Jeffrey J. Zenna

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Awards & Accolades

Designated as a 2006 Rising Star and listed as a Super Lawyer in 2012 – 2024 (12th-consecutive year listed in Super Lawyers) in the fields of personal injury & medical malpractice.

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Attorney Bio

Jeffrey J. Zenna is an experienced plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer who joined the firm in 1995. As a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Jeff handles automobile accident, premises liability, product liability, construction accident, class action, and both medical and legal malpractice cases.

Significant Cases & Recoveries

Jeffrey Zenna is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Having board certification is an exceptional attribute among legal professionals in New Jersey. As of the close of December 2016, a mere 1,650 attorneys, out of an estimated 80,000 practicing lawyers in the state, have achieved this prestigious certification. This places Jeff Zenna in an elite group, as he is part of an exclusive 2% of active lawyers within the Garden State to possess the distinction of a Certified Trial Attorney. He was recently re-certified by the NJ Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.

Attorney Zenna has successfully tried cases, achieving outcomes that have amounted to tens of millions of dollars for his clients. His expertise has led to numerous substantial recoveries for the firm’s clientele through both settlements and jury verdicts. This includes several settlements, each surpassing the $1 million mark. In 2009, Jeffrey settled a case surrounding a motor vehicle accident involving an Iraq war veteran for more than $4 million. In 2021, Jeffrey also secured a $1.7 million settlement for a client in a motorcycle accident case involving a serious leg fracture requiring multiple surgeries. He has also recovered $335,000 for a motor vehicle accident involving a torn rotator cuff.

Education

Jeffrey is a graduate of the City University New York School of Law (J.D., 1991). After law school, he completed a Judicial Clerkship for the Honorable Mahlon Fast, J.S.C. Since joining Blume Forte, he has received a Master of Laws Degree at New York University School of Law (L.L.M., 1997).

Associations & Memberships

Jeffrey is a member of the Essex County Bar Association, the Hudson County Bar Association, the Morris County Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) and the United States Supreme Court. As a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, he has lectured with regard to trial advocacy. In 2010, he lectured for the New Jersey Association for Justice regarding the use of Rebuttal Testimony. In 2016, he gave a lecture for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) entitled “Avoiding Legal Malpractice.”

Additionally, Jeff is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA), the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, and the Worrall F. Mountain Inn of Court. Jeff is also a longstanding member of the New Jersey chapter of The Miami Project, dedicated to the cure of paralysis. He served six years on the NJ Supreme Court’s 10B Ethics Committee for Morris County.

Jeff is an active member of the Board of Trustees for the Morris County Bar Foundation and participates in fundraising efforts for Johns Hopkins Medical Center to support Multiple Sclerosis research and treatment. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors at Roxiticus Golf Club and held the role of club president. Jeff is also a guest lecturer at Seton Hall Law School and continues to contribute his experience to advancing the legal profession.