Mr. Kayal is partner with the firm. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in 1995. He graduated from Quinnipiac College School of Law with a J.D. in 1999. Mr. Kayal was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1999 and admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey in 1999.

Mr. Kayal has served as an assistant municipal prosecutor in Woodbridge, Carteret, and Metuchen. As a result of his substantial municipal court experience, he has successfully defended clients in criminal cases and traffic offenses, including numerous DWIs. Mr. Kayal also handles all matters involving insurance defense, including insurance coverage, product liability, automobile negligence, premises, commercial litigation, bad faith and UM/UIM claims. Mr. Kayal also handles all criminal defense matters in Municipal Court and Superior Court.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has recognized Darren Kayal as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a qualification held by less than 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Coverage
• Insurance Defense
• Product Liability
• Automobile Negligence
• Appeals
• Bad Faith
• Commercial Litigation
• UM/UIM
• Premises Liability

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

• Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2012

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1999
• S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1999

Education

• Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
  • J.D. – 1999
• Pennsylvania State University
  • B.A. – 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Jersey Defense Association, August 14, 2006 – Present

Sample Appellate Division Opinions

Cover v GEICO, 2017 WL 3974411 (App. Div. September 11, 2017)

Benscome v Kannakara, 2016 WL 1092484 (App. Div. March 22, 2016)

Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v Brown, 2015WL 2417399 (App. Div. May 22, 2015)