Carol L. Forte
In the field of medical malpractice, she was named a Super Lawyer from 2005 to 2016 (top 10 in 2008, and the 10th in a row in Super Lawyers); Top 100 in NJ (2010); and Top 50 women lawyers in NJ (2010 & 2014). Carol has also been awarded one of America's Top 100 Attorneys for her Lifetime Achievement in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Litigation, and has been named one of the Top 10 Lawyers in New Jersey in 2010 (including both male and female attorneys). Carol L. Forte is frequently regarded by other attorneys as the leading female trial attorney in the state of New Jersey, according to the National Law Journal. Ms. Forte was named one of the top ten (10) litigators in the state by the Journal in a May 2000 piece headlined "Jersey Giants." She has been named one of America's top fifty women litigators by the National Law Journal on several times. Carol was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers as a Fellow in 2008. The College is made up of the greatest trial lawyers from around the United States and Canada. Only trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers have been defined by the greatest standards of ethical behavior, professionalism, civility, and collegiality are eligible for membership. The College's membership is limited to one percent of the country's attorneys.
After graduating from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1984, she joined the firm. Her previous background as a trained nurse has come in handy in her medical malpractice cases. A $12,682,500.00 jury verdict for the parents of a severely brain damaged boy whose twin died in utero; a $8,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a brain damaged child whose delivery was delayed because physicians and nurses caring for his mother in labor did not recognize fetal distress; $5,000,000.00 settlement in a product liability case; numerous multi-million dollar settlements in brain-damaged baby cases; and a $3,000,000.00 compensation was reached for a baby who was born prematurely and had brain damage as a result of an infection in the newborn nursery.
Carol has represented a huge number of ladies who were not diagnosed with breast cancer in a timely manner. She has also dealt with cases concerning cervical cancer detection delays. She is one of New Jersey's top birth injury attorneys, specializing in cerebral palsy and brachial plexus injuries, in which the nerves controlling a child's shoulder and arm were severed during delivery. Carol is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American Trial Lawyers Association, as well as the Essex, Morris, and New Jersey State Bar Associations. She is a member of the Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certification and the Board of Visitors of Seton Hall Law School. She's given presentations for the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in New Jersey.
Office: Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari
Address: 1 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928, USA
Phone: 973-635-5400
Mail: cforte@njatty.com
