Attorneys

Jim Martin graduated from Rider College in 1970 and Rutgers University School of Law in Newark in 1975. Since graduation, he has been involved exclusively in civil litigation.

Areas of Practice:

• Civil Litigation
• Plaintiffs Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Birth Trauma
• Products Liability
• Construction Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Burn Injuries/Explosion Accidents
• Serious Auto/Trucking/Motor Vehicle Accidents

Litigation Percentage:

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

• Certified Civil Trial Attorney, State of New Jersey, 1982
• Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Certified Civil Trial Specialist, American Board of Trial Advocates

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1975
• Rider College, 1970

Published Works:

• Diabetes, Hypertension and Birth Injuries: A Complex Interrelationship, Medicine and Law, 22:207-219, 2003, November, 2003
• Diabetes, Hypertension and Birth Injuries: A Complex Interrelationship, Bulletin of The Israel Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 3:36-40, 2004, 2004>

Honors and Awards:

• Thompson Reuters Super Lawyer, 2005 – Present
• National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, 2013, 2014
• U.S. News &  World Report, Best Lawyers in America, 2010 – Present
• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1979 – Present
• Trial Bar Award “For Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice”, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 2006
• Civil Trial Practice Attorney of the Year, Middlesex County Bar Association, 2006
• The Honorable Herman L. Brietkopf Award, Middlesex County Trial Lawyers, 2008
• AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubble
• Irishman of the Year, Central Jersey Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1995
• Man of the Year, Central Jersey Emerald Society, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• New Jersey State Bar Association, 1975 – Present
  Chairman, Civil Trial Bar Committee, 1994-1996; Member, Executive Committee, 1986-Present
• Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 1975 – Present
• American Association for Justice, 1975 – Present
• Middlesex County Bar Association, 1975 – Present
  Former Trustee;  Ethics Committee; Fee Dispute Chairman, 1975 – Present
• Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association, 1975 – Present
  President, 1983-1984; Trustee, 1985-2000
• American Bar Association, 1975 – Present

• Jersey Knights Soccer Club, 1992 – Present
  Founder and President
• North Brunswick Little League, 1989 – 1994
  Trustee