William Marks Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000
Travels From:
EWR - Newark, NJ
Primary Topic Category:
Jewish
Secondary Topic Category:
Historians
William Marks Speaker Profile: At A Glance
William R. Marks, Esq., founded The Marks Law Firm, PC, in 1996, after his historic success in the case of American Holocaust Survivor Hugo Princz. Since then, Marks and his colleagues in Germany have fought to expand eligibility for various compensation / pension programs. They have represented over 40,000 Survivors (or heirs) worldwide and collected millions of dollars in client recoveries.
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