Michael T. Carton

MCarton@krollfirm.com
Tel: (732) 491-2108
Fax: (732) 491-2120

Partner

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury – Plaintiff
• Construction Accidents – Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
• Products Liability – Plaintiff
• Premises Liability/Slip and Fall – Plaintiff
• Railroad & Aviation Accidents – Plaintiff
• Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
• Workers’ Compensation – Petitioner

Michael T. Carton is a Partner with Kroll Heineman Carton, LLC, and the head of the Firm’s Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation practices. He has extensive experience appearing in state and federal courts representing injured persons and their families, and regularly handles complex litigations from inception through trial. Mr. Carton has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients in the civil and workers’ compensation courts throughout New Jersey involving hundreds of claims including products liability, construction site accident, motor vehicle, slip and fall, and occupational exposure injuries to name a few. In addition to accident cases, Mr. Carton has appeared before numerous arbitrators and administrative law judges advocating on behalf of wrongfully terminated and mistreated workers.

A third-generation New Jersey attorney, Mr. Carton understands that every client deserves his personal attention, trust, and commitment. Mr. Carton personally handles the matters entrusted to him by his injured clients, and works diligently to ensure that every case is prepared thoroughly and advocated aggressively, with due consideration to the special circumstances affecting the injured person and his or her family. In addition to the monies he recovers for his injured clients, Mr. Carton regularly obtains medical treatment for injured workers that need particular attention and treatment.

Litigation Percentage: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• State of New Jersey
• State of New York
• District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Clerkships

• Honorable Alfred M. Wolin, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey (Retired)
• Honorable Thomas F. Shebell, Jr., Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (Retired)

Professional Associations

• New Jersey State Bar Association – Member
• Middlesex County Bar Association – Member
• Monmouth County Bar Association – Member
• New Jersey Association for Justice – Member
• American Association for Justice – Member
• William J. Brennan, Jr. Inn of Court – Graduate

Education

• Seton Hall School of Law, J.D., 1996
• Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Law Review
• St. Lawrence University, B.A., 1993