This is a 2026 list of New Jersey workplace accident law firms that represent people hurt on the job. Each firm also has an active New Jersey office and handles workers' compensation, third-party injury lawsuits, or both. However, this list covers physical injuries at work only. It does not cover employment disputes such as wrongful termination or unpaid wages.
The 18 New Jersey workplace accident law firms below each have at least one active New Jersey office, represent injured workers on the plaintiff side, and publish a workers' compensation or work injury practice on their own website. They are also grouped by North, Central and South Jersey.
In other words, these are the offices of New Jersey workers' compensation lawyers, workers' comp attorneys and work injury lawyers. Some people still call it workmen's compensation, which is simply the older name for the same system.
Onal Injury Law publishes this page and is listed first. However, the numbers are only there to help you move around the page. They are not a ranking, and no firm paid to be included.
Most people know about workers' compensation. Fewer know that a second claim may exist when someone other than the employer caused the injury. That is why it helps to ask New Jersey workplace accident law firms whether they handle both.
Report the injury to your employer right away. Under N.J.S.A. 34:15-17, late notice can delay benefits, and notice after 90 days can bar them unless the employer already knew. In addition, a formal comp claim petition generally must be filed within two years under N.J.S.A. 34:15-51.
We grouped the New Jersey workplace accident law firms by where their offices are, because injured workers usually want a firm near home or near the job site. Each entry also uses only facts the firm publishes about itself, and the tags show which kinds of work injury cases each firm says it handles. In other words, we did not score or rate any firm.
Personal injury attorney John Onal represents people hurt on the job in New Jersey and New York, including construction, warehouse, delivery and factory workers. The firm handles both the workers' compensation claim and, when another party caused the injury, the third-party lawsuit. It does not handle employment disputes.
About our firm: you work directly with your attorney, and the firm represents clients in English, Spanish and Turkish. In addition, one firm can coordinate both claims, so the comp lien and the lawsuit are handled together. We also review cases from anywhere in the U.S. and work with locally admitted counsel where a case requires it.
Publisher note: Onal Injury Law's Elmwood Park and Cliffside Park offices are close by, so North Jersey work injury cases are also handled locally.
(201) 335-6788 →A New York and New Jersey firm with about 30 attorneys that also concentrates on construction accidents, workers' compensation and injury cases.
Worth knowing: six New Jersey offices, and the firm says its support staff will also come to injured clients who cannot travel.
A plaintiff-only injury firm with more than 40 years of practice. It also has a construction site accident practice.
Worth knowing: the firm pursues the comp benefits and, where a third party is at fault, a separate injury claim in the same case.
A plaintiff-side injury firm founded in 1989 that also handles workplace injury and construction accident cases.
Worth knowing: Rosemarie Arnold is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. In addition, the firm lists services in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Italian and Arabic.
A Bergen County trial firm dating to 1974. It also concentrates on construction accidents and workers' compensation.
Worth knowing: the firm litigates in both New Jersey and New York courts, which helps workers on job sites across the Hudson.
A Jersey City firm that focuses on personal injury. In fact, its partners have more than 60 years of combined experience.
Worth knowing: its workplace page explains how a comp claim and a third-party lawsuit can run at the same time.
A Morris County injury firm that also has a workers' compensation practice.
Worth knowing: its comp page gives concrete third-party examples, for instance defective ladders, delivery trucks and icy sidewalks.
Publisher note: distance does not change how Onal Injury Law handles a case. For example, Central Jersey clients meet with us by phone or video.
(201) 335-6788 →A multi-office New Jersey firm founded in 1991 with a large workers' compensation department.
Worth knowing: partner William Grabler is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers' Compensation Law attorney. The firm also serves clients in Spanish and Portuguese.
A Union County injury firm that also has a work injury practice for construction workers and laborers.
Worth knowing: five New Jersey offices, and its work injury pages also explain third-party claims against drivers and equipment makers.
A New Jersey injury firm founded in 1939. It says it has represented injured construction workers for more than fifty years.
Worth knowing: the firm handles both the third-party and the workers' comp side of a construction case.
A full-service firm founded in 1933. Its construction injury group also handles work injury claims.
Worth knowing: the firm describes handling the third-party lawsuit and the comp claim as one coordinated team.
A Middlesex and Mercer County firm that focuses in particular on workers' compensation and job injury claims.
Worth knowing: it serves the Route 1 and Exit 8A corridor, for example Cranbury, South Brunswick and Plainsboro.
A New Jersey firm that also has injury and workers' compensation practices across four offices.
Worth knowing: the firm publishes a dedicated third-party claims page. It also notes cases handled for Spanish-speaking clients.
Publisher note: Onal Injury Law also takes South Jersey work injury cases. Consultations happen by phone or video.
(201) 335-6788 →A South Jersey firm that also focuses on workers' compensation and personal injury.
