Mark D. Arons
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Miller, Rosnick, D'Amico, August & Butler
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Connecticut since: 1983
Education: Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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Mark D. Arons is an attorney at Miller, Rosnick, D'Amico, August & Butler, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Board-certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1998, he specializes in personal injury matters, including brain injury, construction accidents, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, trucking accidents and wrongful death. He serves clients in the Bridgeport metropolitan area and throughout Fairfield County and New Haven County.
Mr. Arons graduated cum laude with an honors degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1983, where he worked for the Journal of International Law as a notes editor. In the same year, he was admitted to the Connecticut Bar Association. He is also licensed to practice before the U.S. District Courts for all districts of Connecticut, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Over the past four decades, Mr. Arons has successfully managed a high volume of cases and claims, achieving favorable settlements for his clients. His most recent successes include a $500,000 settlement for a car accident victim who sustained severe injuries. Among his most significant recoveries is a $1.25 million settlement for a client struck by a runaway shopping cart. The impact resulted in a fractured hip and subsequent surgical complications that led to traumatic brain damage.
In the broader legal community, Mr. Arons is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Associations and the Connecticut Bar Association. He was recognised in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers List in Connecticut by the American Trial Lawyers Association in 2012. He is also a recipient of the Nation’s Top One Percent, awarded by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dental Malpractice, Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1983, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://www.millerandrosnick.com/attorney/mark-d-arons/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $1.25M settlement. Woman struck by shopping cart exiting a home goods store. Fractured hip, resulting in surgery. Suffered brain damage as a result of surgery., 2010
- $500K settlement for car accident victim who sustained severe injuries, resulting in severe pelvic pain, fecal and urinary incontinence., 2025
- $1.3M settlement for fall on ice and snow at a gas station, resulting in severe back injury, requiring surgery., 2025
- Settlement of $730,000 during jury deliberations. Medical malpractice. 42 year old man. Vena cava was torn during lumbar surgery with an anterior (frontal) approach. Surgeon used the wrong retractor, with a sharp edge, during the surgery., 2008
- Settlement of $930,000. Man fell from a 6 ft ladder while decorating a social club for Christmas. Struck his head on a table as he fell. Resulted in a subdural hematoma, causing permanent brain damage. He subsequently died from the injury., 2012
- Award of $800,000. Man fell on defective steps while exiting his rented apartment. Required knee surgery. Surgery resulted in a pulmonary embolism, which caused his death, 2016
- Settlement of $500,000. Man fell 35 ft. from a tree limb while assisting his neighbor cut branches. Suffered a closed head injury, fractured pelvis and tibia, requiring surgery, 2018
- A 56 year old man fell on snow and ice at a gas station in 2022, sustaining a severe lumbar injury requiring surgery. His medical bills totalled more than $300K. The case settled for an undisclosed amount., 2025
- Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year old black college student, was shot and killed by a Conn. State Trooper in January 2020. The Trooper was the first law enforcement officer in CT to be criminally charged for a shooting in 18 years. He was acquitted after a criminal trial in CT in April 2024. The civil case against the State of Conn. and the Troopers involved was settled for an undisclosed amount. The civil case against the municipal police who also participated is ongoing, 2025
- A 2 year old girl fell at the bottom of an "up" escalator in a shopping mall, and had her pinky and ring fingers on her left hand amputated. The case settled for an undisclosed amount., 2024
- $650,000 settlement for client who stumbled over a broken curb, but did not fall. He developed bilateral compartment syndrome, requiring surgery., 2019
Videos
- Press Conference for Civil Rights Case Against CT Police for Death of Mubarak Soulemane, 2020
- The mother a Connecticut man shot to death by a state trooper is leading a rally in Bridgeport Saturday in support of George Floyd. Omo Mohammed, 48, tells News 12 Connecticut that the past six months have been a living nightmare, and the killing of Floyd has only added to her grief. Mubarak Soulemane, 19, who Mohammed says suffered from schizophrenia, was fatally shot by a state trooper in West Haven after a high-speed car chase from Norwalk on I-95 on Jan. 15. Mohammed says she's calling for an end to police brutality. Her legal team says there is a parallel between the two cases, each involving a black man killed by a law enforcement officer. Rev. Al Sharpton helped focus the national spotlight on Soulemane's case just days after his death., The mother a Connecticut man shot to death by a state trooper is leading a rally in Bridgeport Saturday in support of George Floyd., Civil Rights Police Brutality, 2020
