Island Heights Personal Injury Lawyers

Robert Bratman is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Personal Injury Group, as well as a certified expert Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. With a career devoted to championing the rights of those wronged, Robert specializes in representing individuals who have endured traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and other catastrophic injuries, including fatalities resulting from automobile crashes and premises liability. Robert served as Practice Group Leader of Stark & Stark’s Personal Injury Department from 2017 to 2024 and he now leads the firm’s intake department. A seasoned and adept litigator, Robert has successfully tried...

Jeffery P. Rankel is an associate at McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. and practices out of the firm’s Red Bank, New Jersey office. Mr. Rankel’s primary areas of practice are civil litigation and employment law, including but not limited to matters involving discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. Before joining McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C., Mr. Rankel served as an Assistant Trial Court at the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office, where he researched legal issues and drafted legal memoranda on issues arising in indigent clients’ cases, which honed his legal research and writing skills. While there, Mr....

I am an experienced trial attorney, accepting select cases in matters involving medical malpractice, personal injury, motorcycle accidents, car accidents, and trust and estate litigation. In January 2005, New Jersey Lawyer named me one of 7 lawyers who made a difference.

Francis served on the Hainesport School Board of Education for nine years, three years as president. He is a practicing attorney and is a member of the bar of the State of New Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Francis currently is an adjunct professor at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Business Law, Business Ethics and...

With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Gregory has built a reputation for providing trusted legal guidance to clients across New Jersey. After earning his law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1993 and being admitted to the New Jersey Bar, he has dedicated his career to helping individuals navigate their legal challenges with confidence. Over the years, Mr. Gregory has gained the respect of both his clients and peers, thanks to his deep knowledge of the law and his commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes. He takes the time to understand each client’s unique situation and...

The Law Office of Celine M. Vitale, LLC is a practice specializing in Workers' Compensation Litigation, Social Security Disability Appeals, Personal Injury Litigation, Municipal Matters, Residential Real Estate closings, and Wills. I graduated with Honors from Rutgers College in 1999, and from Seton Hall Law School in 2002. In 2003, I was admitted to practice in New Jersey and in 2006 I was admitted to practice in New York. At the very beginning of my career, I served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Louis F. Locascio. Since being admitted to the New Jersey State...

Robert F. Black, Jr. is an attorney and managing partner at HANNAN & BLACK LAW GROUP. Prior to working at HANNAN & BLACK LAW GROUP, Mr. Black was an Associate Attorney at Clark Law Firm, P.C. in New Jersey, was employed by Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt, P.C. in New York, and served on the Board of Directors at the Unemployment Action Center (New York, NY). His trial experience includes DWI, municipal court, personal injury, employment law, landlord-tenant disputes and criminal matters. Mr. Black attended The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where he graduated with a Juris...

Brian W. Banasiak is a skilled negotiator and trial lawyer with the law firm Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. For more than 25 years, Brian has represented individuals injured due to negligence of others, amassing more than $40 million for his clients. After graduating law school, Brian served as a Law Clerk for two Superior Court judges in Union County, New Jersey, and at the same time assisted the now retired Justice Virginia Long. During work breaks, he learned litigation and negotiation strategies by watching portions of jury trials and listening to settlement negotiations. He then went out to...

Jeffrey S. Gillman is a trial attorney who focuses on serious injury cases related to trips and slips and falls as well as other premises liability, automobile accidents, products liability and medical malpractice. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and has extensive experience handling complex and traumatic personal injury matters in these states.

Jeffrey has received consistent recognition for his outstanding client advocacy. He has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40, and is one of the fewer then 1% of lawyers across the country who is a life-long member of the...

Attorney Christopher Lipari is a seasoned personal injury attorney with a strong background in complex litigation, particularly in wrongful death and personal injury cases. Since 2007, he has been certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney, the highest level of specialty certification for trial lawyers in the state. Chris has also been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers for his exceptional legal skills and dedication. In addition to personal injury cases, Chris has extensive experience in commercial litigation, employment law, and insurance coverage disputes. He also represents clients in insurance subrogation cases involving defective products, automobile...