Sanford Smokler
Email: ssmokler@hanlyconroy.com
Phone: (212) 784-6406


Born Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 16, 1971. Admitted to bar: 1997, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1993); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1996).

Mr. Smokler’s practice focuses on mass torts, personal injury and products liability litigation including the representation of injured consumers in actions against pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Most recently, he served as a member of the trial team in the first Bextra personal injury trial in the United States. That case settled on the eve of trial and ultimately led to an $894 million settlement of all related cases.

Prior to joining Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, Mr. Smokler was an associate at Milberg LLP and Weitz & Luxenberg PC, and specialized in the litigation of asbestos and silicone gel filled breast implant products liability actions on behalf of plaintiffs.

Representative Cases

•	In re Zelnorm Litigation
•	In re Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Products Liability Litigation
•	In re Bextra and Celebrex Products Liability Litigation
•	In re Drug Eluting Coronary Stent Litigation
•	In re Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation
•	In re New York City Asbestos Litigation
•	In re Silicone Gel Filled Breast Implant Litigation

Mr. Smokler resides in New York City with his wife and daughter.