The most important decision you will make when you decide to pursue a worker's compensation case is which law firm you hire. There are many law firms that can do a good job for you. But ask yourself, do you want just a good lawyer? You deserve more than good. You deserve the BEST.
At Livingston Siegel DiMarzio, we offer you over 100 years of experience with proven results. We are one of the most respected law firms in the State of New Jersey. We are committed to helping those workers who have been injured in the workplace obtain all of the benefits they both require and deserve.
Craig Livingston joined Local 371 American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSME) in 1967. Mr. Livingston was drafted and served in Vietnam as a truck driver. He later went to Rutgers Law School directly from Vietnam. Mr. Livingston began his career representing United Auto Workers. When one of the UAW Locals was faced with a plant shutdown, he worked on a 1982 buyout of the General Motors plant using an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Over the next 18 years, Mr. Livingston worked on about 15 other ESOPS.
In 1993, Mr. Livingston founded and became President of the New Jersey COSH, the Advisory Council on Health and Safety, a coalition of Unions, Workers' lawyers, and Workers' doctors. New Jersey COSH fights for pro-worker legislation and writes friend of the court briefs to the New Jersey Supreme Court on issues that impact workers. New Jersey COSH has grown over two decades to be the leading legal voice for injured workers in New Jersey.
Mr. Livingston has been designated by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Board Certified Workers' Compensation lawyer and specializes in labor law as well as catastrophic injuries and diseases caused by work.
Ronald H. Siegel has been a worker-side Workers' Compensation trial attorney in New Jersey for over thirty years. Mr. Siegel worked as a claimant's attorney for a major law firm and eventually chose to manage his own successful private practice for nine years before joining as a Partner with Livingston Siegel DiMarzio in 2008. Mr. Siegel has handled thousands of workers' compensation and personal injury cases to conclusion, especially in the courts of Northern New Jersey. He is also a Vice-President of New Jersey Committee on Safety and Health (COSH).
During Mr. Siegel's legal career, he spent a short time as house counsel for a major insurance company. He has used this experience to gain useful insight into the inner workings of an insurance company and because of this, he understands the reasons why certain decisions are made by insurance company claims adjusters. Mr. Siegel utilizes this knowledge in preparing his cases for both settlement negotiations and for trial.
Mr. Siegel received his LL.B. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Mr. Siegel volunteers his time in emergency rooms and foster care programs.
In the early part of Mr. Siegel's legal career, he was with the Baltimore Public Defender's Office. During this time, he represented indigent defendants in a variety of cases including major felony offenses.
Frank DiMarzio has practiced Workers' Compensation Law since he began his career as an attorney over thirty-five years ago. Named by the New Jersey Law Journal as a "New Jersey Super Lawyer" every year since 1995, Mr. DiMarzio is well-known and well-respected among the entire state. A significant percentage of Mr. DiMarzio's cases are referrals to him by other lawyers.
Mr. DiMarzio is a Vice-President of the New Jersey Committee on Safety and Health.
Mr. DiMarzio has won three cases for injured workers before the New Jersey Supreme Court, which have broadened the rights of all working people.
Mr. DiMarzio attended Rutgers University, where he also obtained his law degree.
Our semi-retired Partner Lynne P. Kramer was the Managing Partner of the Firm until 2006. Ms. Kramer continues to handle many complicated grievances and arbitrations that arise in Union workplaces. Ms. Kramer's greatest skill, based on her decades of experience, is her ability to cut to the heart of matters and suggest practical resolutions that all parties involved can live with. Ms. Kramer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Montclair State University and received her law degree from Rutgers Law School.
Livingston Siegel DiMarzio, LLP
661 Franklin Avenue
Nutley, New Jersey 07110
Tel. No.: (973) 661-4545
Fax No.: (973) 661-4646
Toll Free No. : (800) 246-WORK (9675)
Tel. No.: (973) 661-4545
Fax No.: (973) 661-4646
Toll Free No.: (800) 246-WORK (9675)