Christopher Karounos
VerifiedAbout Christopher Karounos
Christopher T. Karounos, Esq. is a Senior Trial Attorney at Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney At Law, and a Certified Civil Trial Attorney — one of less than 3% of attorneys certified as such by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He leads the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Group and concentrates his practice on representing individuals injured by negligence.
Karounos's combined personal injury settlement packages and jury verdicts have resulted in over $100 million for his clients. He has handled cases arising from assaults, motor vehicle crashes, slip-trip-and-fall injuries, watercraft collisions, trucking incidents, construction defects, motorcycle accidents, and worksite injuries. He has also tried high-stakes business disputes in state and federal courts, including business formation matters, contract negotiations, and multimillion-dollar claims.
He earned his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law-Newark and his Bachelor of Arts in Biology/Biomedical Science from Rutgers College, New Brunswick. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar, the Federal District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Notable case results
Arian Hila, 48, suffered catastrophic traumatic brain injury at a Tappan, New York demolition site in February 2018 when a debris chute broke free and crushed him, leaving him without oxygen for nearly 20 minutes; a $44 million settlement was reached seven days into a 2024 jury trial.
Settlement during jury trial for worksite injury
Settlement for severe burn injuries — ALM/New Jersey Law Journal #1 Personal Injury Award of the Year
Combined jury verdict for boating crash
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
