Nataliana (Talia) devotes her practice to medical malpractice litigation, defending the interests of physicians, dentists, nurses, hospitals, and other health care providers and institutions. She is experienced in all aspects of litigation, and brings hands on trial experience, including examining expert witnesses and presenting complex medical issues to juries. Talia also represents health care providers in licensing and disciplinary board matters. In addition to her litigation work, Talia advises clients on effective risk management strategies.
A strong advocate for her clients, Talia works closely with them to shape a defense strategy that reflects the unique aspects of each case and the outcome they hope to achieve.
Talia began her legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, where she was involved in handling the Multi-County Litigation (mass tort) docket. She graduated from Quinnipiac University with a degree in Criminal Justice and received her juris doctor from New York Law School.
Honors & awards
New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star
2026
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Year joined
2017
Results
unanimous verdict obtained in a medical malpractice matter in Bergen County, New Jersey
Health Care Liability
February 23, 2026
We received a unanimous defense verdict of behalf of our clients. The plaintiff was a seven-year-old girl who presented with a sacral aneurysmal bone cyst, an expansile, lytic lesion that destroyed sacral bone and was causing compression on her lower lumbar and sacral nerve roots. The plaintiff experienced the inability to control her bladder and bowel post-operatively, and had no sensation in her sex organs.
Defense Verdict Secured in a New Jersey Medical Malpractice Case
Health Care Liability
November 24, 2025
We secured a defense verdict on behalf of an oral surgeon in a medical malpractice matter. The plaintiff alleged that our client deviated from accepted standards of care when extracting four wisdom teeth resulting in permanent injury to the inferior alveolar nerve. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for the defense.
Thought Leadership
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2026 New Jersey Super Lawyers And Rising Stars
March 20, 2026
Eight attorneys from Marshall Dennehey’s Mount Laurel and Roseland, New Jersey offices have been selected to the 2026 edition of New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2026 Shareholder Class and Special Counsel Promotions
December 15, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys have been elected shareholders of the firm effective Jan. 1, 2026. Additionally, two attorneys have been promoted from associate to special counsel.
Need for competent physician testimony to establish proximate cause in nursing malpractice matters.
Roseland
Health Care Liability
Long-Term Care Liability
January 3, 2022
The plaintiff argued that her decedent developed pressure sores to her sacrum and heels at the defendant hospital, which worsened there, and later at nursing facilities, causing her pain and suffering and contributing to her death the following ye Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, Janu
Vicarious Liability-Do You Really Need an Affidavit of Merit?
Roseland
Health Care Liability
May 6, 2021