Worth knowing: its construction page explains the comp lien, including that fees and costs can be carved out of what you repay.
A South Jersey firm that also has a workers' compensation practice for injured workers across the region.
Worth knowing: an Atlantic City office, which is close to the casino and hospitality workforce.
A South Jersey practice that also represents injured workers in comp courts from Camden to Atlantic City, Trenton and New Brunswick.
Worth knowing: Michael Dennin is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in both civil trial law and workers' compensation law.
A South Jersey firm led by David Gelman that also represents injured workers.
Worth knowing: it publishes a separate page on third-party claims after a work accident, including how the comp lien works.
A Pennsylvania and New Jersey injury firm that also has a Vineland office for South Jersey workers.
Worth knowing: the firm says it represents tradespeople, warehouse staff and healthcare workers across all seven South Jersey counties.
A third-party claim depends on who else was involved. These examples show where one often exists, although every case turns on its own facts. Many of the New Jersey workplace accident law firms on this list handle these cases.
General contractors, property owners and scaffold companies can share fault. Read our guide to construction accidents in New Jersey.
Staffing agencies, equipment makers and building owners may also be involved, especially in the Exit 8A warehouse district.
If another driver caused the crash, that driver's insurance is a third-party claim. In addition, comp still covers the work injury.
Utilities, electrical contractors and product makers can be responsible. See our page on electrocution accidents.
For example, a defective machine, saw or ladder can support a product liability claim against the manufacturer.
In particular, lifting injuries and assaults are common. For example, a third party may be responsible when a building's security or equipment failed.
These questions work for every one of the New Jersey workplace accident law firms on this page, including ours.
Some firms only handle workers' comp. However, if another party caused the injury, you want someone looking for that claim from day one.
First, comp cases are heard by judges of compensation at the Division of Workers' Compensation. Also ask who will go to those hearings with you.
The comp insurer is generally repaid from a third-party recovery. For that reason, ask how the firm negotiates that lien and how it affects what you keep.
In New Jersey the employer's insurer generally picks the treating doctors. Therefore, ask how the firm handles disputes over treatment or return to work.
Finally, ask whether the attorney or staff will speak with you directly or through an interpreter.
Usually not. Workers' compensation is generally the only remedy against your employer under N.J.S.A. 34:15-8. However, there is a narrow exception for an intentional wrong, and you may also sue other parties who caused the injury.
A comp claim petition is generally due within two years of the accident or the last comp payment. A third-party injury lawsuit also generally has two years. In addition, tell your employer about the injury right away.
In comp cases, the judge of compensation sets the attorney fee, which is capped at 20% of the award under N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 and can be split between you and the employer. Third-party lawsuits use contingency fees capped under Court Rule 1:21-7(c).
No. Instead, comp pays medical care, part of your lost wages and a permanency award. That is why a third-party claim matters when someone other than your employer was at fault.
This list of New Jersey workplace accident law firms is about physical injuries at work only. Some firms also practice employment law, but Onal Injury Law does not handle employment disputes.
Yes. Workmen's compensation is the older name. New Jersey's law at N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 and following now uses the term workers' compensation, and the benefits are the same.
It depends on who caused the injury. A workers' comp lawyer handles your claim through your employer's insurance. However, if someone else was at fault, a personal injury lawyer can also bring a third-party lawsuit. That is why many firms on this list, including ours, handle both.
Ask each firm before you meet, because policies differ. The consultation with Onal Injury Law is free.
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This list of New Jersey workplace accident law firms is published by Onal Injury Law, which appears first and discloses that placement throughout the page. This is a directory, not a ranking, rating, award, endorsement or "best of" designation. In addition, the numbering exists for navigation only. Also, no firm is claimed to be superior to any other firm, listed or not listed. Firms were selected using the stated criteria: an active New Jersey office, a published workers' compensation or work injury practice, plaintiff-side representation, and a verifiable public record. Similarly, the practice tags reflect what each firm publishes and are not a claim about the scope of any firm's practice. This list is not the product of an independent rating organization, and no firm paid for, requested or approved inclusion.
This page is general information, is not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship with Onal Injury Law or any firm listed. Do not act, or decide not to act, based on anything here without advice from an attorney who knows the facts of your situation. In addition, reading this page does not preserve any deadline or right. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Onal Injury Law represents injury clients on a contingency fee, so there is no attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. You may still be responsible for case costs and expenses, even if there is no recovery, as set out in your written fee agreement.
The statutes, benefit rates, deadlines and fee rules summarized here are simplified, were believed accurate when this page was last reviewed, and may have changed. For example, the maximum weekly comp rate changes every year. Deadlines also have exceptions that can only be assessed on your specific facts. Therefore, never calculate your own deadline from a web page.
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Last reviewed 29 September 2026. Reviewed periodically; the page may not reflect legal or factual changes after that date.
