Alexa D’Amato Barrera
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
D'Amato Law Firm
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in New Jersey since: 2001
Education: Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2024 
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A partner at D’Amato Law Firm practicing personal injury law, attorney Alexa D’Amato Barrera bases her practice primarily in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and across Atlantic County, Cape May County and the greater south New Jersey area. She includes in her practice all aspects of:
- Bicycle and motorcycle accidents
- Bus and car accidents
- Construction accidents
- Dog bites
- Product liability
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Truck accidents
- Uber/Lyft accidents
Ms. Barrera secured her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stockton University in 1998 and went on to complete her law degree in 2001 from the Rutgers Law School. In law school, she was active in the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Camden County Bar Association and other associations.
Over the more than two decades of her practice, Ms. Barrera has received several acclaims and recognitions for her professional merits, including the Meyer-Segal Award presented by the New Jersey Association for Justice, the Wiedemann & Wysocki Award and the New Lawyers Division Eagle Award by the American Association for Justice. She has also been the recipient of the Atlantic County Bar Association Benjamin A. Rimm Award and the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year Award, along with being selected to the list of Who’s Who Among American Law Students, and more.
Ms. Barrera has to her name several publications on the topics of personal injury law and others in prominent journals. She maintains strong affiliations with prominent legal associations such as the American Association of University Women, the American Association for Justice, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Atlantic County Bar Association and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. She has received a 10/10 rating on Avvo, owing to her quality of client service, and has also been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2001, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://damatolawfirm.com/attorneys/alexa-damato-barrera/
- FACES 4 Autism - Board member 2014-5/1/2018.
- FACES 4 Autism - Massi’s Mission – Committee member since inception in 2015 helping to save lives and prevent wandering for children on the autism spectrum.
- Rotary International – Somers Point
- Melvin Belli Society Member
- December 13, 2022 - Speaker, Camden County Bar Association's Continued Legal Education Committee - "Civil Cases Against Public Entities"
- April 22, 2005 – ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005 – David Ball – Demonstration Focus Groups: Watch Jurors Deliberate
- October 28, 2006 – ATLA-NJ Four Concurrent Seminars – Hot Tips in Torts – “Cutting Through the Bureaucracy: How to Obtain Discovery from Governmental Agencies”
- April 26, 2007 – ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007 – Women’s Litigator Luncheon – “The Law is a Jealous Mistress”
- July 14, 2008 – AAJ 2008 Annual Convention – Resort Torts Litigation Group – “Hotels, Casinos, Theme Parks and Public Accommodations”
- July 12, 2009 – AAJ 2009 Annual Convention – New Lawyers Division – “David vs. Goliath: Taking on a Giant”
- July 11, 2010 – Moderator, Advocacy Track CLE Program: Pretrial Strategy Presented with the New Lawyers Division, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- July 12, 2010 – Speaker, Resort Tort Litigation Group – “Hot Topics in Tort”, AAJ 2010 Annual Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- November 30, 2012 – National Business Institute – Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the “Rambo” Litigator, Cherry Hill, NJ
- June 24, 2016 – Panelist, United Way of Greater Philadelphia, and Southern New Jersey – Women’s Leadership Initiative – “The Power of the Purse”
- August 12, 2016 – Speaker, New Jersey Bar Association / New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education – “Keys to Jury Selection”
- September 24, 2016 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education – “2016 Hot Topics for Civil Litigators”
- November 21, 2016 – Speaker, EHT Special Education Resource Group – “10 Tips for a Successful IEP Meeting”
- December 9, 2016 – Speaker, National Business Institute – Plaintiff’s Auto Injury: Advanced Litigation Strategies - “Countering the Low-Impact Defense Strategy” & “Adhering to Ethical Requirements”
- April 28, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice – “Lay Witness Testimony: How it can Win or Lose Your Case”
- August 11, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association – “Engaging the Judge and Jury Through Storytelling”
- October 19, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Cape May County – “The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media/Professionalism Day”
- November 2, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Atlantic County – “The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media/Professionalism Day”
- June 27, 2018 – Speaker, National Business Institute – Personal Injury Boot Camp – “Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating with Insurance Adjuster and Demand Packages” & “Initial Filing and Discovery Tips on Personal Injury”
- When you need an injury attorney, know what to look for! Atlantic County Woman, Jan/Feb 2021
- “How to Keep Your Client’s Happy”, The Sidebar, ATLA NLD, Winter 2005
- “Community Service for the New Lawyer”, The Sidebar, ATLA NLD, Summer 2006
- Assisted Thomas J. Vesper in writing Chapter 25, “Loss of Consortium”, in AAJ and Thomson Reuters/West’s Litigating Tort Cases, 2008
- Book review published in Trial Magazine, June 2009, page 59 (reviewing Paul Mark Sandler, Anatomy of a Trial: A Primer for Young Lawyers, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (2008)
- When You’re David Taking on Goliath, NJESQ, Vol. 1, #19, June 22, 2009, page 8.
