Marc Wietzke

MARC WIETZKE, a successful trial litigator has taken verdicts against LIRR, New Jersey Transit, UPRR, Springfield Terminal, MTA, Metro-North, CSX, PATH and the NYCTA. His recoveries include a $3.75 million verdict for a PATH track worker, a $3.2 million verdict for a LIRR signalman, a $2.2 million settlement against MNRR for a carman, $2.2 million gross verdict against the LIRR; a $1.625 million settlement against New Jersey Transit for the wrongful death of a welder; a confidential settlement of $1.6 million on behalf of a signalman against a Northeast railroad, a $1.5 million verdict against PATH for FRSA whistleblower violations, the highest under the statute in the country, ever,  and, $900,000 plus retiree benefits against NJ Transit. Marc also assisted Michael Flynn in recovering $5.5 million on behalf of two truck drivers on an Amtrak construction project.
Marc also holds the distinction of being one of the few attorneys in the country to recover money damages along with reinstatement for terminated railroad employees under the Whistleblower provisions of the Federal Rail Safety Act. He has more verdicts under this law than any attorney in the country.
Marc graduated from Pace University School of Law where he was a… Read More

MARC WIETZKE, a successful trial litigator has taken verdicts against LIRR, New Jersey Transit, UPRR, Springfield Terminal, MTA, Metro-North, CSX, PATH and the NYCTA. His recoveries include a $3.75 million verdict for a PATH track worker, a $3.2 million verdict for a LIRR signalman, a $2.2 million settlement against MNRR for a carman, $2.2 million gross verdict against the LIRR; a $1.625 million settlement against New Jersey Transit for the wrongful death of a welder; a confidential settlement of $1.6 million on behalf of a signalman against a Northeast railroad, a $1.5 million verdict against PATH for FRSA whistleblower violations, the highest under the statute in the country, ever,  and, $900,000 plus retiree benefits against NJ Transit. Marc also assisted Michael Flynn in recovering $5.5 million on behalf of two truck drivers on an Amtrak construction project.
Marc also holds the distinction of being one of the few attorneys in the country to recover money damages along with reinstatement for terminated railroad employees under the Whistleblower provisions of the Federal Rail Safety Act. He has more verdicts under this law than any attorney in the country.
Marc graduated from Pace University School of Law where he was a Managing Editor of the Int’l Law Review. He clerked for Judge Barbara Zambelli, receiving extensive courtroom experience and has worked with the U.S. Department of Justice in its admiralty division. Marc is Designated Legal Counsel for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. On Long Island, he is legal counsel to the BLE, IBEW and IRSA.
Marc is admitted to the state courts of New York and New Jersey, as well as:
United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Northern District of New York
Western District of New York
Eastern District of New York
District of New Jersey
District of Connecticut
District of Colorado
District of Columbia
Western District of Arkansas
Eastern District of Arkansas
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
United States Supreme Court