Matthew G. Bonanno

Matt effectively handles a broad range of personal injury 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.

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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, 2021, and 2022

• Top Verdicts & Settlements in New Jersey 2019 – Obtained 18th highest personal injury settlement (22nd highest overall) and 43rd highest personal injury verdict (53rd 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

Representative Matters/Wins & Settlements

• $1,495,000 settlement for client injured in fall at Resorts’ Casino in Atlantic City

• Confidential settlement for medical malpractice due to injury when his respiratory therapists incorrectly set up his ventilator and breathing circuit

• $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

• $330,000 settlement for pedestrian struck by car

• $325,000 workers compensation settlement for client, a surveyor, injured on the job when he stepped in a hole in a field

• $300,000 policy limit 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

• $275,000 settlement for bicyclist struck by car

• $250,000 settlement for client who aggravated back injuries in slip and fall on ice

• $225,000 settlement for client who was bitten by dog

• $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

• $100,000 settlement, the insurance policy limit, for passenger in car struck from behind

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.

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