- “Have I Voluntarily Limited My Civil Rights?!”, Atlantic County Woman, November/December 2014
- “We All Have a Wonder Woman Waiting to Escape!”, Atlantic County Woman, January/February 2015
- “What Do You Do If Someone You Love May Have Autism?”, Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2015
- “What is the Biggest Secret in the Courtroom?”, Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2015
- “Personal Injury Attorney: Alexa D’Amato to the Rescue!”, Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2015
- “Righting the Wrongs in Atlantic County”, Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2015
- “Why Should You Have My Cell Phone Number?”, Atlantic County Woman, September/October 2015
- “Allergies, Asthma And 504 Plans, Oh My!”, Atlantic County Woman, November/December 2015
- “What’s Your Health Got to do with It?”, Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2016
- “A New Year- The Same Old Insurance!”, Atlantic County Woman, January/February 2016
- “A World Without Trial Lawyers!”, Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2016
- “Adults with Disabilities”, Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2016
- “We Focus Our Law Firm on Representing Victims!” Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2016
- “Dangers in Our Home”, Atlantic County Woman, September/October 2016
- “You’re a Bully! Who, Me?!”, Atlantic County Woman, December/January 2017
- “Are You Buying the Right Protection?” - Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2017
- “Wisdom From Paul D’Amato”, Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2017
- “I Love My Team”, Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2018
- “From Prosecution to Personal Injury”, Atlantic County Woman, Sept/Oct 2018
- “Allergies, Asthma and 504 Plans, Oh My!”, Atlantic County Woman, Nov/Dec 2018
- “It’s a New Year - Will You Have Regrets? Atlantic County Woman, Jan/Feb 2018
- “Nursing Home Safety”, Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2018
- “The Law Firm of Generations”, Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2018
- “Monroe the Cat”, Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2018
- “No Case is Too Big or Too Small At The D’Amato Law Firm”, Atlantic County Woman, Sept/Oct 2018
- “You’re Not Alone”, Atlantic County Woman, Nov/Dec 2018
- “Are You Covered If You’re Hurt?”, Atlantic County Woman, Jan/Feb 2019
- “Women Who Have Made a Difference”, Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2019
- “Dog Lovers Unite”, Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2019
- Meet Erika Lezama, the newest attorney at D’Amato law firm Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2019
- What my clients wish they knew before they got hurt… Atlantic County Woman, Sept/Oct 2019
- When you need an injury attorney, know what to look for! Atlantic County Woman, Jan/Feb 2020
- Justice for Art Atlantic County Woman, March/April 2020
- The Law and Covid-19 Atlantic County Woman, May/June 2020
- Understanding immigration status Atlantic County Woman, July/August 2020
- My reflections on womanhood Atlantic County Woman, Sept/Oct 2020
- We are thankful for our clients trust Atlantic County Woman, Nov/Dec 2020
- 2012 Inducted into Mainland Regional High School Hall of Fame
- Who’s Who Among American Law Students – 2001
- 2006 “Top 40 under 40” for Atlantic County, New Jersey.
- 2007 New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year Award.
- 2009 Atlantic County Bar Association Benjamin A. Rimm Young Lawyer of the Year Award.
- 2010 AAJ New Lawyers Division Eagle Award for soaring the Division to new heights.
- 2010 AAJ Wiedemann & Wysocki Award: for demonstrating a deep commitment to the highest standard and duties of trial lawyers.
- AAJ New Lawyers Division 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 appreciation award for excellence and dedication to the New Lawyers Division
- 2013, 2012 Selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. (A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found here National Trial Lawyers).
- New Jersey Association for Justice - Meyer/Segal Award - 2021
- 2014 Richard Stockton College Professional Achievement Award for the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Trustee, 2005 - 2009
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Member
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Linwood School Board
- Better Business Bureau
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation – Communications and State Network Committee Member and Membership Committee Member from 2005 – 2006.
- Shore Memorial Hospital Health Foundation Leaders Alliance – Steering Committee Member since inception in 2007 – 2012.
- New Jersey State Bar Association – Auto Reparations Committee Member, 2005 – 2006
- New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ), Co-Chair of Women’s Litigator Luncheon at Boardwalk Seminar from 2007 - 2010, then again in 2016.
- New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ), Listserve Committee Member 2004 - 2007
- New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly ATLA-NJ), Board of Governors, 2004 - 2014
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), Chair of the Social Committee, 2010 - 2011
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), Chair of the Education Committee, 2009 - 2010
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), Chair of the Sponsorship Committee, 2007 - 2008
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), Publications Committee Member, 2005 - 2007
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), NLD - Membership/Outreach Committee Member, 2004 - 2007
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD) - Co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee, 2006 - 2007
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), NLD - Chair of the Special Projects Committee, 2005 - 2006 and 2008 - 2009
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD), Board of Governors - Board Member, since 2003
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), New Lawyers Division (NLD) - Secretary for 2006 - 2007 term; Treasurer for 2007 - 2008 term; Vice Chair for 2008 - 2009 Term; Chair for 2009 - 2010 term
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Key Person Committee - Committee Member from 2008 - 2011
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Membership Task Force Committee - Committee Member from 2009 - 2010; Committee Co-Chair from 2010 - 2011
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Membership Oversight Committee – Committee Member from 2008 - 2011 and 2012 - 2015
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Law School Committee – Committee Member from 2007 - 2010
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Political Action Committee (PAC) Task Force – Co-Chair from 2006-2011; Committee Member from 2005-2011 and 2012-2013
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), American Association of Justice, Board of Governors, 2010 - 2011
- American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), Executive Committee - Committee Member, 2010 - 2011
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Chair of the New Lawyers Division, 2004 - 2007
- Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey - Juris Doctor Degree, May 2001, Honors: American Bar Association - Student Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Student Member, Women’s Law Caucus, LRE: Legal Related Education from August 2000-May 2000, Camden County Bar Association - Student Member
- Stockton University, Pomona, New Jersey - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, May 1998
Office location for Alexa D’Amato Barrera
2900 Fire Road
Suite 200
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Phone: 609-264-3532
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2008 - 2013
