Matthew Kerner has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2026, putting the Bronx accident attorney among a small slice of lawyers recognized in New York this year. The designation was announced on June 4 and gives Kerner Law Group a fresh peer-reviewed honor as it continues to market itself as one of the Bronx's most trusted personal injury firms.
The Rising Stars designation is reserved for attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been in practice for 10 years or less, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in each state receive it. That makes the selection especially competitive, because it is not handed out for visibility or advertising but through a review of professional achievement across 12 indicators.
Kerner works at Kerner Law Group in Bronx, New York, where he handles car accidents, slip and fall injuries, construction accidents, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. The firm also says it handles personal injury matters involving motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian injuries, premises liability and construction accidents, a scope that places Kerner squarely in the city’s crowded negligence litigation market.
Stuart Kerner said the firm has served the Bronx community since 1997 and described Matthew as someone who reflects the practice’s values through dedication, sharp legal instincts and compassion for injured clients. The firm’s framing matters because Rising Stars is peer driven, and the honor is tied to professional reputation as much as it is to courtroom work.
What remains unsaid is the part clients and rivals alike watch most closely: which verdicts, settlements or standout cases helped lift Kerner into the 2026 class. Super Lawyers’ profile page may provide more detail, but for now the recognition itself is the headline — a young Bronx personal injury lawyer has cleared a narrow statewide bar and done it in a field where peer respect is hard to fake.
