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I have been practicing in the field of personal injury law for more than 40 years. I enjoy the close relationships, which I build with my clients throughout the course of a case. I do my best to put my clients at ease and trust that they feel safe and secure in the environment we have created in our firm. I represent people who suffer personal injuries arising from all types of motor vehicle accidents, such as car, bus, truck, and commercial vehicles. Also, injuries from motor vehicle accidents arising from uninsured and under-insured motor vehicles. I also prosecute slip and fall cases against commercial property owners, supermarkets and big box stores. I also represent people who have been injured by dog bites. In addition, I represent people injured in the course of their employment. These are commonly referred to as workers comp cases. In addition, I defend people charged with any type of motor vehicle violations (tickets), DWI, possession of CDS and other matters handling in our state's municipal courts.

• Car Accidents, Slip & Falls, Dog Bites, Construction Accidents, Workers Comp

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  Telephone consultations are without charge. Personal injury and workers compensation cases are handled on a contingent fee basis of 1/3 in personal injury and 25% in workers comp. All fees in workers comp are subject to approval by a judge of compensation. In both personal injury and workers comp, you pay no fee, unless we recover for you. In other matters such as DWI, or when a client receives motor vehicle summonses, we may offer a flat fee or an hourly rate.
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  DUI & DWI, matters in New Jersey's Municipal Courts and criminal matters are not handled on a contingent fee basis. Matters not related to personal injury or workers compensation are usually handled on an hourly or "flat fee" basis.

New Jersey

Since 1978

3rd Circuit

Since 2003

Co-Founder/Shareholder

Law Offices of Siegel & Siegel, P.C.

1989 - Current

Our law firm specializes in representing people who have been injured in various types of accidents and experience different types of injuries.

Vermont Law School

J.D.

1978

Ohio University

B.A. (1975) | Government

1975

Honors: cum laude

Superlawyer - Personal Injury General"

Thomson Reuters

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023

Superlawyer - Personal Injury General"

Thomson Reuters

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Middlesex County Bar Association

Member

Current

New Jersey Association for Justice

Member

Current

Who Is Responsible For Personal Injuries Suffered in a Fall & Why?

Law Offices Siegel & Siegel, P.C.

August 7, 2023

Arbitration Retraining, New Brunswick, New Jersey

November 22, 2022

Middlesex County Bar Association

I served as Panel Moderator for a Continuing Legal Education program for Retraining of Arbitrators serving in Middlesex County. All civil cases involving automobile accidents and other types of personal injuries go through mandatory, non-binding arbitration as part of the civil litigation process. The retraining is for those Arbitrators who have already undergone initial training to be qualified by the Superior Court to continue to serve.

Certified Civil Trial Lawyer

New Jersey Supreme Court

Q. When should I receive a settlement offer for my herniated disc injury in New Jersey?

July 14, 2025

A: It would be helpful to know if you have an attorney and if a Claim Petition has been filed against your employer. If you are represented by an attorney, my question to you is: were you examined by a doctor that he/she chose for a permanency exams.

If you are not represented, your employer can sit on their hands until the statute of limitation runs.

Bottom line is, if you are represented by an attorney, go to the office and have a meaningful discussion as to the progress towards settling the case.

If you are not represented, you need to be examined by a doctor who will rate your degree of permanency.

Since every settlement has to be approved by a workers comp judge, merely an offer from the employer is insufficient with a disc injury, I don't believe any judge will approve a settlement merely by an offer from the employer.

The take way for you is, sit down with your own lawyer, or hire a lawyer to learn your rights and obtain a timeline estimate.

Many of us that respond to questions like yours, handle similar cases.

Gerald D. Siegel, Esq.

Plainsboro, N.J. ... Read More

Q. Concerns about lack of IME/deposition in personal injury case and summary judgment implications.

June 28, 2025

A: Please clarify-are you saying the defense has not scheduled/taken your deposition and scheduled a defense exam (IME)? Please answer and I will respond.

Q. How to resolve license suspension due to unpaid parking fines and court citation in NJ?

June 21, 2025

A: Pay each of those outstanding parking tickets asap. Keep receipts. go to NJMVC and get your license reinstated. You'll probably have t pay the $100.00 restoration fee. You don't state what the current citation is for, so call the municipal court and see what they say are your options. If the citation is for driving while suspended, plead not guilty, go to court and speak with the prosecutor, or if you are uncomfortable with that, hire an attorney. Driving while suspended has a big fine and a loss of license penalty.