Brian Banasiak

Brian W. Banasiak is a skilled negotiator and trial lawyer with the law firm Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. For more than 25 years, Brian has represented individuals injured due to negligence of others, amassing more than $40 million for his clients.

After graduating law school, Brian served as a Law Clerk for two Superior Court judges in Union County, New Jersey, and at the same time assisted the now retired Justice Virginia Long. During work breaks, he learned litigation and negotiation strategies by watching portions of jury trials and listening to settlement negotiations. He then went out to represent Union County in administration before devoting his practice to personal injury litigation -- first on the insurance defense side and then as a plaintiff’s attorney.

Because of his extensive negotiation and trial experience, Brian’s style is aggressive without being abrasive or condescending, a trait that appeals to clients, insurance representatives, and adversary attorneys. Clients appreciate Brian’s empathetic nature as well as the care and time he gives to their case. The results speak for themselves.

Results

$750,000 for a client who suffered multiple heel fractures in a motor vehicle accident. The initial settlement offer on the case was $100,000
$580,000 for a truck driver who suffered leg fractures while unloading a truck on a company property. At the beginning of the case, there was no settlement offer because the company property owner denied fault.
$235,000 for a client with a spinal injury requiring surgery who had been told by his prior attorney that there was no settlement offer because he “had no case.”
$292,500 for a client who suffered neck and back injuries and required back surgery.
$250,000 for a client who suffered a shoulder injury requiring two arthroscopic surgical procedures.
$250,000 verdict for a client who suffered neck and back injuries which did not require surgery. The settlement offer before trial was $2500
$272,000 for a client who suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident requiring surgery. The initial offer from the insurance company was $2,500
$235,000 for a client who was injured in a motor vehicle accident with no visible vehicle damage. The client had spinal surgery, but had significant preexisting degeneration in her spine. Before Brian took over the case from an attorney in a different firm, the settlement offer was $0, and the client had a medical bill debt of approximately $120,000. Brian negotiated the debt to $0.
$200,000 for a client who injured her spine and underwent surgery after falling in a supermarket. The initial settlement offer was $0 because of questionable liability.
$185,000 for a client who suffered a shoulder injury requiring arthroscopic surgery after falling in a supermarket.
$207,000 for a client who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, and required a knee arthroscopy and minor spinal surgery.
$100,000 verdict for a client who suffered what the insurance company doctor deemed a temporary and minor neck sprain arising from a motor vehicle accident with no visible property damage, no hospital treatment and limited chiropractic treatment. The initial settlement offer was $5,, and the settlement offer immediately before trial was $10,.

Education
Juris Doctorate, Gonzaga University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Seton Hall University

Admissions to Practice
New Jersey State