denise-mariani-esq-jpg

Denise Mariani

Shareholder

Phone: 609.895.7345
Fax: 609.896.0629

dmariani@stark-stark.com

Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629

Denise Mariani is an expert Civil Trial Attorney as certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Ms. Mariani is also the Chair of the Nursing Home Negligence practice at Stark & Stark.

For over 25 years, she has fought tirelessly to defend the rights of those who have been injured or killed through the negligence of others. As the Chair of the Nursing Home Negligence litigation group, Ms. Mariani specializes in representing the families of residents and patients who, through negligence or abuse, have died or been seriously injured in a nursing home, assisted living facility, rehabilitation center, group home, or hospital.

As a native of Trenton, Ms. Mariani is committed to advocacy on behalf of those who need a voice. She is currently a Board Member on the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “Women in Business Alliance,” where she serves on the subcommittee to plan the New Jersey Conference for Women. She also chaired the Community Projects Committee of the Mercer County Bar Association for many years, leading various charitable events and fundraisers throughout the County. Additionally, she is a founding board member of the organization I Believe in Pinkwhich raises money for victims of breast cancer in Mercer County in the surrounding areas.

Prior to joining Stark & Stark, Ms. Mariani served as judicial law clerk to The Honorable Paul T. Koenig and The Honorable Linda R. Feinberg of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division-Family Part. She also served as a certified legal intern in the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office in Trenton, New Jersey and the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Click here to read blogs written by our attorneys on the Nursing Home Law Blog.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

  • Panelist, Juggling Act – How have times changed, or have they? Mercer County Bar Association Women Lawyers Committee CLE. March 7, 2024.
  • Author, Be Prepared as Your Loved Ones Age. Mercer County Woman. November/December 2023 Issue.
  • Featured, I Believe in Pink: Making a Difference. Mercer County Woman. September/October 2023 Issue.
  • Quoted, Families want answers and action after abrupt closing of Princeton Care Center. Planet Princeton. September 5, 2023.
  • Speaker, Voir Dire. 2022 NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar. November 18, 2022.
  • Moderator, Women in the Workforce: Navigating Success in the Evolving Workplace. Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. April 27, 2022.
  • Quoted, Bar Report – A retrospective look at 25 years of the NJ Commission on Professionalism in the Law. New Jersey Law Journal. November 23, 2020.
  • Quoted, Stark & Stark’s Mariani Named Professional Lawyer of the Year. Patch.com – Princeton, Mid Jersey News, American Towns – Lawrenceville, Patch.com – Lawrenceville.   Hopewell Valley News/CentralJersey.com, Shore News Magazine, & New Jersey Law Journal. November 16, 2020.
  • Featured, Op-Ed: Attorney General’s Investigation Into Nursing Home Negligence is Badly Needed. ROI-NJ. July 9, 2020.
  • Featured, Guest Oped: Pandemic Spurs Overdue Investigation into NJ Nursing Home Negligence. The Trentonian. June 13th, 2020.
  • Panelist, Long Term Care Litigation and the Covid-19 Pandemic-Injury and immunity. New Jersey State Bar Association. June 1st, 2020.
  • Presenter, Nursing Home Roundtable- What’s Next? NJAJ 2019 Meadowlands Seminar. November 21, 2019.
  • Co-Chair, Nursing Home: Latest Litigation Trends. NJAJ 2019 Meadowlands Seminar. November 21, 2019.
  • Moderator, Cultivating Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace. Princeton Chamber of Commerce. April 25, 2018.
  • Featured, Bride’s Mother Settles Suit Over Hotel Trip and Fall for $1.65M. New Jersey Law Journal. April 21, 2014.
  • Mercer County Bar Association - Past President, 2009; Trustee & Officer (1997-2008); Past Community Projects Committee, Past Chair
  • Mercer County Bar Foundation - Committee Member (2011-2017)
  • New Jersey Association for Justice - Nursing Home Committee
  • New Jersey State Bar Association - Civil Trial Bar Executive Committee 2019 – Present
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey
  • Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce - Women in Business Alliance - Board Member; Subcommittee for the New Jersey Conference for Women
  • I Believe in Pink, Founding Member
  • 2022 Michael J. Nizolek Award issued by the Mercer County Bar Association
  • 2020 Best Women in Business Award issued by NJBIZ (Methodology)
  • 2020 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award issued by the Mercer County Bar Association
  • 2019 New Jersey Top Verdicts issued by Top Verdicts (Full List)
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
    • 2014 – 2023; Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff
    • 2021 – 2022; Top 50 Women in New Jersey Super Lawyers List (Methodology)
  • 2003 Young Lawyer of the Year Award issued by the Mercer County Bar Association

*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Multiple locations to better serve your needs—

Hamilton, NJ

100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: 609.896.9060
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 609.896.0629
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer

Marlton, NJ

40 Lake Center, 401 NJ-73, Suite 130
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856.874.4443
Secondary phone: 888.241.7424
Fax: 856.874.0133
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer

Yardley, PA

777 Township Line Road, Suite 120
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone: 267.907.9600
Fax: 267.907.9659
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer

New York, NY

5 Pennsylvania Plaza 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 800.535.3425
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer

Philadelphia, PA

The Bellevue 200 S Broad St #600
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 267.907.9600
Secondary phone: 800.535.3425
Fax: 215.564.6245
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer

Bridgeton, NJ

78 W Broad St
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 856.874.4443
county best pa pennsylvania reviews south jersey berks northhampton montgomery bucks lehigh valley gloucester burlington mercer