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The personal injury attorneys at Starr Gern rank among the best trial lawyers in New Jersey. We have successfully litigated thousands of cases on behalf of clients who came to us for help. Starr Gern has a track record of success in all areas of personal injury law, including medical malpractice, products liability and simple negligence cases involving clients injured in automobile and motorcycle accidents, construction site accidents, workplace accidents and accidents involving ordinary slip and falls.
Some of our clients are involved in minor accidents and suffer non-catastrophic injuries with minimum economic loss as a result of little missed time from work. Other clients come to us with more serious problems: an ironworker suddenly unable to support his family due to multiple injuries suffered in a fall, parents of an infant suffering from traumatic birth injuries or a real estate developer suffering a career-ending spinal cord injury. At Starr Gern, we are dedicated to helping all of our clients find solutions to their problems, whatever their scale. All of our cases are handled with the same level of professionalism. Our clients are kept informed because we return telephone calls and e-mails the same day, and we copy our clients on all correspondence we send out.
Our goal is to find resolutions to our clients' problems as expeditiously as possible. We try to resolve disputes without a lengthy litigation if that is feasible. If we cannot, our experience gives us access to a network of experts for every kind of litigation. We also utilize the latest hardware and software trial presentation equipment to effectively communicate with juries. Insurance carriers know from the start of a claim that we have the ability and wherewithal to litigate any kind of case to verdict.
Nobody expects to be a personal injury client. Accidents are unexpected events. Clients come to us after an accident because they suddenly find they have to deal with multiple problems caused by their injuries, including physical and emotional damages, astronomical medical bills, lost income due to disability and lack of access to medical care because of insurance coverage battles with health, auto insurance or workers compensation carriers.
We have been helping people deal with crises related to injuries caused by unexpected accidents for years. Partners Amos Gern, Jeffrey Rizika and John Ratkowitz have more than 70 years of combined experience trying cases in all areas of personal injury law. The firm has received millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of its clients, with many of them ranking among the highest in the State. Mr. Gern is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Gern, Mr. Rizika and Mr. Ratkowitz have all been selected as New Jersey Super Lawyers by their peers. Mr. Gern is the past president of the New Jersey chapter of the American Association for Justice, the country's largest association of trial lawyers and both Mr. Gern and Mr. Rizika remain on that organization's Board of Governors. Mr. Ratkowitz is a member of the Multi Million Dollar Advocates forum and sits with Mr. Gern on the Medical Malpractice Subcommittee of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr. Gern, Mr. Rizika and Mr. Ratkowitz have published a number of learned articles related to personal injury litigation and they frequently lecture to attorneys throughout the State.
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