Mt. Laurel, NJ

Dana M. Klayman

Dana M. Klayman is a partner at Schatz, Steinberg & Klayman, concentrating her practice on the management and handling of prelitigation claims and complex injury and liability litigation. She specializes in various areas of personal injury, including motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, property defects, and slip and falls in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She has secured nearly $75,000,000.00 in total compensation for her clients.

Anthony J. Vecchio is an experienced criminal defense and personal injury lawyer in New Jersey. He has served as a Municipal Prosecutor for several townships and as a Law Clerk for the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. He has handled over 1,000 criminal, municipal court, and appellate cases. Mr. Vecchio is recognized by Super Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys for client satisfaction.

Andrew L. Statmore

Andrew L. Statmore is a partner at Fredson Statmore Bitterman and currently heads the litigation department at the firm. With over two decades of experience as a trial lawyer, Andy represents those injured in various types of accidents, including automobile accidents, fall downs, product liability claims, and construction site accidents. Mr. Statmore graduated from the George Washington University in 1992 with a degree in finance. Thereafter, he attended law school at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, where he served as a senior staff member on the Law Review. He earned his juris doctorate degree in 1995. Since that time, Mr. Statmore has served as an advocate for the interests of accident victims. He has a record of obtaining favorable jury verdicts and settlements in personal injury matters on behalf of plaintiffs involving spinal injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological injuries, traumatic brain injuries, complex regional pain syndrome/RSD, as well as psychiatric/psychological injuries. In 2009, Mr. Statmore became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum*, and thereafter a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum*, where fewer than 1% of attorneys in the United States are members. Every year since 2013, Mr. Statmore has been elected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers*, which is a distinction only held by 5% of New Jersey attorneys. In 2010, the Supreme Court of New Jersey appointed him to the Supreme Court Ethics Committee, District VA-Newark. He has also been an active member of the New Jersey Association for Justice since 1997.

Lance J. Bitterman

Lance J. Bitterman is a partner at Fredson Statmore Bitterman with extensive experience litigating all types of personal injury actions from inception of the case through trial. Lance joined the firm after completing a Superior Court Clerkship with the Honorable Yolanda Ciccone, Assignment Judge of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties. He received his undergraduate degree from Saint Joseph’s University and attended law school at Nova Southeastern University. While in law school, Lance distinguished himself as a Deans Law Scholarship recipient and later graduated cum laude. After three years with the firm, Lance was promoted to partner. He advocates for those injured in all types of accidents and has litigated cases throughout the entire State of New Jersey, appearing before Judges in each and every County. He has tried numerous cases to verdict which have been featured in the New Jersey Law Journal and Top 50 Verdicts in New Jersey. In 2017, he received the 37th largest jury verdict of any lawyer in the State of New Jersey. In 2018, Lance became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, where fewer than 1% of attorneys in the United States are members. Every year since 2019, Lance has been elected to the New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Stars* list, a listing of the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey who are 40 or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years.

Mike (Mohammad) Kazerouni is a founding partner at Kazerouni Law Group APC, specializing in personal injury and consumer protection. He has successfully represented thousands of clients and litigated hundreds of cases. He was recognized as a SuperLawyer’s Rising Star from 2017-2019 and a SuperLawyer since 2020. He was also named to Woodward White’s Best Lawyers list and recognized for a Top 10 Verdict in California for a wrongful death litigation ($10,750,000) and a Top 100 Bench award in the United States ($382,745.00 lemon law verdict). He is licensed in AZ, CA, NY, TX, FL, and DC.

Abbas Kazerounian is a founding partner at Kazerouni Law Group, APC, specializing in personal injury, consumer rights, and class actions. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2016 and named to the SuperLawyers Top 50 in Orange County and Top 100 in Southern California in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He has litigated over 3000 individual consumer rights cases and successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit of Appeals. He is an adjunct professor of law at California Western School of Law.

Alexandra Loprete

Alexandra Loprete is a partner at Fredson Statmore Bitterman, LLC. She is a skilled trial attorney focused on personal injury, medical malpractice and nursing home neglect cases. Ms. Loprete joined Fredson Statmore Bitterman after gaining almost a decade of experience at another well-respected medical malpractice and personal injury firm. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and consistently obtains high-value results. She has valuable experience pursuing claims against doctors, hospitals, nurses, and nursing homes and has acted as a pivotal part of many medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases that have resulted in multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts, including a $5.1 million jury verdict in Somerset County and a $17.15 million settlement in Essex County. Ms. Loprete proudly serves in leadership positions for the New Jersey Women’s Lawyers Association (NJWLA) and New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA). These organizations promote and support the success and leadership of emerging and diverse attorneys across the state. Ms. Loprete shares these values and is honored to serve the legal community through her leadership roles. After graduating from Seton Hall University School of Law, Ms. Loprete clerked in the Hudson County Civil Division for the Hon. Patrick J. Arre, J.S.C. While in law school, Ms. Loprete was a recipient of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (TANJ) Scholarship, wrote on the Legislative Journal, and was an accomplished member of the Interscholastic Moot Court Board where she was awarded for her excellence in oral advocacy. She continues to serve the legal community by teaching current Seton Hall Law students oral argument skills. Ms. Loprete is also an accomplished equestrian. She graduated from Auburn University after attending on a full athletic scholarship for her participation 0n the Women’s Equestrian Team, and after earning two National titles and two SEC titles. Every year since 2021, Alexandra has been elected to the New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Stars* list, a listing of the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey who are 40 or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years.