John E. Lanza - Flemington, NJ
Attorney at Lanza & Lanza LLP
Probate Practice - represented estate fiduciaries, incapacitated persons and Guardianship applicants, litigated will contests, administered decedents' estates and performed estate planning Lawyers in Flemington, NJ
5 Main Street Flemington, NJ 08822
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25
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Experience
Flemington Probate Practice - represented estate fiduciaries, incapacitated persons and Guardianship applicants, litigated will contests, administered decedents' estates and performed estate planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Probate Practice - represented estate fiduciaries, incapacitated persons and Guardianship applicants, litigated will contests, administered decedents' estates and performed estate planning
- Civil Litigation - represented individual, corporate and municipal clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in land use matters and contract disputes in both State and Federal Court
- Appellate Practice - drafted briefs and argued before the Appellate Division and Supreme Court of New Jersey regarding commercial, criminal, family and probate matters.
Attorney Information
Overview
John E. Lanza has been associated with Lanza & Lanza LLP since its inception and has been a practicing attorney since 2001. He maintains an active probate practice including probate litigation (will contests, guardianships, fiduciary accounting challenges), estate and trust administration and estate planning (drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills).
He has been appointed by the Hunterdon County Surrogate to represent elderly clients in guardianship proceedings and to administer testamentary trusts for minors. In 2010, he lectured before the organization Volunteer Guardianship One-on-One on the topic of avoiding court challenges to guardianships.
Along with his probate work, Mr. Lanza also maintains real estate, commercial litigation, land use, appellate and municipal court practices. In addition to his private practice, Mr. Lanza is an alternate municipal prosecutor in the Borough of South Plainfield, Township of Piscataway and City of South Amboy.
Mr. Lanza earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Boston College in 1998 and graduated cum laude from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 2001.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About John E. Lanza
Included on the 2026 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Seton Hall University School of Law,
Newark,
New Jersey, June, 2001
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
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Seton Hall University School of Law,
Newark,
New Jersey, June, 2001
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Non Legal Education
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Boston College, College of Arts & Sciences,
Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts, 1998
B.A.
Major: Political Science
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Boston College, College of Arts & Sciences,
Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts, 1998
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- South Plainfield, Piscataway and South Amboy, NJ, Assistant Municipal Prosecutor, 2003 - present
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel LLP, Woodbridge, NJ, Associate, Litigation Department, 2001 - 2003; Summer Associate/Law Clerk, Litigation Department, 2000 - 2001
Representative Cases
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Pacifico v. Pacifico
- Citation: 190 N.J. 258
- Year: 2007
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O'Rourke v. City of Lambertville
- Citation: 405 N.J. Super. 8
- Court: App. Div.
- Year: 2008
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Marcinczyk v. State of NJ Police Training Comm'n.
- Citation: 406 NJ Super 608
- Court: App. Div.
- Year: 2009
Published Works
Articles
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Contributor: "What Lawyers Need to Know About Accepting Cash From Clients", Michael B. Himmell,, 162 N.J.L.J. 156, 2000
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Contributor: "Bankruptcy Practice for the Next Millennium", Patricia Gardner , 159 N.J.L.J. 469, 2000
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2001
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2012
Other Affiliations
- District XIII Ethics Committee (2009-2013; Vice-Chairman 2011-2012; Chairman 2012-2013)
- Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Current Term: 2014 - 2016)
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Contact
5 Main Street
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: 908-905-0183
Fax: 908-782-4012
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lanzaandlanza.com
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