Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi

What Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi does

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. (MDL) is a Fort Lee, New Jersey-based personal injury law firm founded in 1974 by Michael Maggiano. The firm operates as a privately-held professional corporation owned by three named partners — Michael Maggiano (Senior Partner), Christopher DiGirolamo (Managing Partner), and Michael Lizzi (Partner) — and employs a team of approximately 30 attorneys and support staff. MDL represents individual personal-injury claimants in New Jersey and New York across specialized practice areas including car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, and rideshare accidents; construction-site injuries; workers' compensation; catastrophic injury; medical and nursing-home malpractice; premises liability; distracted-driving cases; and wrongful death. Technology is limited to standard legal practice and case management software, supplemented by investigative tools such as phone-record subpoenas, surveillance-footage analysis, and accident reconstruction rather than proprietary AI systems.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven, anchored by free initial consultations and a contingency-fee model in which clients pay no upfront costs and the firm receives a pre-agreed percentage of recovery only if it wins. Intake occurs through direct office visits, a website contact form, and phone consultations across three offices (Fort Lee, Hackensack, NJ; Bronx, NY). Top-of-funnel demand is generated through a multilingual (English, Spanish, Korean) website, a monthly "You Should Know" newsletter published since 2016, a legal blog, and active social-media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube; bottom-of-funnel cases arrive via attorney and judge referrals.

MDL monetizes contingency fees on individual settlements and verdicts, and cites more than $300 million collected for clients since inception, with recent individual recoveries including a $101 million construction accident settlement, a $10 million medical-negligence settlement, and a $5 million trucking-accident settlement. The firm is admitted in New Jersey state and federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and its partners hold Certified Civil Trial Attorney designations from the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Name

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi

Legal name

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C.

Website

https://maggianolaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi is a Fort Lee, NJ-based personal injury law firm serving individuals in New Jersey and New York on a contingency-fee basis across motor-vehicle, construction, medical-malpractice, and wrongful-death matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Accident attorney services
• Legal representation
• Wrongful death claims
• Workers compensation law

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates exclusively on contingency fees for personal injury cases. Clients pay no upfront costs - the firm receives a pre-agreed percentage of the compensation recovered. If no recovery is made, no attorney fees are charged. This aligns firm interests with client outcomes and makes legal representation accessible regardless of financial situation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. is a personal injury law firm that represents individuals injured in accidents. The firm provides legal counsel, case investigation, negotiation with insurers, and courtroom litigation across car accidents, truck accidents, construction accidents, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and premises liability matters. The firm has recovered over $300 million for its clients since its founding in 1974.

Product overview

Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi P.C. is a personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services through a unified platform of specialized legal practice areas. The firm operates as a single integrated legal service rather than a modular product architecture. Core services include personal injury litigation, with specialized modules for car accidents, truck accidents, construction accidents, workers' compensation, catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, premises liability, distracted driver cases, wrongful death, and rideshare/bicycle/pedestrian accidents. The firm has over 100 years of combined legal experience and operates offices in Fort Lee, Hackensack (New Jersey), and Bronx (New York).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Car Accident Representation Legal representation for individuals injured in car accidents, including insurance negotiations and litigation against at-fault drivers.
• Truck Accident Representation Legal representation for individuals injured in commercial truck and tractor-trailer accidents, including cases against carriers and drivers.
• Construction Accident Representation Legal representation for workers injured on construction sites, including scaffolding, fall, and equipment-related accidents.
• Workers' Compensation Legal assistance for injured workers pursuing workers' compensation benefits for workplace injuries and occupational illnesses.
• Medical Malpractice Representation Legal representation for victims of medical negligence, including surgical errors, misdiagnosis, and hospital negligence claims.
• Wrongful Death Representation Legal representation for families who have lost a loved one due to the negligence or intentional acts of another party.
• Premises Liability Representation Legal representation for individuals injured due to hazardous conditions on someone else's property, including slip-and-fall and inadequate security cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• $300 million+ collected for clients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American College of Trial LawyerscoreOthersProfessional organization recognizing the best trial lawyers in the US and Canada. Fellowship is by invitation only after rigorous investigation. Membership limited to 1% of lawyers per state for those with distinguished trial practice of at least 15 years.
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)coreOthersOrganization dedicated to protecting the rights of the injured, comprised exclusively of lawyers representing people. MDL's Christopher DiGirolamo served as Past President of the New Jersey Affiliate.
• Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)minorOthersPeer-selected honorary society of approximately 3,500 of the best trial lawyers worldwide. Less than 0.5% of American lawyers are members.
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)coreOthersOrganization fostering improvement in ethical and technical standards of trial advocacy. Michael Maggiano is an Advocate Member.
• National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA)minorOthersNon-profit organization dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in US courtrooms.
• Justice Morris Pashman Inn of CourtminorOthersGroup of judges, practicing attorneys, law professors and students who meet regularly to discuss and debate issues relating to law and professionalism.
• Burn Advocates NetworkminorOthersOrganization supporting burn survivors including children, combat wounded veterans, and elderly as they face challenges of recovery and reintegration. MDL is a Board of Trustees member.
• Civil Justice FoundationminorOthersNational charitable organization dedicated to safeguarding justice by strengthening alliance between trial attorneys and consumer advocacy groups. MDL is a Champion Member.
• Ten Leaders CooperativeminorOthersLong-term presentation of experienced and qualified professionals in law and other professions. Members are added based on length of practice, focus of practice, and out-of-firm peer referrals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: Largest plaintiff personal injury firm in the U.S. with national footprint and heavy marketing investment; broader incumbent competing for the same PI demand pool through advertising-driven case acquisition rather than referral-led growth.
• The Cochran Firm: National plaintiff personal injury firm with regional offices handling catastrophic injury, trucking and mass tort cases on contingency; broader incumbent competing in NJ for similar high-value case work.

Direct peers

• Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore: NYC-based plaintiff personal injury firm handling catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases on contingency; comparable peer given shared NYC presence and parallel practice mix to MDL's NY office.
• Cellino Law: Major plaintiff personal injury firm (formerly Cellino & Barnes) recognized for contingency-fee auto/truck accident representation in the Northeast; similar business model and target clientele with overlapping NJ/NY service territory.
• Block O'Toole & Murphy: Established NJ/NY plaintiff personal injury firm with comparable track record of multi-million dollar verdicts, operates on contingency fee model serving similar tri-state accident victim population — directly competes with MDL for high-value PI cases in Bergen and Hudson counties.
• Rheingold, Giuffra, Ruffo & Plotkin: Prominent NYC plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice firm with similar contingency fee structure, board-certified trial attorneys, and comparable NJ/NY federal and state court practice.
• Jacob Fuchsberg & Associates: NYC/NJ-area plaintiff personal injury firm with similar practice focus on negligence, wrongful death and catastrophic injuries, operates on contingency fees; comparable peer within overlapping NY metro territory.
• Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf: Long-established NYC personal injury firm founded in 1919 with similar catastrophic injury and trial practice focus; direct peer given shared PI plaintiff model and overlapping NY metro service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MDLTrialLawyers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MaggianoLaw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/MDLTrialLawyers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maggiano-digirolamo-&-lizzi-p.c.
• Instagraminstagram.com/mdltriallawyers

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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