Edward J. Rebenack, Esq.

Edward J. Rebenack, Esq
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About Edward J. Rebenack, Esq.

Since co-founding RAM Law in 2007, Ed has focused his law practice on representing injury victims and their families. His practice is now limited to handling truck and bus crash litigation. Ed has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney since 2005. He is a member of the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and obtained Board Certification in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 2019. Ed obtained his Class A Commercial Learners Permit and enrolled in truck driving school to obtain behind-the-wheel experience to better represent truck accident victims. He is a member of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group; the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys; the Million Dollar Advocates Forum; and regularly presents on truck accident litigation at conferences.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Truck Accidents
  • Catastrophic Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death

EDUCATION

  • Juris Doctor, Seton Hall University School of Law
  • B.S. Economics, magna cum laude, Seton Hall University

HONORS/AWARDS

  • 2024 NJBIZ Leader in Law
  • 2024 AV Preeminent Attorney
  • Avvo Rated Top Lawyer 2022
  • Shuey Horowitz Humanitarian Award, HomeSharing, Inc., 2021
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Truck Accident Law
  • Selected to Super Lawyers 2014 - 2024
  • Certified Civil Trial Attorney as designated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Ed is among less than 2% of NJ practicing attorneys who have demonstrated sufficient levels of experience, education, knowledge and skill in civil trial practice
  • AVVO Rating 10 out of 10
  • Middlesex County Bar Association, Civil Practice Award, 2012
  • Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV Preeminent”, a peer rating that is “a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence”
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2006, 2008
  • New Jersey’s 40 Under 40, Rising Star, New Jersey Law Journal, 2006, 2008
  • Forty Under 40 award, NJBIZ, 2006

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BAR ADMISSIONS

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

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Communications Chair, 2023 – 2024
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Board of Regents, 2021 – Present
  • Membership in the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2017 – Present
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member 2015 – Present
  • Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, Member, 2015 – Present
  • Somerset County Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2014-2022.
  • Somerset County Bar Association – Co-Chair Arbitration Committee Arbitrator
  • Middlesex County Bar Association – Settlement Panel
  • Middlesex County Bar Association, President, 2009-2010
  • New Jersey Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2007-2009
  • New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, appointment, 2006-2008
  • Appointment to District VIII Ethics Committee, 2005-2007
  • New Brunswick Bar Association, President, 2003-2004
  • Association of the Federal  Bar of New Jersey, Member 2017 – Present
  • Entrepreneurs’ Organization 2015 – Present

PUBLICATIONS

  • Using Settlement Counsel in the Non-Catastrophic Injury Case, Safer Trucking Monthly, November 2021, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
  • Truck Crash Litigation: The Honeymoon Phase, The Middlesex Advocate, November 2021, Volume 36, Number 3
  • Call Waiting, Journal of Trucking Litigation, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group, Winter/Spring 2020
  • The Truck Rear-Ended Me, What’s The Rush?, The Middlesex Advocate, January 2018
  • Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, New Jersey Law Overview, 2016
  • The Truck Rear-Ended Me, Isn’t That Enough?, The Middlesex Advocate, April 2016
  • Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice, New Jersey Overview, 2016
  • Insurance Fraud – What’s in a Name?, The Middlesex Advocate, February 2009

CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

  • Elijah’s Promise – Member, Development Committee, 2018 – Present.
  • Elijah’s Promise – Member, Development Advisory Board
  • Homesharing, Inc. – Chairman, Fundraising Gala Dinner, 2013 – May, 2021.
  • Homesharing, Inc. – 5k Fundraising Committee, 2012, 2013
  • Pro bono services Hurricane Floyd Flood Relief Program, 1999.
  • HomeSharing, Inc. – Board Member, 2012 – May, 2021.

