What Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari does

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari is a New Jersey-based plaintiff's personal injury law firm founded in 1929 by Charles Blume and now operating under partnership across four office locations (Chatham headquarters, Jersey City, North Bergen, and Sea Girt) with between 101 and 250 staff. The firm represents individual injury victims across seven core practice areas: personal injury (including catastrophic injury, burns, child injuries, clergy sexual abuse, dog bites, nursing home negligence, and wrongful death), medical malpractice (birth injuries, delayed diagnosis, surgical and physician malpractice, hospital negligence), motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, product liability (including defective medical devices and asbestos), and workers' compensation.

The firm generates revenue exclusively on a contingency fee basis, receiving a percentage of any settlement or verdict it recovers for the client, with no upfront cost and free initial consultations. Substantive capability is concentrated in its experienced trial bar — multiple Certified Civil Trial Attorneys, eleven-time Super Lawyers honorees, and Best Lawyers in America selections — supported by an SEO-driven digital funnel of over twenty-one NJ county landing pages, two content blogs, a video library, and email newsletters, alongside traditional attorney referral networks.

In the past five years, the firm has reportedly recovered over $320 million for clients on matters exceeding $350,000, with notable verdicts including $46.7 million (toxic exposure), $28.6 million (medical malpractice), $25 million (premises liability settlement), and $11.1 million (product liability). The firm is a partnership with no parent entity or institutional investors and does not publicly disclose revenue.

Name

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari

Legal name

Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari

Website

https://njatty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari is a New Jersey personal injury law firm representing individual injury victims across personal injury, medical malpractice, motor vehicle, construction, premises liability, product liability, and workers' compensation matters on a contingency fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Medical malpractice
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Premises liability
• Product liability lawsuits

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for personal injury cases. Clients only pay if the firm successfully recovers compensation on their behalf. The attorney takes a percentage of the awarded settlement or verdict. This aligns client and firm interests and reduces financial barriers for injured victims seeking legal representation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari is a New Jersey personal injury law firm that provides legal representation on a contingency fee basis to individuals who have suffered injuries due to negligence, recklessness, or intentional acts of others. The firm's practice areas encompass personal injury, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, product liability, and workers' compensation claims. The firm represents clients through litigation and settlement across four New Jersey office locations, with attorneys who have secured hundreds of millions in verdicts and settlements.

Product overview

Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari is a New Jersey personal injury law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a single unified legal practice with specialized attorneys focusing on distinct injury categories including personal injury, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, product liability, and workers' compensation. Founded in 1929, the firm has four New Jersey office locations and provides litigation and settlement representation for injury victims throughout the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Services Comprehensive legal representation for individual injury victims in cases involving catastrophic injuries (amputations, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia), burn injuries, child injuries, dog bites, nursing home negligence, third-party claims, and wrongful death claims.
• Medical Malpractice Legal Services Legal representation for victims of medical negligence including birth injuries, delayed diagnosis and failure to diagnose (including various cancer misdiagnoses), surgical malpractice (surgical errors, anesthesia errors, informed consent issues, preoperative and postoperative failures), physician malpractice (medication errors, opioid prescription malpractice, testing errors, ophthalmology malpractice), and hospital negligence.
• Motor Vehicle Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for victims of car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, rideshare accidents (Uber/Lyft), boating accidents, distracted driving accidents, and drunk driving accidents.
• Construction Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for construction site injuries including burn injuries, chemical exposure, crane accidents, electrocution accidents, industrial accidents, machinery accidents, scaffold accidents, trench accidents, and welding accidents.
• Premises Liability Legal Services Legal representation for slip and fall accidents, casino accidents, dram shop liability, food poisoning, hotel accidents, inadequate security, lead poisoning, and negligent security claims.
• Product Liability Legal Services Legal representation for victims of defective products including defective medical devices (Stryker hip implants, Zimmer knee implants), defective auto parts, asbestos exposure, defective appliances, and household product defects.
• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Legal representation for workplace injuries and workers' compensation claims, including assistance with denied claims and third-party negligence claims.

Quantifiable outcome

• Obtained over $320 million for clients in past 5 years (settlements/verdicts over $350,000)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq: New Jersey-based plaintiff personal injury firm with multiple offices statewide, focused on auto, slip-and-fall, and workers' compensation. Directly comparable multi-office NJ PI scale and contingency fee model.
• Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. Premier NY-based plaintiff personal injury and mass tort firm renowned for asbestos, pharmaceutical, and product liability litigation. Operates regionally across the Northeast and competes for similar high-value NJ plaintiff cases.
• Napoli Shkolnik PLLC: National mass tort and plaintiff personal injury firm with offices in NY and NJ; active in product liability, environmental tort, and medical malpractice cases. Directly comparable contingency model and overlapping target case types.
• Levinson Axelrod, LLC: New Jersey-based plaintiff personal injury firm with multiple offices across the state, handling motor vehicle, workers' compensation, and medical malpractice matters. Directly comparable footprint and case-type portfolio.
• D'Arcy Johnson Day: Established New Jersey plaintiff personal injury firm with offices in multiple NJ counties, with deep experience in auto, medical malpractice, and workers' compensation. Directly comparable regional PI practice.
• Aiello, Harris, Marth, Tunnero & Schiffman, P.C. NJ-based plaintiff personal injury firm with multi-office presence (including Chatham, NJ — same city as Blume Forte's headquarters) handling personal injury, workers' comp, and Social Security disability matters. Closely comparable in size, structure, and geographic strategy.
• The Sanders Law Firm: New York and New Jersey-based plaintiff personal injury firm handling auto, premises, construction, and medical malpractice cases. Comparable regional footprint, contingency fee model, and practice area mix.
• Cellino & Barnes (and successor firms): Long-standing plaintiff personal injury firm focused on motor vehicle accidents and catastrophic injury cases across the Northeast. Closely comparable contingency-fee, advertising-driven model and similar PI case mix.
• Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. One of New Jersey's oldest and largest plaintiff personal injury and mass tort firms, with deep medical malpractice, product liability, and class action practices. Headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ — direct competitor in the same regional plaintiff-plaintiff market.
• Parker Waichman LLP: Large New York-based plaintiff personal injury and mass tort firm with significant NJ presence and advertising footprint. Competes directly for catastrophic injury, medical device, and product liability cases across the same tri-state geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/blumeforte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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