Dan Matrafajlo
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Beninato & Matrafajlo Attorneys at Law, LLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, DUI-DWI; view more
Licensed in New Jersey since: 2003
Education: University of Miami School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017, 2019 - 2022 No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Please visit the Super Lawyers Selection Process for a detailed description of the Super Lawyers selection methodology.
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Dan T. Matrafajlo is a proven trial attorney who fights relentlessly for the injured — and wins. As Managing Partner of Beninato & Matrafajlo, Attorneys at Law, he has recovered over millions for accident victims across New Jersey, including:
• $4,650,000 – Pedestrian struck by a commercial vehicle
• $1,750,000 – Insured motorist car crash
• $1,488,950.77 – Motorcycle accident
• $987,816.51 – Low-back injury recovery
• $850,000 – Rear-end car collision
Recognized by Super Lawyers and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Dan combines sharp courtroom strategy with genuine compassion. Whether it’s a motor vehicle, trucking, or wrongful-death case, he delivers what matters most — Just Results.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 10% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 2003, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://dmlawyer.com/attorney-dan-t-matrafajlo/
Bar / Professional Activity
- State of New Jersey
- New York and Federal Court
- New Jersey Inns of Court, Barrister
- New Jersey State Supreme Court
- New Jersey Association for Justice, formerly New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association Member
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- United States District Court
- Established legal precedent in the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division.
- New Jersey Inns of Court Contributor, 2011
- Member, American Association of Justice, 2020
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Frenklakh v. Lojek, (Westlaw citation: 2007 WL 470640)
- Hardison v. King, 381 N.J.Super. 129
- Pedestrian strikes by a commercial bus. Claim Traumatic Brain Injury and several fractures in legs.
Representative Clients
- First Response Ambulance Corporation, Priority One Ambulance (ny, ny), Hennessy Realty Co., LLC, A2Z, Limo, LLC, Shepard Printing, LLC, Gabes Towing, Inc., 2005
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Member of the United States District Court Member of the New York State Bar, 2003
Honors
- Referenced in the New Jersey Lawyer magazine in calendar years 2005, 2007 & 2012
- NJ Monthly Magazine designated as Top Attorney, 2012 – 2016
- Rising Stars by SuperLawyers.com, 2012 – 2020
- Published in NJ Monthly Magazine as Top 100 Attorney in the State of New Jersey, 2016
- Based on my accomplishments in the Appellate Division, I have been asked and did a lecture at various New Jersey-based law firms on N.J. appellate practice and procedure., Appellate Process Instructor, 2005
- Million Dollar Advocate Forum (a prestigious and exclusive membership compromising of a select group of attorneys achieving multi-million verdicts or settlements), 2018
Educational Background
- Rider University, Lawrenceville, N.J., B.S.B.A., Major: Finance and a Minor: Psychology Honors: Magna Cum Laude, 1999
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Guest Lecturer, Advanced Personal Injury (Newark NJ)
- Guest Lectured at Rutgers Law School and Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law school
- Personal Injury Seminars to Lawyers for Continuing legal Education (Princeton, NJ)
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017, 2019 - 2022
