Ashkan Zamani is a skilled personal injury attorney at BD&J, PC who is dedicated to serving as a strong advocate for civility, justice, and helping those who are in need. Ashkan is a firm believer in the power of hard work and persistence, two principles he learned from his father, who has always been a source of inspiration in his life. Ashkan’s father faced challenges when he moved from his native Iran to the United States in 1969 in pursuit of higher education — but he overcame those challenges and built a better life for his family. It is through his father’s experiences that Ashkan learned what it means to stand up and fight for your rights. Ashkan’s goal is to bring about these same principles of hard work and persistence to the legal realm in favor of clients affected by personal injury. It is his mission to advocate for people who do not have a voice of their own and to take a stand for justice where justice is nowhere to be found.

NATALIE A. ZAMMITTI SHAW is a partner of the Law Offices Rosemarie Arnold. She attended college at the University of Delaware where she received her B.A. in Mass Communications and minored in Japanese. She graduated from Seton Hall School of Law in 1998 where she earned her Juris Doctorate. Mrs. Zammitti Shaw is licensed to practice law in the states of New Jersey and New York as well as the United States District Court for the district of New Jersey. After graduation, she immediately set her focus on litigation and trial practice. In 1998 she had the distinct privilege to appear before the Dutch Court in St. Martin, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, regarding hurricane-damaged property in the Netherlands Antilles. In 1999 she was afforded the opportunity to second chair a trial for an election contest for the Alpine Mayoral election. Originally a native of northern New Jersey she became involved in local politics at an early age and was elected to the Paramus Borough Council at the age of 31, the youngest woman to serve, for the 2004-2006 term. For the last 15 years of her career, Ms. Zammitti Shaw has represented thousands of clients and fought tirelessly for the victims of personal injury accidents including automobile negligence, premises liability, construction defects, fire losses, products liability, truck accidents, wrongful death, and dog bites as well as employment discrimination. Ms. Zammitti Shaw has had great success in the courtroom. In 2010 she was a member of the legal team that won $7.4 million for a cardiologist who sustained life threatening injuries in Hackensack, NJ due to a drunken driving crash. In 2013 she tried a case in which a jury awarded a 38-year-old Paterson man $672,670.84 for injuries he suffered when a garage door came down and hit him in the head as he was working at a Wayne country club. Over the course of a 15 year period Ms. Zammitti Shaw has tried dozens of cases and has obtained millions of dollars’ in verdicts and settlements for her clients. Mrs. Zammitti Shaw attributes her success to relentless preparation and hard work. Mrs. Zammitti Shaw is certified by Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. Certified civil trial attorney designations are granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to attorneys, who are able to demonstrate efficient levels of experience, education, knowledge and skill in civil trial practice. Less than 2% of attorneys have the honor of this accreditation. In 2022, Mrs. Zammitti Shaw was chosen to be a Master in the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court to teach and mentor young lawyers in the skills of trial advocacy, civility, professionalism and ethics. Mrs. Zammitti Shaw has made numerous appearances on Fox Business and Fox News as a commentator. She is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association and the New Jersey Bar Association.

Scott Zappolo has built his practice on hard work and a determination to be worthy of those who entrust him with their significant legal matters. His many successful legal battles include representation of a small, independent salesman against a major retailing chain, which resulted in a multi-million dollar verdict; defense and dismissal at trial of a million-dollar claim in a shareholder dispute; defense of a manufacturer in a $20 million product defect case before the International Court of Arbitration in London, Great Britain; and oversight and strategy of a horrific wrongful death matter, defended by insurance under a reservation of rights. Although he is based in South Florida, his practice requires traveling throughout the country on various matters, most of which involve complex business litigation and related insurance matters. His corporate clients range from mom-and-pop businesses to much larger corporations, all of whom are treated with a distinctive hands-on approach. Scott is a regular speaker at legal education events, covering topics like legal drafting, trial skills, and evidentiary matters.

Rich graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law with honors in 1985. He received his undergraduate degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame with high honors in 1980. He has previously practiced law with the Udall Shumway, Langerman Begam, and Goldberg & Osborne law firms. At each he concentrated on personal injury law and general civil litigation.

State University at Buffalo, B.A., 1967; State University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 1972; Buffalo Law Review; Partner, Kavinoky & Cook, LLP, Buffalo, NY, 1972-1990; Partner, Zdarsky, Sawicki & Agostinelli, LLP, 1990-2020; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009; Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2010; Super Lawyers, 2007-2020 (Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019); Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell; former Director, Sisters Hospital Foundation (past Chairman); former Director, University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association (past Treasurer); admitted to and argued before the Supreme Court of the United States, 1994; married 52 years to Patricia R. Zdarsky, three children and five grandchildren, and reside in Williamsville, New York.