Our Core Values
Michael Maggiano
A founder and senior partner of the law firm, for over 45 years specializing in personal injury litigation with a focus on all areas of motor vehicle collisions, from auto to trucking and bus accidents as well as train wrecks for over 35 years.
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Christopher DiGirolamo
A Managing Partner who practices law in the State and Federal Courts of the State New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
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Michael Lizzi
A partner who practices complex and standard tort litigation in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey in the fields of medical and hospital negligence, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and more.
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Together, we work to make up Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C., an experienced and seasoned team of trial lawyers in the New Jersey area specializing in all of your needs! We know our way around New Jersey and its laws, and will work hard to get you what you deserve.
Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C.(MDL) has rightfully earned the reputation of achieving justice for our clients. Our dedication to protecting the rights of the injured is an unfaltering commitment to the community we serve, and that is proven again and again in the successes we secure for our clients.
Our ongoing knowledge in New Jersey and New York state laws can get you the compensation you deserve if we decide to take your case. For instance, New Jersey is a comparative negligence state, which means that the plaintiff can win damages as long as his or her negligence was not greater than that of the other party involved.
You can be partially negligent and still win damages, as long as the other party contributed more than 50% of the negligence in play. New York, however, follows a rule of “pure comparative negligence” which means, as a plaintiff, your compensation can be reduced by an amount equal to your percentage of fault. These things are important to note and we will guide you through your options based on location and situation!
We can get you the results you want to see in court
We have collected more than $300 million for our clients, which is why we’ve grown a sort of bond and trust with many clients. Through many verdicts and settlements, we have brought success to many people’s lives. For instance…
$1.5 Million • Medical Malpractice… has been given to an 85-year-old widower in a medical malpractice suit for the loss of his 65-year-old wife due to severe injury of the popliteal artery and vein of the leg. This took place after a total knee replacement surgery causing massive loss of blood and resulting in shock, liver, and acute renal failure with resultant metabolic acidosis.
$10,000,000 • Motor Vehicle Accident… has been given in a motor vehicle accident to a government worker on assignment in South Africa who was thrown from the vehicle he was riding as a passenger and alleged to have not been wearing his seatbelt. This resulted in severe brain injury causing significant disability in the use of his legs and hands as well as visual impairment. We were able to argue that use of a seatbelt in the facts of this case would have resulted in similarly severe if not worse injuries and perhaps death.
So say no more – we will work with you no matter what the case if you do indeed have one. A consultation can tell you much more information so speak with us today and see the results you want to see and rightfully deserve!
Where We Got Our Start
Our law firm began in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 1974. Michael Maggiano’s unique dedication to and success in trial law made him stand out among other known attorneys. In 1992, Mr. Maggiano joined forces with Christopher DiGirolamo. Soon our reputation for success and our desire to help even more kinds of people and their cases led us to join up with another experienced trial lawyer to complete our team. This just so happened to be Michael Lizzi. Today MDL has a location in Fort Lee, New Jersey. We associate with leading trial firms throughout the country in handling catastrophic injury cases of all types.
Why Hire Us
There is really no case too challenging and no case too small for us to handle and we believe we can get you what you deserve as a client if you come and speak to us. It is normal to be feeling overwhelming thoughts of grief or fear when you have been faced with an injury or loss. For instance, you may be wondering how you will pay your medical bills now or make up for any lost income. It is beneficial to learn about your rights and how you can go about recovering financially in this difficult process.
We have been voted among the Best Lawyers in America by our peers and are known and respected by our fellow lawyers and judges. For instance, Martindale Hubbell, the leading lawyer rating service in the country, has announced in its 2012 edition that Michael Maggiano, Christopher DiGirolamo, and Michael Lizzi have once again received the highest ratings by their peers in professional skills and in ethical standards. We have worked many cases and won for our clients – if this doesn’t have you convinced, come speak with us. Our cases all vary but one thing remains the same, and that is the fact that we will take on cases of all serious degrees and get compensation where needed.
With cumulative experience of over 80 years, we are uniquely experienced in trial law and have the versatility to handle any kind of case, however unique or specialized. Our successes span in a wide range of cases. This includes trucking and bus crashes, automobile crashes, construction accidents, workplace injury, hospital malpractice, nursing home negligence, personal injury, medical malpractice, automobile negligence, drug products liability, workers compensation, medical device product liability, and much, much more. You can learn more on our website about the kinds of cases we handle and review some of our successes.
Our professional staff’s education, training and dedication to clients is of the highest caliber. At MDL, we are like a family…we are dedicated to one another and our common goal: Success and justice for our clients.