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal is joining Attorney Mark Arons' call for escalator safety after an accident at a retail complex two years ago left a little girl permanently disfigured. Security video from a local business complex shows how it takes only seconds for the child to break free from a babysitter and get her fingers stuck in the mechanical steps., Sen. Blumenthal pushes for escalator safety following accident at retail complex 2 years ago, 2021
- A Connecticut State Police trooper was arrested on a felony manslaughter charge after a report by the state inspector general alleged his use of deadly force was not justified in the January 2020 shooting of a 19-year-old Black man. Trooper Brian North, 31, surrendered Tuesday at the state police barracks in Bethany, Connecticut, after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of Mubarak Soulemane, Conn. State Trooper Charged with Manslaughter for 2020 Fatal Shooting of Teen, 2023
- Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year old black college student, was shot and killed by a Conn. State Trooper in January 2020. The Trooper was the first law enforcement officer in CT to be criminally charged for a shooting in 18 years. He was acquitted after a criminal trial in CT in April 2024. The civil case against the State of Conn. and the Troopers involved was settled for an undisclosed amount. The civil case against the municipal police who also participated is ongoing., Settlement Reached in Mubarak Soulemane Shooting, Civil Rights, Police Brutality, 2025
Representative Clients
- Representing victims of negligence since 1983. Motor vehicle accidents, police brutality/excessive force, hazardous/defective products, hazardous premises, medical malpractice, 2025
Transactions
- $165,000 settlement for woman who slipped and fell on yogurt spilled on the floor of a store. Ankle injury requiring surgery, 2019
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Diplomate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy; National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Lawyer, 1988
Pro bono / Community Service
- President, Board of Directors, Coordinating Counsel for Children in Crisis, New Haven, 2002
- Board of Directors, The Children's Center, Hamden, CT, 1995
- Board of Directors, Congregation B'Nai Jacob, Woodbridge, CT, 1992
Educational Background
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, B.A. Major: Psychology, with Honors, cum laude, 1980
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- The jury selection process, and specifically the use of the peremptory challenge, Author, Life, Liberty & the Peremptory Challenge, The Newsletter of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Lawyers Across America, 1995
- Life, Liberty and the Peremptory Challenge, Trial Practice Newsletter, American Bar Association (1987)
- Discussed the law as it pertains to excessive force, the duty to intervene to prevent others from violation of civil rights, and the duty to de-escalate to prevent any undesired result., Guest Speaker, The law pertaining to excessive force, the duty to intervene and to de-escalate, Town of Woodbridge, CT Police Department, Police, 2025
- Spoke to the police about the law as it pertains to excessive force, their duty to intervene to prevent others from violating civil rights, and the duty to de-escalate a confrontation., Guest speaker, The law regarding Police excessive force, the duty to intervene and to de-escalate., Town Of Hamden, CT Police Department, Police, 2023
- Lecture to a law school class regarding my prosecution of the civil lawsuit for excessive force by the police against the State of Conn. and the City of West Haven for the shooting death of Mubarak Soulemane in January 2020., Guest Lecturer, Anatomy of a Police Brutality Case, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN, Law Students, 2024
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Board of Directors, Vanderbilt University Alumni Association, 2013
- Testified before a United Nations Special Commission on police brutality in the United States, 2023
Honors
- Nation's top One Percent, Recipient, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2018
- “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers magazine in the area of Personal Injury, 2009, 2010 and 2013-2021
- Honored to be selected to appear in Marquis Who's Who in the USA, Honoree, Marquis Who's Who, 2026
- The Avvo Rating evaluates a lawyer’s background based on the information available in an attorney’s Avvo profile, in addition to information collected from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals., Top Rated Lawyer, Avvo, 2022
- An invitation only professional organization composed of premier trial attorneys from each state. These attorneys exemplify the very best qualities and qualifications of an attorney. Each attorney must meet stringent qualifications as a civil or criminal trial attorney., Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2012
- Lawyers of Distinction Members have been selected based upon a review and vetting process by their Selection Committee, for outstanding achievement in the practice of law., Honoree, Lawyers of Distinction, 2024
Industry Groups
- Car Accidents
- Harmful/Defective Products
- Hazardous Premises
- Medical Malpractice
- Police Brutality/Excessive Force
- Sexual Assault
- Victims Of Negligence
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2010, 2013 - 2025