Jeffrey A. Rizika

Partner

Mr. Rizika concentrates his practice in the areas of Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Malpractice and Municipal Court Litigation.

He is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana with a BA in History and a BS in Management and obtained his law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.

He has been an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the largest trial lawyer organization in the country, and the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), New Jersey’s largest trial lawyer organization, for over twenty years. He is on the Board of Governors of NJAJ, where he has been the co-chair of the Auto Committee for several years. He is also the past chair of the Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section of AAJ, as well as the past vice chair of the Discovery Abuse Committee of AAJs Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.

Mr. Rizika also serves as an arbitrator for the Law Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Essex County and has served as a private arbitrator on numerous motor vehicle matters.

The majority of his practice is devoted to Automobile, Truck and Bus litigation, as well as Premises Liability cases and he has been a frequent lecturer and moderator over the years on many topics relating to the everyday practice of personal injury law.

Mr. Rizika has been named as a Super Lawyer in New Jersey Monthly Magazine in the area of Plaintiff’s Personal Injury each year since 2009, a distinction shared by only 5% of the lawyers in the State of New Jersey.

Tulane University, 1986 B.A., B.S.
Syracuse University College of Law, 1989 J.D.

New Jersey State Bar
Essex County Bar Association

New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) [formerly Association of Trial – Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ)]
American Association for Justice (AAJ) [formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)] Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section
Civil Court Arbitrator, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Essex County

Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Black Letter Briefcase: Trial Practice and Evidence – How to Prove Medical Bills at Time of Trial” – November 22, 2019
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Litigation at Sunrise – Damages: Economic Losses in a Post Haines World Proving and Boarding Medical Damages – November 22, 2019
Moderator / Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Auto Seminar: Haines Legislation Update” – November 21, 2019
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “Auto Program: Intake to Verdict: Maximizing Your Client’s Claim” – May 10, 2019
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “How to Handle Haines Issues” – May 9, 2019
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Auto Seminar: Roundtable Discussion: Hot Topics in Trial Practice” – November 15, 2018
Moderator, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “Auto Pitfalls: Things Are Not Always What They Appear To Be” – May 11, 2018
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Auto Seminar: Causally Relating Injuries to an Auto Accident – Roundtable” – November 16, 2017
Moderator, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “Hidden Pitfalls in Auto Trials: Don’t Forget the Little (and Big) Things – A Local and National Perspective” – April 28, 2017
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Hot Motor Vehicle Topics and Auto Insurance Update – Health Insurance Primary: The Dec Page is Not the Whole Story” – November 18, 2016
Moderator, New Jersey Association For Justice (NJAJ), Atlantic City, NJ: “Proving Causation in Auto Trials: A Local and National Perspective” – April 8, 2016
Speaker, New Jersey Association For Justice (NJAJ), Atlantic City, NJ: “PERSONAL INJURY: Inlet Insights – Live Trial Follow Up: What Our Jurors Were Thinking” – April 7, 2016
Speaker, 360 Advocacy, Las Vegas, NV: “Auto Crash Litigation 3.1: – The Omnibus Auto Litigation Motion in Limine” – April 4, 2016
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Verbal Threshold – Jury Trial” – November 20, 2015
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “The Declarations Page: What You See is Not Always What You Get” – May 1, 2015
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Auto: Tips for Success at Trial” – November 14, 2014
Moderator, American Association for Justice (AAJ): AAJ Summer Convention “The Perils and Pitfalls of Premises Liability Cases…and Motor Vehicle cases” – July 28, 2014
Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association: 2014 Solo and Small Firm Conference “Trial by Trial” – March 1, 2014
Moderator, American Association for Justice (AAJ): AAJ Winter Convention “Auto Collison Cases: Meeting Challenges Head-On” – February 10, 2014
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “PIP, Auto and Beyond – Focus and Learn” – November 15, 2013
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). Boardwalk Seminar “Deposition College – Getting the Most Out of Your Depositions – Auto Depositions: Beyond Liability” – April 19, 2013
Moderator, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “Handling Auto and PIP Claims: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” -November 16, 2012
Moderator/Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Meadowlands Seminar “The Average Joe Seminar: Initial Interview with Average Joe – Getting Ready to go on the Offensive” November 11, 2011
Moderator, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ): Boardwalk Seminar “Discovering the Story of Your Case Through Dramatic Action” – April 15, 2011
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ); “Litigation at Sunrise – Using the PIP Arbitration Process to Get the Client the Medical Care They Need” – April 15, 2011
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ); “Auto Seminar 2011: Pre Litigation to Trial Techniques for the Auto Practitioner – How PIP Issues Can Impact the BI Claim” – February 26, 2011
Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ); Meadowlands Seminar “New York vs. New Jersey: When Laws Collide – SUM vs, UM/UIM: Procedures, Laws & Litigation” – November 12, 2010.
Speaker, “Support Staff Program: Personal Injury Law – Effective Use of Settlement Brochures”, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), April 23, 2009
Speaker, “A Complete Battle Plan: Trial Skills and the Latest Developments in Employment Law – Direct & Cross of the Alleged Harasser and Discussion”, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), April 23, 2009
Moderator, “Support Staff Program: Personal Injury Law”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), October 18, 2008
Co-Moderator, “ATLA-NJ Dream Team II – Live Trial Demonstration of a Limitation on Lawsuit Case”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), February 23, 2008
Moderator, “Support Staff Program: Personal Injury Law”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), October 19, 2007
Co-Moderator, “Valuable Trial Tactics For Litigating Auto Cases”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), December 2, 2006
Speaker, “Proving Permanency at Trial: Tactics, Techniques, and Tribulations – Preparation for Your Pretrial Conference. A Settlement Brochure for the Judge?”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), October 28, 2006
Co-Moderator, “A Practical Approach to Premises Liability”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), February 25, 2006
Co-Moderator, “A Practical Approach to Premises Liability”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), February 25, 2006
Speaker, “Winning the Premises and Construction Liability Case – Openings and Closing Arguments in a Premises Liability Case”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), October 29, 2005
Speaker, “Trying The Auto Case: Openings to Summations – Summations”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), February 26, 2005
Co-Moderator, “Medical Perspectives on Improving Damages”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), April 22, 2004
Speaker, “Settlements: Sleeping With the Enemy – First Impressions”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), February 22, 2003
Speaker, “Hot Tips in Trial Law – The Use of Defense Experts’ Financial Records in Cross Examination “, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), October 26, 2002

Jeffrey A. Rizika

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