Hackettstown, NJ Personal Injury Lawyer
If you were hurt in Hackettstown or nearby Mount Olive, Budd Lake, Long Valley, Dennis Shlionsky represents people injured in crashes, falls and workplace accidents. Warren County cases are heard at the Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere.
Quick answers
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Hackettstown, NJ?
In most New Jersey personal injury cases you have two years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2. If a town, county, state agency or NJ Transit may be responsible, a written notice of claim is generally due within 90 days.
Waiting also costs evidence: video is overwritten, vehicles are repaired and witnesses move. Calling early protects both the deadline and the proof. If the claim involves a Warren County road, park or building owned by the government, the 90-day notice goes to that public entity.
Where is a Hackettstown, NJ injury lawsuit filed?
Most injury lawsuits arising in Hackettstown are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, for Warren County, which sits at the Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere. Most cases settle before trial, and many clients never need to appear in court except for a deposition or a trial if one happens.
A case can sometimes be filed in another county where a defendant lives or does business.
Do I have to travel to meet Dennis about a Hackettstown, NJ case?
No. Dennis meets clients at the Parsippany office of Einhorn Barbarito, 4 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Parsippany, NJ 07054, and also by phone or video. If you are recovering, home and hospital visits are available anywhere in Warren County, at no cost to you.
The first consultation is free, confidential and comes with no obligation.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault for the accident?
Usually, yes. Under New Jersey's comparative negligence law, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, you can recover as long as your share of fault is not greater than the combined fault of those you sue. Your award is reduced by your percentage, so 20 percent fault means 80 percent of the damages.
Insurers often push fault onto the injured person early, so do not guess about blame in recorded statements.
How much does it cost to hire Dennis?
Nothing up front. The consultation is free, and injury cases are handled on a contingency fee, which means the fee is a percentage of the recovery and is only owed if there is one. New Jersey Court Rule 1:21-7 caps contingency fees in personal injury cases.
You will get the fee agreement in writing before any work starts, and you can ask questions about it at any time.
Injury help for Hackettstown
Hackettstown sits just over the Morris County line in Warren County, a few minutes west of Mount Olive. Dennis Shlionsky represents people hurt in Hackettstown car crashes, truck crashes, falls on unsafe property and other accidents caused by someone else.
Where crashes happen in Hackettstown
Route 46 and Route 57 meet in the center of town, and Main Street carries heavy local traffic past shops, Centenary University and the hospital. Route 182 links Hackettstown to Route 46 in Mount Olive. Turning crashes at downtown intersections and pedestrian injuries near campus are common here.
Where a Hackettstown case is filed
Because Hackettstown is in Warren County, a lawsuit for an injury that happened here can be filed in the Superior Court, Law Division, in Warren County (Rule 4:3-2). Warren County cases are heard at the Warren County Courthouse in Belvidere.
Serving Hackettstown from our Parsippany office
Dennis serves this area from the Einhorn Barbarito office at 4 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Parsippany, NJ 07054. There is no office in this town. The consultation is free, it can be done by phone or video, and Dennis can come to your home or hospital room.
Injury cases we handle in Hackettstown
Common questions
- Hackettstown is in Warren County. Can you still take my case?
- Yes. Dennis handles injury cases throughout New Jersey, and Warren County cases are filed in Belvidere. The consultation is free.
Local roads and courts
Hackettstown is in Warren County, where Superior Court cases are heard at the Warren County Courthouse, Belvidere. Common crash corridors in and around Hackettstown include Route 46, Route 57, Route 182, Main Street. We also serve nearby Mount Olive, Budd Lake, Long Valley, Independence.