of Court

Professional Affiliations:

Middlesex County Bar Association
New York County Lawyer’s Association
Association of New Jersey Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators