Jeffrey S. Monaghan

Workers' Compensation

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BIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey S. Monaghan is a Partner in the Workers’ Compensation department, concentrating his practice primarily on representing injured workers.

My practice is primarily concentrated in representing injured workers in social security disability applications and appeals and in workers' compensation claims. My most important responsibility is to ensure that my clients receive the full protection of the workers' compensation laws, including appropriate medical treatment, wage replacement benefits and a fair and just monetary recovery that properly compensates the client for permanent injuries they have sustained.

Jeffrey S. Monaghan

He received his undergraduate degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Following graduation from Seton Hall Law School, Mr. Monaghan worked in the Office of Governor’s Counsel in the administration of the Honorable Thomas H. Kean. Mr. Monaghan then worked for the Office of Legal and Legislative Affairs of the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and later as a Deputy Attorney General for the Tort Claims Section of the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.

Mr. Monaghan’s settlements of note include a $115,000 recovery for a work related exposure involving Silicosis; a $350,000 recovery for multiple orthopedic and head injuries sustained from an individual being struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the street; $287,000 plus lifetime workers’ compensation disability benefits for a heart attack found to be causally related to the individual’s employment and a $185,000 recovery for a worker exposed to Lyme Disease during the course of her employment.

Mr. Monaghan is a member of the New Jersey State and Mercer County Bar Associations. Formerly he was a member of the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Inns of Court program. Since 2006, Mr. Monaghan has served on the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice and is the co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section.

In 2019 Mr. Monaghan appeared as Amicus Curiae Counsel for the Association before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the case of Kocanowski v Township of Bridgewater which concerned the issue of whether a volunteer fireman injured in the course of her service as a volunteer firefighter was entitled to receive certain workers compensation benefits. Mr. Monaghan argued that the injured firefighter was entitled to receive a period of wage replacement benefits in the aftermath of the accident. On February 19, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision ruling that the injured volunteer firefighter was intitled to receive these payments.

In 2024 Mr. Monaghan was chosen as a recipient of the New Jersey Association for Justice’s (NJAJ) Gold Medal for Distinguished Service. This award is the highest that NJAJ can bestow and is presented to an individual who has both made a significant contribution to the law of torts and advanced NJAJ’s mission to preserve and strengthen laws for safer products and workplaces, a cleaner environment, and quality health care. In 2021 NJAJ awarded Mr. Monaghan the Gerald B. O’ Connor Professionalism Award. The award was created to honor the memory of a legendary trial attorney whose advocacy and professionalism earned him the respect of his peers.

Mr. Monaghan is also a member of the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation. He has given a number of lectures for the New Jersey Association for Justice and for the Mercer County Law Day Seminars.

Specialties

Workers' Compensation + -

Certified by the Supreme Court in this practice area.

Total Disability Claims + -

Cases on behalf of clients who sustain injuries from a work accident who also have significant preexisting conditions which may qualify in a 100% total disability settlement resulting in lifetime benefits.

Social Security Disability Applicants + -

I handle appeals for clients who have been turned down on an initial application for social security disability benefits.

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Results

$185K

$185,000 (Partial Settlement) to Electrician for Asbestos-related Cancer

When a union electrician was diagnosed with a type of cancer related to asbestos exposure, our attorneys were able to prove he had, in fact, been exposed at his job sites to sufficient amounts of asbestos to contribute to the cancer.

Workers’ Compensation Medical and Disability Benefits for Life from Mesothelioma Exposure at Out-of-Business Employer

A union electrician employed by an electrical contractor from 1952 through 1980, developed malignant mesothelioma, which is a rare form of cancer frequently associated with asbestos exposure. Our attorneys filed a workers’ compensation claim, but faced the challenge that our client’s employer had gone out of business several years earlier.

Retail Department Store Employee Covered for Degenerative Knee Condition

After years of standing on her feet serving customers, our client's knees gave out – one and then the other – and the doctor recommended knee replacement surgery to alleviate the pain.

Salesman Between Appointments Covered By Workers’ Compensation for Auto Accident Injuries

While driving between client appointments, a salesman suffered injuries in an auto accident that landed him in the hospital and led to several procedures and physical therapy. While the damage to his car was covered by his auto insurance, the primary coverage for his injuries were paid by his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance.

Work-at-Home “Telecommuter” Recovers on Auto Accident

Although her primary workplace was at home, our lawyers made the case that our client was traveling on business and that she was not commuting; therefore, our client’s auto injuries were covered under workers’ compensation law.

Benefits Recovered for Dust, Dirt, Fumes at Work That Caused Chronic Bronchitis

Breathing in excessive dust, dirt and fumes – especially those that can be toxic to the lungs – over a period of years can cause chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Now retired and suffering from chronic bronchitis, and prodded by his wife, our client asked his doctor whether his work environment could have caused his condition.

Benefits Recovered for Repetitive Motion Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Office Worker

When our client was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, she was not aware that the repetitive motion of keyboarding on her computer at the office every day over a period of years could be the cause – and that she had the right to workers’ compensation benefits – until a friend convinced her to contact us.

Carpenter Hired by Friends for Renovation Covered by Workers’ Compensation

When friends hired a master carpenter to renovate their historic home and make various other improvements to their property, and he was seriously injured from a fall, the insurance company said that he was an independent contractor and refused to cover him as an employee.

$75K

$75,000 to Technician for Grease Burn Injury

Burns often leave emotional, as well as physical scars. When burning grease splashed our client, a fire safety technician, our workers’ compensation lawyers won benefits for him.

$250K

$250,000 for Widow in Workers’ Compensation Case

The widow of a delivery driver for a local company was awarded $250,000 in widow’s benefits in a Workers’ Compensation case.

1979

Iona College (B.A.)

1982

Seton Hall University Law School (J.D.)

Bar Admissions

1984

New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Martindale-Hubbell "Distinguished" rating

"Distinguished" peer rated for high professional achievement 2022

Methodology

Super Lawyers® 2010, 2012 - 2016

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