About Luis Haquia
Luis L. Haquia is a partner at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. in Teaneck, NJ. A native of Cuba, he and his family moved to West New York, NJ when he was young. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction held by fewer than 3% of all New Jersey licensed attorneys. Haquia has been a senior trial lawyer at the firm for over 20 years, concentrating his practice in personal injury law and trial work in both New Jersey and New York.
He is a graduate of Memorial High School in West New York, earned his B.A. in Criminal Justice from Seton Hall University, and received his law degree from Rutgers Law School-Newark. He is admitted in the state courts of New Jersey and New York, as well as the Federal District Courts of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Many of his clients come from Northern New Jersey's Latino community, where Haquia has developed a strong reputation for securing successful settlements and verdicts. He was recognized in 2005 as 'Man of the Year' by La Tribuna, the newspaper of the Cuban-American community in the region, for his accomplishments and leadership.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Davis Saperstein & Salomon
These results are credited to Davis Saperstein & Salomon. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
Carlos Gomez was burned over 60 percent of his body when an electrical panel exploded while he worked in a Newark office building in 2019. His suit against IDT Corp. and other defendants settled for $28 million, approved by the Essex County Superior Court in February 2023 and ranked by the New Jersey Law Journal as the largest reported New Jersey personal injury settlement of the court's 2022-2023 term.
A 10-year-old girl lost two toes and underwent 22 surgeries after her foot was pulled into a decades-old, poorly maintained Macy's escalator at Garden State Plaza in Paramus; three years later, Macy's and ThyssenKrupp Elevator settled for $15 million.
A Bergen County jury awarded $9.5 million to sisters Gina and Jamie Franzino after a 31-foot Boston Whaler collided with their small skiff in the Manasquan Inlet on Memorial Day weekend 2009, killing a third passenger and leaving both women with severe injuries.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
