Marlene Goldenberg, Esquire

Marlene Goldenberg is an award-winning lawyer and founding partner at Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn. She has been practicing law since 2013 and specializes in mass torts and product liability law.

Before co-founding NGRV, Goldenberg grew up working in her family’s law firm. There, she held every position in the family firm.

Since then, Goldenberg has held leadership positions in prominent drug and device mass tort multidistrict litigations (MDLs), including Paraquat, Zantac, Valsartan and Bard IVC filters. She is also on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the Uber sexual assault litigation MDL.

She has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Minnesota and as a Minnesota Super Lawyer Rising Star. In addition, she has been a speaker at legal conferences and published in legal publications.

According to Goldenberg, “The law should be a vehicle for making the world a better and safer place for all of us.”

Bar and Court Admissions

• Minnesota, 2013
• Washington, D.C., 2022
• Maryland, 2024
• United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2013
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2015
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 2024

Associations

• American Association for Justice
• Minnesota Association for Justice
• Twin Cities Cardozo Society Board Member, 2016-2022
• Children’s Law Center Volunteer Attorney, 2014-2022
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Minnesota, Big Sister, 2013-Present
• Jewish Family & Children’s Service, Volunteer, 2013-Present
• Volunteer, Temple Israel, 2018-Present