Craig M. Aronow, Esq.

• Personal Injury
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Motor Vehicle Crashes
  • Slip & Fall Accidents
  • Construction Site Accidents
  • Defective Products
  • Property Defects

• J.D., cum laude – Quinnipiac University School of Law
• B.A., Political Science – The Pennsylvania State University

• New Jersey
• New York
• U.S. Supreme Court

• Certified Civil Trial Attorney – New Jersey Supreme Court

• Trustee, New Jersey State Bar Association, Civil Trial Bar Section (2010–present)
• Founder & Past Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small Firm Section (2009–2011)
• Trustee, New Jersey Association for Justice (2016–present)
• President, Middlesex County Bar Association (2015–2016)
• President, Association of County Bar Presidents (2015–2016)
• Northern NJ Vice Chair, NJSBA Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee (2013–2014)
• Middlesex County Representative, NJSBA Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee (2018–2024)
• Member, NJ Supreme Court Committee on Civil Trial Certification (2024–present)
• Member, NJ Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence (2020–2025)
• Member, NJ Rule of Evidence 702 Subcommittee (2025)
• Barrister, Peter J. Barnes, III Inn of Court (2023–2024)
• Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• Member, Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• Member, American Association for Justice

• Head Coach, Rutgers University Mock Trial Association
  • 2008–2015; 2024–present
  • Teams placed 2nd nationally in 2011–12 and 6th nationally in 2024–25
• Faculty/Creator, Middlesex County Trial College (Fall 2023, Spring 2025, and Spring 2027)
• CLE Faculty, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education & Middlesex County Bar Association
• Frequent speaker on trucking litigation, trial skills, professionalism, ethics, and trial preparation
• Guest speaker for high school and college students considering legal careers

• Valuing Personal Injury Cases, Civil Trial Practice Committee, MCBA – June 2025
• Pathways for Greater Success, Solo and Small Firm Conference, NJSBA – February 2025
• Exposing Deceptive Defense Medicine, NJAJ – June 2023 and June 2025
• Middlesex Bench-Bar Panel, Moderator, MCBA – June 2023
• Dynamic Depositions: Trucking Company Safety Director, NJAJ – December 2021
• Virtual Trial Practice, Program Co-Chair, NJAJ – December 2021
• Commercial Motor Vehicle Cases, Strafford Webinars – July 2021
• Trucking Litigation CLEs – 2018–2023
• Numerous bar association programs on evidence, ethics, jury selection, expert depositions, and law firm management

• AV Preeminent Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell (since 2008)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
• Super Lawyers, New Jersey (2014–2025)
• Top 100 New Jersey Lawyers, New Jersey Monthly (2020–2025)
• Top 10 Super Lawyers in New Jersey (2025)
• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, NJ (2010–2013)
• AVVO 10.0 Rating
• Solo & Small Firm Lawyer of the Year, NJSBA (2018)
• Reynoldson Award, AMTA National Championship Coach

A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

• “Making Sense of New Jersey’s ‘Aggravation of the Preexisting Disability’ Jury Charge”, New Jersey Law Journal, April 15, 2025 (co-authored with Rachel Holt, Esq.)
• “Right to a Meaningful Trial is Under Attack Redux”, The Middlesex Advocate, November 2021, Volume 36, Number 3
• “Impeachment, Refreshing Recollection and Past Recollection Recorded,” Middlesex Advocate, Jan. 2018
• “So You Want to Have Your Name on the Door? Better Have a Game Plan,” New Jersey Lawyer, July 2014
• “The Bona Fide Office Rule: Will Virtual Offices Be Allowed?” New Jersey Lawyer, June 2012
• “Taking Depositions,” Middlesex Advocate, Dec. 2007
• “How to Take a Deposition,” New Jersey Lawyer, 2006

• Volunteer at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen
• Pro bono representation for 9/11 families in the federal compensation fund
• Environmental cleanup efforts with the New Jersey State Bar Association

• $2,000,000 settlement in DRAM shop case
• $1,375,000 verdict for woman with back injury that slipped on ice at hotel
• $1,500,000 policy limits for moped rider with severe head and orthopedic injuries
• $1,275,000 settlement with co-counsel for woman whose cancer was misdiagnosed and that hastened her death
• $1,230,000 settlement for auto accident
• $1,050,000 million settlement for woman burned in a fire involving a defective kitchen appliance
• $983,668 policy limits from trucking motor carrier on client’s behalf
• $950,000 for products liability case for client who suffered a significant neck injury during his use of a defective chair
• $950,000 for truck driver client injured in fall from tank trailer
• $875,000 settlement for man injured on defective boat stairs
• $850,000 settlement for bicyclist hit by a box truck
• $800,000 for client hurt in truck crash
• $750,000 for client hurt in truck crash
• $750,000 settlement for client that suffered neck and back injuries in a car accident
• $675,000 verdict for man with neck injury from car accident
• $625,000 verdict for client injured in a multi-car collision
• $600,000 settlement for client injured in a bicycle accident and his lawyer failed to protect his rights
• $575,000 settlement for a client with back injuries in an accident
• $500,000 settlement, high-impact rear-end crash injury
• $500,000 settlement for a client that was significantly injured in a high impact rear-end accident
• $495,000 Settlement for Client Attacked by Dog
• $475,000 Settlement for Client Injured in Car Crash
• $475,000 for a client that was injured during drills at a sports camp
• $450,000 for a client who was injured due to the negligence of a property owner, property management company and snow removal contractor
• $425,000 settlement for a RAM Law client that was injured in a three car crash
• $400,000 for medical malpractice victim
• $395,000 for client with neck injury that was aggravated in car accident
• $347,500 for Client Injured in Fall at Restaurant
• $340,000 for client with neck injury that was aggravated in a car accident
• $316,000 settlement, slip and fall accident in shopping center parking lot
• $300,000 settlement for client that fractured his foot in a motorcycle accident
• $295,000 for client injured at a big box retail store
• $285,000 for Client Injured in Car Crash
• $250,000 settlement for client suffering neck injuries to his facet joints and undergoing multiple pain management procedures and an ablation to several levels of his neck
• $278,000 settlement for client requiring neck surgery following car accident
• $235,000 for Client with Foot Injury from Car Crash
• $235,000 settlement, slip on ice sidewalk, fractured ankle
• $215,000 settlement for client injured in a slip and fall accident
• $195,000 for client that suffered a head and low back injury in fall
• $195,000 for client with neck injury
• $175,000 settlement, rear-end crash injuries
• $175,000 for client with low back injuries resulting from a car crash
• $165,000 for client injured when car was rear-ended resulting suffering a torn rotator cuff and neck pain
• $110,000 for client that suffered a low back injury
• $100,000 policy limits for client with spinal injury