Matthew G. Bonanno ESQ. - Personal Injury Lawyers in New Brunswick, Somerville, and Freehold New Jersey

Specific Service Offerings

Personal Injury
- Slip and Falls
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Workers’ Compensation
- Truck and Bus Accidents
- Elevator Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Defective Products

Honors/Awards

Certified Civil Trial Attorney as designated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Matt is among less than 2% of NJ practicing attorneys who have demonstrated sufficient levels of experience, education, knowledge and skill in civil trial practice
Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Top Verdicts & Settlements in New Jersey 2019 – Obtained 18^th highest personal injury settlement (22^nd highest overall) and 43^rd highest personal injury verdict (53^rd highest overall) in New Jersey in 2019
Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016

A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.

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Memberships/Affiliations

Member, New Jersey Association for Justice
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Middlesex County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Member, Monmouth County Bar Association
Judge, Vincent J. Aprozzese High School Mock Trial Competition, January 2016
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys

Community Service

Representative Matters/Wins & Settlements

$1,495,000 settlement for client injured in fall at Resorts’ Casino in Atlantic City
$954,000 settlement, car crash injuries, multiple people
$900,000 settlement, bus crash litigation, neck and back injuries
$800,000 settlement for client who suffered neck and back injuries in a dump truck crash
$515,000 settlement for client who suffered neck, back, shoulder and knee injuries in Route 22 car crash
$500,000 verdict for client who suffered neck and back injuries after having been struck by a car while walking in a parking lot in Marlboro, NJ
$400,000 for client who suffered a shoulder injury in a bus crash in Freehold, NJ
$360,000 settlement for client who suffered neck injuries in a car crash on Route 537 in Colts Neck, NJ
$300,000 policy limits settlement for client who suffered neck injuries in a Route 202 car crash
$326,000 verdict for client who suffered neck injuries in crash with snow-plow truck
$300,000 policy limit settlement for client who was injured when struck by a pickup truck
$290,000 workers compensation settlement for a client who was injured in a work-related motorcycle ride to Tennessee
$280,000 workers compensation total disability settlement for client who suffered back injuries
$275,000 settlement for client who suffered neck injuries in Route 35 bus crash in Middletown, NJ
$250,000 settlement for client who aggravated back injuries in slip and fall on ice
$215,000 settlement for client who aggravated shoulder injuries in single vehicle car crash
$215,000 settlement for client who suffered neck and back injuries in car crash
$215,000 settlement for client injured in a slip and fall
$200,000 settlement for client who suffered neck and back injures as a passenger in a taxi crash
$190,000 settlement for client injured in a slip and fall accident
$175,000 workers compensation settlement for client who injured knee
$175,000 settlement for client who suffered neck and back injuries in a car crash
$150,000 settlement for client who suffered neck and back injuries in car crash

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, Civil Practice Basics: “Direct Examination of Fact & Expert Witnesses”, Middlesex County Bar Association, 2016.
Speaker, How to Handle Your First: Motion/Arbitration/Deposition & Trial, Young Lawyers Committee CLE Seminar, Middlesex County Bar Association, December 2016
Moderator, Civil Practice Basics: Direct Examination of Fact & Expert Witnesses, Middlesex County Bar Association, October 2016.
You Don’t Get Two Bites at That Apple – The Potential to Preclude Third-Party Claims When Seeking Authorized Treatment in a Companion Workers’ Compensation Case, The Middlesex Advocate, Middlesex County Bar Association, September 2016.

Publications

Education

Juris Doctor, Villanova University School of Law
Monmouth Bar Association – Judge Neale F. Hooley Scholarship Award (‘09, ‘10, ‘11)
B.A. degree, State University of New York at Albany

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York

FOCUSING ON PERSONAL INJURY LAW

Matthew G. Bonanno

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Matthew G. Bonanno

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Matt effectively handles a broad range of personal injury and workers’ compensation matters, from inception to completion. He dedicates himself to advocating fiercely on behalf of his clients, who may not otherwise have a voice in the justice system. Matt is driven to leverage the law to obtain the best possible results for his clients.

The Super Lawyers List is issued by Thompson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here...https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html. The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 is conferred by The National Trial Lawyers. A description of their methodology can be found here....https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/nominate-top-40/. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.