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Millions Recovered For Our Clients
If you have been injured in an accident anywhere in New Jersey, you deserve a personal injury lawyer who treats your case with the urgency and seriousness it demands. At Sarofiem & Antoun, our New Jersey personal injury attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for clients across all 21 counties, from Hudson and Essex to Bergen, Middlesex, and beyond. We fight insurance companies, prepare every case for trial, and never charge a fee unless we win compensation for you.
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When you are seriously hurt in an accident, the legal team you hire determines the value of your case. Many large advertising firms treat your file like a number, hand it off to a paralegal, and push you toward a fast settlement that benefits the firm more than you. We work differently.
Sarofiem & Antoun is a New Jersey personal injury law firm built on three commitments: direct attorney access, courtroom readiness, and maximum recovery. From the day you call our office, you work directly with attorneys Mekhail Sarofiem and Kerollos Antoun — not a call center, not a case manager, and not a junior associate handling dozens of files at once.
What makes our New Jersey personal injury attorneys different:
A personal injury claim is a civil action filed by an injured person to recover financial compensation from the party responsible for causing the harm. New Jersey personal injury law is governed by a combination of statutes enacted by the Legislature and case law decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division. The rules below apply to nearly every injury claim we handle.
Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2, most personal injury lawsuits in New Jersey must be filed within two years from the date of the accident or injury. If you miss this deadline, the court will dismiss your claim no matter how strong your evidence is. Important exceptions apply:
We always recommend speaking with a New Jersey personal injury attorney as soon as possible. Evidence disappears, witnesses move, and surveillance footage gets overwritten — often within 30 days.
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New Jersey applies a modified comparative negligence system under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1. You can still recover compensation even if you were partly at fault for the accident, as long as your share of fault is 50% or less. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
For example, if a jury awards $200,000 in damages and finds you 20% at fault, your final recovery is $160,000. If a jury finds you more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. This is why insurance companies work so hard to assign blame to victims — and why we work just as hard to push that responsibility back where it belongs.
Compensation Available in a New Jersey Personal Injury Claim
New Jersey law recognizes several categories of damages and injury victims may recover:
Economic damages are the measurable financial losses caused by the injury. These include emergency room and hospital bills, surgery costs, physical therapy, ongoing medical care, prescription medications, lost wages, loss of future earning capacity, property damage, and out-of-pocket expenses.
Non-economic damages compensate for the human cost of the injury — physical pain, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, scarring and disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of consortium for spouses.
Punitive damages are available in rare cases involving intentional misconduct or willful disregard for the safety of others. New Jersey’s Punitive Damages Act caps these at five times compensatory damages or $350,000, whichever is greater.
New Jersey is a no-fault state for car accident claims. Under your own auto policy’s Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage, you can access medical treatment immediately, regardless of who caused the crash. To file a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for pain and suffering damages, your injuries generally must meet the verbal threshold — meaning they involve permanent injury, significant scarring, displaced fractures, loss of a body part, loss of a fetus, or death. Many drivers choose the “no-limitation-on-lawsuit” option on their policy, which avoids this threshold entirely.
Our attorneys evaluate every policy, every threshold question, and every available source of recovery — PIP, the at-fault driver’s liability coverage, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, and umbrella policies — to maximize the total compensation available to you.
Our attorneys bring decades of combined experience and a relentless commitment to fighting for your rights.
Whether in the courtroom or negotiating with an insurance company, Mekhail’s goal is to get results. He is an avid traveler who loves to explore new cities, states, and countries.
Advocating for the rights of accident and injury victims, Kerollos has the experience and track record of success you want on your side.
Every case is unique, but our track record speaks for itself. We fight for maximum compensation.
Our Process
Most clients have never been through a personal injury claim before. Here is what the process actually looks like when you hire our firm — six clear stages, with direct attorney access at every step.
Step One
You tell us what happened. We explain your rights, identify all potentially responsible parties, and give you a realistic assessment of your case — not a sales pitch.
