Mr. Sacket received his Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002, and a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University in 1999. He holds the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rating AV® Preeminent, its highest rating for general ethical standards and legal ability.
Mr. Sacket is consistently recognized by his peers. He was selected as a New York Metro Area Super Lawyers® Rising Star yearly from 2015 through 2017, as well as being named a New York Metro Area Super Lawyer® in the area of Construction Litigation from 2023 to present. No more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are chosen by the research team at Super Lawyers® to receive this honor each year. In addition, Mr. Sacket has been rated one of New York’s Top Ranked Lawyers by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell® annually since 2015.
Mr. Sacket regularly counsels his clients on risk management and presents seminars tailored to their specific practices.
Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Sacket has practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, professional liability litigation, environmental liability, including asbestos related matters, general liability, insurance defense litigation and medical malpractice. He is presently the Co-Chairperson of the Design Professionals Group, which focuses on the defense of architects, engineers and related design professionals.
Mr. Sacket's broad-based experience in these areas range from drafting and negotiating contracts, litigating complex multi-party construction claims, including personal injury actions, labor law claims and delay claims, and arbitrating and mediating construction related disputes. Mr. Sacket also represents a variety of clients in general and commercial matters, as well as day camps and residential overnight camps.
Mr. Sacket is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York County Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association and American Bar Association. As a member of the New York State Bar Association, he served on the Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section, and as liaison to the Commercial and Federal Litigation section.
Mr. Sacket regularly counsels his clients on risk management and presents seminars tailored to their specific practices. He has also authored articles for numerous publications and newsletters, including, most recently, "Understanding Contractual Insurance Requirements", "Lessons Learned from the Pandemic", “Mechanic’s Liens - What a Design Professional Needs to Know”, and “Is it Time for an Affidavit of Merit Requirement against Design Professionals in New York?”.
Mr. Sacket is admitted to practice before the Courts of the States of New York and New Jersey, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.
