About James M. Curran

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The law office of James M. Curran has been a fixture in the Middlesex County and Central New Jersey area for over ten years. Jim Curran, a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, has been practicing law in the state of New Jersey for twenty years. Jim specializes in the areas of personal injury, civil litigation, and workers' compensation. His standard of professionalism in dealing with clients, the courts, and other law firms he does business with are second to none.

Less than 3% of the lawyers in the state of New Jersey are designated as Certified Civil Trial Attorneys. Only 66 lawyers in New Jersey have been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocate. The fact that Jim Curran is so designated gives you, the client, a huge advantage. These prestigious designations assure you that his area of expertise lies in trial law. Jim Curran has also earned the designation of Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, accredited by the American Bar Association and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. There are presently only 68 lawyers in the State of New Jersey with Supreme Court designation. Combine this fact with a highly trained support team of paralegals and legal assistants, and the result is one of New Jersey’s most dynamic and progressive law firms whose sole focus is their commitment to servicing your legal needs.

Whatever legal problems you are encountering – general construction accidents, crane accidents (including mobile crane accidents), automobile accidents, car and truck accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, defective products, dog bites, sports accidents, unsafe machinery, uninsured motorist claims, real estate closings, criminal law, municipal court proceedings, or workers' compensation cases – the law office of James M. Curran can provide you with viable options and outstanding representation. We’re on your side.

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About Jim Curran

James M. Curran graduated from Rutgers University, Cook College, in 1981 and received his law degree from New York Law School in 1984. After graduating from law school, Jim served as a judicial law clerk to the honorable John E. Bachman in the Superior Court, Law Division, Middlesex County in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has been practicing law in Middlesex County, NJ, since that time. In 1993, he was approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, and was certified by The National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Specialist in 2003. A member of the New Jersey Bar and the New York Bar, he is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of New York, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Supreme Court of United States. Jim is also admitted to the U.S. Tax Court. Additionally, he is a member of the Federal Bar Association of New Jersey, The American Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey, The New Jersey State Bar Association, The New York State Bar Association, The Middlesex County Bar Association, The Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association, The American Inns of Court – Joseph Halpern Inn, and The American Arbitration Association.

Jim is appointed to serve as an Arbitrator in Middlesex County and Somerset County, and is on the Arbitration Panel for Auto, Contract and Personal Injury and has been a member of the Arbitration Advisory Council for the American Arbitration Association.

He has served as Judge in numerous Moot Court and Mock Trial competitions for Seton Hall Law School, as well as Union County and Middlesex County High Schools. He has served as coach for the Douglas College Mock Trial Team, which won the State Championship in 1996, and the Cook College Mock Trial Team. He also served as a mentor-coach for the national champion East Brunswick High School “We the People” constitutional law team.

Jim has lectured for the Middlesex County Bar Association on the new PIP regulations, for ATLA-NJ on the effective use of medical literature in the cross-examination of defense experts and on uninsured/underinsured motorist claims in New Jersey. He also presented the “Plaintiff Trial Attorney’s Perspective” for the Aetna Property and Casualty Insurance Company Litigation management – Liability Round Table for ATLA-NJ.

On the home front, he is heavily involved in his community of North Brunswick where he coaches Pop Warner football, travel basketball, and founded the Youth Lacrosse Program in North Brunswick as well as coaches lacrosse. In 2001, he received the Youth Advocate Award from the North Brunswick Parks and Recreation Committee.

Jim is an avid Rutgers sports fan, is a member of the Scarlet R Club and a season ticket holder for Rutgers Football and Basketball.

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