Personal Injury Lawyer Serving Newark, NJ

When a careless driver, a negligent property owner, or an unsafe job site leaves you hurt in Newark, New Jersey, you need more than a lawyer — you need someone who listens, someone who cares, and someone who fights. Diana Lakic of Lakic Law personally represents injured people and their families in Newark and across Essex County. Call 800-330-HURT (4878) for a free, confidential consultation, 24/7.

Newark injuries rarely happen in quiet places. Its arterials carry commuters, trucks, and buses at highway speeds; construction cranes and scaffolding stand over busy sidewalks; and thousands of people walk to transit every day. Add older rental housing, crowded commercial blocks, and a steady volume of rideshare and delivery driving, and the result is a city where serious injuries are an everyday reality. Diana knows these neighborhoods and how Essex County injury cases get resolved.

Personal Injury Cases Diana Handles in Newark

• Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents — collisions on Route 21 (McCarter Highway), I-78, I-280, the Turnpike, Broad Street, Market Street, Springfield Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and Bergen Street
• Construction and workplace injuries — third-party claims against general contractors, subcontractors, and property owners when a job site is run unsafely
• Slip and fall / premises liability — broken sidewalks, defective stairs, icy walkways, poor lighting, and neglected floors in stores and apartment buildings
• Negligent security — injuries from assaults, robberies, or shootings on properties whose owners failed to provide reasonable security
• Pedestrian and bicycle accidents — often the most seriously injured victims, particularly along the McCarter Highway corridor and near transit stops
• Uber and Lyft accidents — rideshare claims involve layered insurance policies and special rules
• Dog bites — New Jersey holds owners responsible in most cases, even for a first bite
• Wrongful death — compassionate, determined advocacy for grieving families

What to Do After a Serious Injury in Newark

Your health comes first — get medical attention and follow through on treatment. Then protect your claim: keep records of every medical visit, photograph what caused your injury and the conditions around it, note the names of anyone who saw what happened, save pay stubs showing missed work, and report the incident to the property owner, manager, or site supervisor in writing. Do not speak with an insurance adjuster before you have spoken with a Newark personal injury attorney. Adjusters are trained to minimize payouts; Diana is trained to stop them.

New Jersey No-Fault Insurance and Your Newark Claim

New Jersey is a no-fault state, which trips up many injured people. After a crash, your own auto insurance pays your medical bills through Personal Injury Protection (PIP) regardless of who caused the collision. But no-fault does not mean you cannot recover more. If another driver was careless, you can pursue them for pain and suffering and other losses, provided your policy's "verbal threshold" requirements and the seriousness of your injury are properly established. That documentation is where an experienced lawyer makes the difference — Diana knows how to build a record that clears the threshold instead of being dismissed.

You should also know:

• The clock is ticking. In most cases, New Jersey gives you two years from the accident date to file a personal injury lawsuit.
• Comparative negligence applies. If you were partly at fault, you can still recover compensation — reduced by your percentage of fault — as long as you were not more than 50% responsible. Our guide to comparative negligence in New Jersey explains how that works.
• The insurance company is not on your side. Adjusters protect the insurer's money, not your future, and anything you say can be used to shrink your claim.
• Filing a claim is a process. This step-by-step guide to filing a personal injury claim in New Jersey walks through what happens and when.

What Compensation Can a Newark Personal Injury Lawyer Recover?

• Medical bills — surgery, trauma care, therapy, medication, imaging, and future treatment
• Lost income — time out of work and diminished earning capacity
• Pain and suffering — the day-to-day burden a serious injury imposes
• Property damage
• Loss of enjoyment of life — activities you can no longer share with your family

Why Newark Residents Choose Diana Lakic

She Cares. She Fights. For You. Diana gives clients her personal cell phone number, answers her phone nights and weekends, and never passes your case to a case manager. She handles every case personally, from the first phone call through trial if that is what it takes. No fee unless she wins.

Hurt in Newark? Talk to Diana Today

Time limits apply to every New Jersey injury claim, and the sooner she investigates, the stronger your case. Call 800-330-HURT (4878) or send a confidential message below. Diana meets clients by phone, in Newark, or at her office at 42 East Westfield Avenue, Suite 2, Roselle Park, NJ 07204, and she proudly represents injured people in East Orange, Irvington, Belleville, Bloomfield, and Kearny. For other communities, see the locations we serve across New Jersey.

The information on this page is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.