John A. Schepisi - Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • St. John's University School of Law
    J.D.
    Law Review: St. John’s University School of Law, Member

• Non Legal Education

  • Steven’s Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1965
    B.E.
    Major: Civil Engineering
    Minor: Polymer Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder and President, since 1978

Past Positions

• Planning Board, Borough of Edgewater, Attorney, 1970 - 1974
• City of Englewood, Assistant to City Attorney, 1968 - 1972
• Borough of Fort Lee, Assistant to Borough Attorney, 1968 - 1971
• Borough of Fort Lee, Attorney, 1971 - 1972
• Borough of Demarest, Attorney, 1975 - 1977

Pro Bono Activities

• Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology, 2011 - Present
• Member, 200 Club of Bergen County
• Member, Board of Governors, Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, 2011 - Present
• Member, Board of Bergen County Economic Development Authority, 2002 - 2003
• Chairman, Bergen County Republican Organization, 1989 - 1993
• Chairman, Board of Mullet Bay Apartments Association, 1986 - 1993
• Chairman, Board of Mullet Bay Apartments Association, 2000 - 2007
• Member, Board of Governors, Hackensack University Medical Center, 1985 - 2011
• Member, Board of Trustees, Englewood Hospital, 1976 - 1981
• Member, Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology, 2005 - Present

Representative Clients

• J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.

• CNBC

• Connect One Bank

• Holy Name Medical Center

• Harmon Cove Condominium Association

• Powder Mill Condominium Association

• 2000 Linwood Ave. Owners, Inc.

• 200 Winston Towers Condominium Association

• Mullet Bay Apartments Association

• Euro-American Brands, Inc.

Ancillary Businesses

• Bridge View Bank, Vice Chairman

• Member, Board of Directors of Bridge View Bank

• Member, Board of Directors of Interchange Bank

• Member, Board of Directors of Interchange Financial Services Corp.

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1968
• New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2009
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1978

Other Affiliations

• Court Qualified R. 1:40 Mediator
• American Bar Association (Member)
• New Jersey Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Bergen County Bar Association (Member)
• Bergen County Bar Association, 1983 - 1984 (President)
• President-Elect, 1982 - 1983 (Bergen County Bar Association)
• First Vice President, 1970 - 1981 (Bergen County Bar Association)
• Treasurer, 1979 - 1980 (Bergen County Bar Association)
• Borough of Demarest, 1975 - 1977 (Borough Attorney)
• Bergen County Bar Association, 1973 - 1985 (Trustee)
• Borough of Fort Lee, 1972 - Present (Borough Attorney)
• Borough of Edgewater, 1970 - 1974 (Attorney for Planning Board)
• City of Englewood, 1968 - 1972 (Assistant to City Attorney)
• Borough of Fort Lee, 1968 - 1971 (Assistant to Borough Attorney)