Best Lawyers Near You in Hopelawn, New Jersey for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Paul M. da Costa, Esq. is a partner at Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri and is the head of the firm’s Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Department. He is a certified civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The New Jersey Law Journal has selected Paul as a finalist for the 2022 New Jersey Legal Awards “Attorney of the Year.” In their profile article, “Paul da Costa Harnesses ‘Immense Power to Cause Change’ as a Trial Litigator ,&rdquo...
Paul O’Connor is an accomplished partner in the firm of O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble, LLC. Mr. O’Connor is known for his many highly visible successes in plaintiff medical malpractice cases and the realm of plaintiff personal injury law. A proven expert with vast knowledge in medical malpractice matters, Mr. O’Connor has represented plaintiffs in cases across the spectrum, from negligence-caused birth related injuries to wrongful death. His commitment is to secu...
One of New Jersey’s most renowned and dynamic personal injury attorneys, Edward P. Capozzi exclusively handles auto, trucking, NJ Transit, products liability, and other catastrophic personal injury cases. He has successfully represented seriously injured clients in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, West Virginia, Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Delaware. Edward is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney. The New Jersey Sup...
Tyrone Sergio is a Partner of Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, and heads up the firm’s Morristown office. With a strong background in personal injury and medical malpractice law, Ty focuses his practice on a wide range of personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, construction accidents, nursing home malpractice, automobile accidents and premises liability cases. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous favorable results ...
Christopher M. Placitella is a shareholder in the law firm and an accomplished trial lawyer with a nationwide reputation as one of the country's leading legal authorities on mass tort, class actions, and asbestos-related diseases. He represents individuals injured by defective products and drugs, toxic substances, and environmental damage. Mr. Placitella is dedicated to working on behalf of victims of corporate misconduct, and this dedication has helped shape the direction of the firm and its...
Named by Best Lawyers in America as “Plaintiff’s Products Liability Lawyer of the Year” for 2019 and 2022, and, “Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year” for 2015 for the Newark metro area, and has been designated as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice & product liability from 2007-2023. He has been designated as a Super Lawyer 2005 – 2023 (16th-consecutive year listed in Super Lawyer...
Mr. North focuses his practice in litigation, with an emphasis on trial practice. He has tried jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts, including over 75 jury cases to verdict. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. A significant portion of Mr. North’s practice is devoted to the defense of catastrophic injury and other high exposure cases in the areas of negligence, public entity liability and professional liability, including the defen...
Rachel A. Placitella is a member of the law firm and handles complex litigation matters, concentrating on asbestos litigation. She is an experienced litigator handling each case from early investigative stage through settlement or trial, and has a reputation for excellence, marked by her participation in a number of significant mesothelioma-asbestos litigation cases. Ms. Placitella received her B.S. cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany and her J.D. with honors from Syracu...
Lynne M. Kizis is co-chair of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.’s Mass Tort/Class Action group. Ms. Kizis has practiced at the forefront of complex, mass tort and class action litigation for over 30 years, representing victims of occupational and environmental illness and defective products in trial and appellate courts in New Jersey and nationally. She is the Immediate Past President of the New Jersey Association for Justice, and has served on its Executive Committee since 2011, and...
William Lane is the managing partner of O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble, LLC. He is a highly skilled and experienced plaintiff’s personal injury trial attorney, specializing in medical malpractice , personal injury, wrongful death and hospital negligence cases. Mr. Lane has successfully obtained numerous million dollar and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Mr. Lane is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. ...
Jeremy Hylton is a litigator focusing on personal injury and appellate advocacy. As a former defense attorney, Jeremy utilizes his knowledge to navigate his clients through the intricacies of the legal adversarial system and understands what it takes to posture your case for the best possible resolution. Jeremy has considerable trial experience and is always willing to pursue a jury verdict on behalf of his clients if a settlement cannot be reached. Since joining Brach Eichler, he has recover...
Alex Capozzi is a certified civil trial attorney. He has extensive experience litigating catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims in both New York and New Jersey. Alex has personally obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts on behalf of injured victims. Outside of the office, Alex is a board member of several organizations dedicated to protecting ordinary families, workers, and consumers by fighting to preserve and strengthen the laws governing product safety, safe workplaces, and qua...
Mitchell A. Dornfeld is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Mitchell A., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mitchell A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Corey A. Dietz is a trial lawyer focusing on personal injury. He has worked hard to achieve multiple six- and seven-figure settlements for his clients in addition to handling all other aspects of trial work. Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Corey worked for a mid-sized firm in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He also worked for the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for two years where he conducted dozens of bench trials and drafted numerous briefs to the Penns...
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