Step Two
Once retained, we send spoliation letters to preserve evidence, request police reports, obtain surveillance footage, interview witnesses, and retain accident reconstruction experts.
Step Three
We work with your doctors to ensure injuries are properly documented. If you do not have health insurance, we help arrange treatment on a letter of protection so you can keep healing.
Step Four
We prepare a detailed demand package — medical records, bills, lost wages, expert reports — and submit it to the insurance carrier. Most cases settle at this stage.
Step Five
If the insurance company will not pay fair value, we file a personal injury lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court before the two-year statute of limitations expires.
Step Six
Many cases settle during court-ordered mediation. If yours does not, we try it. Our firm is prepared to take every case to verdict — and that readiness produces strong settlement offers.
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We represent injury victims across the full range of New Jersey accident and negligence claims. Every case is investigated, documented, and litigated with the same intensity, whether your damages are $50,000 or several million.
Rear-end collisions, intersection crashes, distracted driving cases
Commercial vehicle negligence, blind spot accidents, overloaded trucks
Lane splitting, failure to yield, road hazards
Public transit, school bus, tour bus incidents
Train derailments, platform accidents, NJ Transit cases
Uber, Lyft, and app-based transportation injuries
Wet floors, uneven surfaces, inadequate lighting
Property owner negligence, dangerous conditions
Crosswalk accidents, hit and run, distracted drivers
Neglect, medication errors, inadequate care
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Sarofiem & Antoun handles all personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing up front, we advance all case costs, and our fee is a percentage of the recovery only if we win. If we do not recover compensation, you owe us nothing. The exact percentage is set under New Jersey Court Rule 1:21-7 and is explained in writing before you sign.
For most personal injury cases, New Jersey law gives you two years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2). Claims against government entities, such as NJ Transit, require notice within 90 days. Because deadlines vary, contact a New Jersey personal injury attorney as soon as possible after an accident.
There is no average value. The worth of your case depends on the severity and permanence of your injuries, total medical expenses past and future, lost wages and reduced earning capacity, your percentage of fault (if any), available insurance coverage, and the impact on your daily life. We provide realistic case valuations after reviewing medical records — not vague online estimates.
Most New Jersey personal injury cases settle without going to trial. However, settlement amounts are higher when insurance companies know your attorney is genuinely prepared for a courtroom. We prepare every case as if it will be tried, which is one of the reasons our settlement offers tend to come in stronger.
Under New Jersey’s modified comparative negligence rule (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1), you can recover damages as long as you are 50% or less at fault. Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault. We work to minimize any percentage of fault assigned to you.
Almost always, yes. Initial offers are typically a fraction of the true case value. Insurance adjusters are trained to settle claims quickly and cheaply, often before the victim understands the full extent of their injuries. Once you sign a release, you cannot reopen the claim — even if your injuries worsen. Always have a personal injury attorney review any offer before signing.
Call 911 and get medical attention even if you feel fine. Document the scene with photos, gather witness names, exchange information with other drivers or parties, do not give recorded statements to insurance companies, do not post about the accident on social media, and call a New Jersey personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.
Simple cases may resolve in three to six months. Cases involving serious injuries, disputed liability, or litigation can take a year or more. We move efficiently while ensuring your full medical recovery is documented before settling — settling too early can leave significant compensation on the table.
We help clients access medical treatment through Personal Injury Protection (PIP) under their auto policy, letters of protection arranged with treating providers, or other options. You should never delay medical care because of cost concerns while a personal injury case is pending.
Yes. Our contingency fee structure means you pay nothing unless we win. There are no hourly bills, no retainers, and no upfront costs. We cover the costs of medical records, expert witnesses, filings, and investigations.
The decisions you make in the first days and weeks after an accident affect the value of your case for years. Evidence disappears. Statutes of limitations run. Insurance adjusters call before you’ve even left the hospital. Talk to a New Jersey personal injury attorney before you talk to them.
Sarofiem & Antoun offers free, confidential consultations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We respond quickly, we listen carefully, and we never charge a fee unless we recover compensation for you.
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