Matthew G. Bonanno
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
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019 New Jersey
- Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
- Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
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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
- $800,000 for Client Hurt in Truck Crash.
- $400,000 Settlement For Bus Crash Litigation.
- $326,000 verdict, auto litigation, neck injuries.
- $290,000 workers compensation settlement for a client who was injured in his employment when leading a group of riders on a motorcycle ride from New Jersey to Tennessee.
- $280,000 total disability settlement for work related accident.
- $215,000 settlement for client injured in a slip and fall accident.
- $190,000 Settlement for Monmouth County slip and fall injury
- $175,000 settlement for Burlington County work injury where a table fell on an employee’s knee
- $150,000 settlement for neck and back injuries in auto collision
- $148,000 settlement for Monmouth County work injury
- $113,000 settlement for injured in work-related car accidents in Middlesex County
- $100,000 settlement for client injured in a car accident
- $100,000 policy limit settlement for client who was injured, and ultimately died as a result of a car accident.
- $100,000 settlement for client with herniated discs and TMJ
- $100,000 judgment for client who was assaulted at a fraternity party.
- $70,000 settlement for client who injured her neck, back and shoulder were injured in a car accident.
- $70,000 settlement for mother and son who were injured in a car accident.
- $65,000 settlement for client who was assaulted.
- $65,000 obtained for client rear-ended by another driver.
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
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.