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    Jonathan F. Lauri

    Shareholder

    Jonathan Lauri is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Nursing Home Negligence Group. Mr. Lauri has dedicated his career to seeking justice on behalf of those who have been neglected, abused while residing in a nursing home, assisted living facility, hospital, and the like.

    Jonathan is an experienced and skilled litigator who has tried cases to verdict in counties throughout New Jersey. Jonathan will fight tirelessly to make sure nursing homes, hospitals, and the big business behind them are held accountable for their actions.

    Jonathan was raised and has lived in New Jersey for all his life. He is proud to be known as a fighter who is willing to stand up on behalf of those in need, which is something he learned early on from his father. In college, Jonathan began working part-time for a law firm in Middlesex County, where he realized his passion for the law and seeking justice for the individuals who were represented.

    Prior to joining Stark & Stark, P.C. Jonathan had worked as a Judicial Fellow for the Honorable Rose Marie Defino-Nastasi, in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County. While there, he drafted judicial opinions and bench memoranda for direct and post-conviction appeals of homicide convictions based upon extensive legal research. He then began to work for a well-known personal injury law firm in Central Jersey, where he represented his clients’ interests in a variety of civil litigation matters including nursing home malpractice, Tort Claims Act litigation, and premises liability.

    Jonathan currently serves as secretary for the Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce, which focuses on promoting business in Lambertville and the surrounding areas. He also is a volunteer member of the Regional District Ethics Committee VII for Mercer County, which is a committee that serves to preserve the confidence of the public in the integrity and trustworthiness of lawyers in general. Jonathan’s proudest accomplishment is being a husband and father.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • Pennsylvania
    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit 

    Education

    • J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2013
      Temple Journal of Science
    • B.A., Rutgers University, 2009

    Representative Experience

    • Madeline Keyworth v. CareOne at Madison Avenue, 476 N.J. Super. 86 (App. Div. 2023), (A-17/18-23) (088410)
    • Estate of James Burns v. Care One Harmony Village, 468 N.J. Super. 306 (App. Div. 2021)
    • Estate of Maureen Bright v. Aristacare at Cherry Hill, 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 402 (App. Div. Feb. 26, 2020)

    Thought Leadership

    • Speaker, Recent Trial Experiences and Appeal. NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar. November 20, 2025.
    • Speaker, NJAJ Rising Stars. NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 30-May 2, 2025.
    • Speaker, Resident “Human” Rights – Increase the Valuation of Your Case & Trial Review. AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group Webinar. March 5, 2025.
    • Speaker, Patient Safety Act: What Are They Hiding ““ What Can We Get and How? 2024 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 19, 2024.
    • Presenter, Strategic Depositions in Nursing Home Litigation: Building a compelling case and unraveling the web of malfeasance. MyLawCLE. February 23, 2024.
    • Presenter, Falls, Incident Reports, Patient Safety Act, Oh My! 2023 NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar. November 16, 2023.
    • Presenter, Motion Practice: Discovery and Point Click Care. 2023 NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar. April 27, 2023.
    • Presenter, Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home/Long Term Care Cases ““ Are They Enforceable? NJICLE Annual Nursing Home Litigation and Assisted Living Update. April 2, 2022.
    • Presenter, Update on Motions: Incident Reports. NJAJ 2020 Meadowlands Seminar. December 8, 2020.
    • Presenter, Discovery Updates. New Jersey Association for Justice 2020 Boardwalk Seminar. August 6, 2020.
    • Featured, ‘Dense and Meandering’: 200-Word Sentence Helps Undo Nursing Home Arbitration AgreementNew Jersey Law Journal. February 27, 2020.
    • Featured, Nursing Home Can’t Force Arbitration Amid Signature Mystery. Law360.com. February 26, 2020.
    • Presenter, Patient Safety Act / Incident Reports. NJAJ 2019 Meadowlands Seminar. November 21, 2019.

    Honors & Awards

    • Amicus Advocate’s Award issued by the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
      • 2025 – 2026
    • New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars List issued by Thomson Reuters (Methodology)
      • 2022 – 2023; Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff

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    Professional Organizations

    • Mercer County Bar Association
    • Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce
      • Board Member
    • Supreme Court of New Jersey
      • District VII Ethics Committee
    • American Association for Justice
      • Nursing Home Litigation Group, Parliamentarian
    • New Jersey Association for Justice
    • New Jersey State Bar Association

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    Personal Injury Law Blog
    October 22, 2025
    It’s a deeply unsettling statistic from the National Council on Aging: every year, an estimated 5 million elderly Americans suffer from abuse, with...
    Personal Injury Law Blog
    September 21, 2022
    In February of this year, the state comptroller issued a report examining New Jersey's lowest-rated nursing homes participating in the Medicaid...
    Firm News
    June 2, 2026
    It is our pleasure to announce that Denise Mariani, Esq., and Jonathan Lauri, Esq., secured a $750,000 jury verdict on behalf of a nursing home...
    Firm News
    April 11, 2024
    On April 17-19 at Harrahs Resort in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) will host its annual Boardwalk Seminar, which...
    Firm News
    May 12, 2023
    Stark & Stark is pleased to announce that 24 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the list of 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers,...
    Firm News
    March 29, 2022
    Stark & Stark is proud to announce that attorney Jonathan Lauri was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Greater Lambertville Chamber of...

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