APPELLATE OPINIONS

Hassan v. Williams, 467 N.J. Super. 190, certif. denied, ____ N.J. ___ (2021) Williams v. Restaino, A-1718-10T3 (App. Div. 11/21/12) Erickson v. Rodriguez, A-4316-10T4 (App. Div. 1/18/12) Lising v. NJM Ins. Co., A-2927-08 (8/26/10) Scattergood v. New Jersey Skylands Ins. Cos., A-4692-08T3 (3/26/10) Mehta v. Encompass Ins. Co., A-4581-05T1 (App. Div. 8/6/07) Commercial Ins. Co. v. Philadelphia Ins. Co., A-3590-04T1 (App. Div. 6/13/06) Kromka v. Mankoff, A-3554-04T1 (App. Div. 4/25/06) Marsden v. Encompass Ins. Co., 374 N.J. Super. 241 (App. Div. 2005) Karamisakis v. Blumberg, A-6904-03T3 (App. Div. 11/28/05)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Truck Litigation Part 2 – Pleading Strategies, Moderator, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), October 2024
  • Truck Litigation Part 1 – Pre-Suit Investigation, Moderator, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), September 2024
  • New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), Ins and Outs of Motions to Change Venue, Moderator, Webcast, December 2023
  • New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), Why Truck and Bus Crash Cases are Not the Same as Auto Crashes, Meadowlands Seminar 2023, November 2023
  • Hunterdon County Bar Association (HCBA), Top Things To Do In Every Truck Crash Case, Election Day Marathon 2023, November 2023
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Moderator of Broker/Shipper Track, Annual Symposium, September 2023
  • Faculty, Legacy/ATAA Truck Driving Program, Montana, May 2023
  • Court Battles in Trucking Cases, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, April 2023
  • Facing Court Moratorium on Civil Matters, Attorney Seeks Change of Venue, State Broadcast News, April 2023
  • Trucking Litigation—Hauling through a Trucking Accident Case, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Webcast, December 2022
  • The First 10 Minutes Of A Truck Crash Case, New Jersey State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, May 2022
  • Mining for Gold in the Motor Carrier’s Underwriting File, Webinar, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), December 2021
  • Distracted Driving, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Annual Conference, September 2021
  • Preventability, Admissibility and the Recent Appellate Division Decision: Hassan v. Williams, NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), August 2021
  • Building your Case from Accident to Trial,  Personal Injury Virtual Symposium, Hunterdon County Bar Association (HCBA), March 2021
  • Trucking Litigation – Beyond the Basics Webcast, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), December 2020
  • Practical Tips From Board Certified & Board Eligible Lawyers, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Annual Conference, September 2020
  • Civil Practice: Interventional Pain Management, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), December 2019
  • Trucking Litigation: Hauling Through the Preparation for a Trucking Accident, NJ ICLE, November 2019
  • Credibility: Proving Your Case Through The Other Side’s Witnesses(or Adverse Witnesses), New Jersey State Bar Association, Puerto Rico, November 2019
  • Trucking Litigation, Paralegal Association of New Jersey, October 2019
  • The Essentials of Litigating a Truck Crash, Somerset County Bar Association, October 2019
  • Trucking Litigation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 2018
  • Truck Crashes: They Aren’t Car Crashes, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA), December 2018
  • Practical Solutions to Ethical Problems in All Practice Areas, Middlesex County Bar Foundation (MCBF), July 2018
  • Trucking Litigation – What the Defense is Doing: What you Need to Do, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), May 2018
  • Investigating and Cross Examining the Defense Medical Expert, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2017
  • Interventional Pain Management, What Attorneys Need to Know, Middlesex County Bar Association, November 2016
  • Building Your Brand Within Your Community, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 2016
  • Seton Hall School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Persuasion and Advocacy course, January 2016
  • Traumatic Brain Injury: The Basics and Beyond, Somerset County Bar Association, 2015
  • Recent Developments in Civil Trial Practice, NJ Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), July 2015
  • Using the iPad for Expert De Bene Esse and Trial Testimony, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), February 2014
  • Using Technology to Win at Trial – Four Concurrent Seminars with Exhibits, NJAJ, February 2014
  • Deposing the Expert Witness, Somerset County Bar Association CLE Seminar, October 2013
  • Deposing the Expert Witness, Middlesex County Bar Association CLE Seminar, December 2012
  • Interventional Pain Management: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know, Middlesex County Bar Association (MCBA) CLE Seminar, November 2012
  • Using Technology in Court, MCBA, November 2011
  • Recent Developments in Courtroom Technology and the Law, NJ ICLE, July 2011
  • Courtroom Technology, 2011
  • Labor Employment Law Forum, NJ ICLE, March 2011
  • How to Take an Expert Deposition, MCBA, April 2009
  • Civil Trial Practice, Skills and Methods Course, newly admitted attorneys mandatory CLE, January 2008; January 2009
  • Realtor Liability and Interpretation of Errors and Omissions Coverage, Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors, June 2007
  • Skills and Methods: Professional Responsibility, Continuing Legal Education for Newly Admitted Attorneys, April 2007
  • Preparation for Depositions and Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor, Society of Investigators of Greater Newark annual meeting, April 2007
  • Greater Newark annual meeting, April 2007

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