CERTIFIED NEW JERSEY TRIAL LAWYERS

Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Criminal Defense, White Collar  Criminal Defense, Driving While Intoxicated, Municipal Court.

Our law firm was founded by Jac Weiseman, who represented individuals in civil justice cases for more than 25 years.  He began with the notion that an injured person seeking fair compensation deserves to be represented with dignity by a law firm of proven competence.  The law firm has always stressed the need to give personal attention to each individual whom we have the privilege to represent.

Jim Hely was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1980, and he immediately started his own law firm.  Early in his career, Jim studied and trained as a trial advocate.  In 1984, he and another attorney handled an injury case which resulted in the highest jury verdict in New Jersey history as of that time.  In 1989, Jim Hely merged his practice with Jac Weiseman.

Don DiGioia became a lawyer in 1976, and in 1981, he started his own practice which was devoted exclusively to the handling of trial work.  Don successfully tried many cases from the outset of his career, and he became known throughout New Jersey as a prominent trial lawyer.

Having met by trying cases together, Don DiGioia and Jim Hely realized that they shared similar philosophies about trial advocacy and the zealous  representation of individuals in court.  In 1998, they merged their practices.

Weiseman Hely DiGioia, P.A. has maintained itself as an efficient  and focused law firm.  Our firm’s members are highly regarded trial lawyers, and both senior principals enjoy Supreme Court Trial Certification.  We have developed the resources to match any adversary.  Yet, we are still small enough to maintain the personal, one-on-one attention that every individual deserves.  In that regard, our lawyers are ably assisted by very experienced, capable, and friendly support staff.

The firm has been prominently located on Route 22 in central New Jersey for more than two decades.  The firm occupies the entire 5,000 square foot space at the firm's building at 1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, N.J. It is our firm's view that adequate settlements are not obtained unless it is demonstrated that the case has been fully prepared and ready for trial, if necessary.  We are guided by the Rules of Professional Conduct and strive to strictly adhere to the highest ethical ideals.

WE WROTE THE BOOK ON INJURY CASES
                  
Jim Hely wrote the book New Jersey Law of Personal  Injury, published by the New Jersey Law Journal. The book is widely recognized and used by judges, lawyers, and insurance companies as the single reliable source covering this field of law.

Don DiGioia and Jim Hely wrote a chapter for the book, New Jersey Trial and Evidence, a manual for judges and lawyers published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

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Examples of some of the complex and challenging cases the lawyers of this firm have handled:

$1,005,000 jury trial settlement to  young man in  highway truck crash.

$1,100,000 settlement to teenager run over by pick-up truck.

$1,015,000 jury verdict to couple broadsided by drunk driver.

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Lawyer Biographies:

Jim Hely.
Hely is a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney and has tried more than 100 jury cases. Read more »

Donald A. DiGioia.
DiGioia is Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil and Criminal Trial Attorney. Read more »

Jac B. Weiseman.
Weiseman founded the Weiseman Hely DiGioia law firm and served as a Master of the Richard J. Hughes Chapter of the Inns of Court. Read more »

Carl Louis Peer is Counsel to the Firm of Weiseman Hely DiGioia. He joined the firm as counsel in February 2005. He was admitted to New Jersey bar in 1986. Since then he has successfully handled civil cases in all parts of the Law and Chancery Divisions. Read more »

Types of Injury Cases We Handle:

» medical or hospital malpractice        
» car, bus and truck accidents
» unsafe products                                   
» falls on property
» unsafe work places                           
» bike or pedestrian accidents
» construction accidents                     
» lead & toxic poisoning
» inadequate security  
» legal & other professional malpractice

We also have a capable Worker's Compensation Unit that deals with injuries that occur on the job.