About Carol
Carol L. Forte is a leading female trial attorney in New Jersey, recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the top 10 litigators in the state and one of America’s top 50 women litigators. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a distinction limited to one percent of attorneys. Carol joined the firm in 1984 after graduating from Seton Hall University School of Law, leveraging her prior experience as a registered nurse in medical malpractice cases. She has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, particularly in brain-damaged baby cases and cases...
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Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
Awards & Recognition
New Jersey Super Lawyers
No. 3 overall, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff · 2025
The Best Lawyers in America®
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice · 2025
New Jersey Super Lawyer
Top 10 overall; top 50 women lawyers; the top 100; and top personal injury medical malpractice: plaintiff · 2024
New Jersey Super Lawyer
Top 10 overall; top 50 women lawyers; the top 100; and top personal injury medical malpractice: plaintiff · 2023
New Jersey Super Lawyer
Top 10 in NJ, Top 50 women lawyers in NJ, #1 Attorney in NJ · 2022
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