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About Mariano Cepeda
Mariano is a dedicated trial attorney who relentlessly advocates for individuals and families affected by catastrophic injuries or wrongful death. Mariano’s practice primarily focuses on representing victims of construction site and workplace accidents, product defects and malfunctions, commercial trucking and motor vehicle accidents, and serious injuries due to defects or dangers on commercial and residential properties. He has assisted in the recovery of tens of millions of dollars for clients. His commitment to justice is driven by a deep understanding of how accidents can devastate lives, a perspective shaped by his upbringing in a community of hardworking, blue-collar individuals.
Born in Rosario, Argentina, and having immigrated to the United States, Mariano’s values of resilience, empathy, and service were ingrained early by his family and local community. He witnessed firsthand how workplace accidents can uproot families, inspiring him to fight for those most in need. Mariano attended Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate and excelled in leadership roles as President of the Latin American Law Student Association and Class Representative of the Student Bar Association. During law school, Mariano had the distinct privilege of serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Mark A. Kearney of the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
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The families of 98 people killed in the June 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, recovered over $1 billion through a class settlement run by a court-appointed Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, with final approval reached in under a year.
After Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight and injuring more than 200, Kline & Specter's Thomas R. Kline led the plaintiffs' negotiations that produced a $265 million settlement fund for the victims.
A Pennsylvania-record $227 million settlement resolved claims brought by 19 victims of the June 2013 Center City building collapse, in which an improperly braced wall fell during demolition and crushed the adjoining Salvation Army thrift store, killing seven people.
A Montgomery County jury awarded the estate of Ellen Gregory Robb $124.26 million in November 2014 against her husband, a former Penn economics professor who killed her in 2006 and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Of the total, $100 million was punitive damages. The proceeds were for the couple's daughter, the estate's beneficiary. The award stood after Robb's post-trial challenge, though collection was limited to his retirement and investment assets.
Four construction workers were killed and more than 30 injured when five floors of a parking garage under construction at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City collapsed in October 2003, leading to what attorneys described as the largest construction-accident settlement in U.S. history at that time.
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