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About Christopher Karounos

Christopher T. Karounos, Esq. is a Senior Trial Attorney at Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney At Law, and a Certified Civil Trial Attorney — one of less than 3% of attorneys certified as such by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He leads the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Group and concentrates his practice on representing individuals injured by negligence.

Karounos's combined personal injury settlement packages and jury verdicts have resulted in over $100 million for his clients. He has handled cases arising from assaults, motor vehicle crashes, slip-trip-and-fall injuries, watercraft collisions, trucking incidents, construction defects, motorcycle accidents, and worksite injuries. He has also tried high-stakes business disputes in state and federal courts, including business formation matters, contract negotiations, and multimillion-dollar claims.

He earned his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law-Newark and his Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Biomedical Science from Rutgers College, New Brunswick. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar, the Federal District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$44 millionSettlement

Arian Hila, 48, suffered catastrophic traumatic brain injury at a Tappan, New York demolition site in February 2018 when a debris chute broke free and crushed him, leaving him without oxygen for nearly 20 minutes; a $44 million settlement was reached seven days into a 2024 jury trial.

New York State Supreme Court, Rockland County (New City, NY); Justice Sherri Eisenpress · 2024Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Rutgers School of Law-Newark
B.A. in Biology/Biomedical Science
Rutgers College, New Brunswick
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
New Jersey Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Bergen County Bar Association
Bergen County Pashman Inns of Court (Barrister)
Hellenic American Bar Association (Past-President)

Awards & recognition

Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
Bergen County Top Lawyer, Bergen Magazine (2022)
Super Lawyers (2019-2026)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
$272.5 million · $272.5 Million for the Victims of the Tribeca Crane Collapse
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
$172 million · $172 Million Bronx Verdict After EMTs Arrived Without Oxygen or Defibrillator and Told Family to Wait
Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers
Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers
$14.1 million · $14.1 Million Jury Verdict for New York Pedestrian With Traumatic Brain Injury
Weitz & Luxenberg
Weitz & Luxenberg
$10.9 billion · Weitz and Luxenberg Helps Win $10.9 Billion Roundup Settlement for 125,000 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Claimants
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
$9.9 million · Union Laborer's Ten-Foot Fall From a Rolling Scaffold Settles for $9.9 Million