John R. Lanza - Flemington, NJ

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, January, 1975
    J.D.
  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
    Honors: Participated in the Sixth Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, Jan 2 - Jan 10, 1987
    Honors: Participated in the Eleventh Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, Jan 3 - Jan 11, 1992
    Honors: Participated in the Nineteenth Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, Jan 7 - Jan 15, 2000

• Non Legal Education

  • Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, June, 1971
    B.A.
    Major: English

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Thatcher & Lanza, Partner and Attorney at Law, 1983 - 2005
• City of South Amboy, New Jersey, Law Director - Legal advisor to the Mayor, Council and all City Departments. 1/1/87 to present
• Winget, Keating, Thatcher & Lanza, Partner and Attorney at Law, January 1, 1978 - March 31, 1983
• Winget & Keating Law Offices, Associate and Attorney at Law, 1975 - 1977
• Robert J. Casulli, Esquire, Attorney at Law, 1972 - 1975
• Robert J. Casulli, Esquire, Law Clerk, 1972 - 1975

Classes and Seminars

• Special Presenter, Supreme Court of N.J., District XIII Ethics Committee
  
• Speaker; Seminar "Auto Cost Reduction Act; Can We Live With It?", Association of Trial Lawyers of American, N.J.

Pro Bono Activities

• Lector, St. John the Evangelist Church, Lambertville, N.J. (1985 - 1997; 2006 - present)
• Manager, South Hunterdon Little League, Flemington, N.J., 1988 - 1989
• Trustee, South Hunterdon Little League, Flemington, N.J., 1989 - 1990
• Volunteer in Probation, Hunterdon County Probation Department, Flemington, N.J., 1981 - 1983
• Trustee, Women's Crisis Center, Flemington, N.J., 1985 - 1986

Representative Cases

• Lamerio v. West New York Bd. of Ed.
  • Citation: 136 N.J. Super. 585
  • Court: Law Div.
  • Year: 1985
• Zyck v. Hartford Ins. Group,
  • Citation: 143 N.J. Super. 580 (Law Div. 1976), rev'd. in part, 150 N.J. Super. 431 (App. Div. 1977), cert. den., 75 N.J. 521 (1977)
• Nieder v. First Federal and Loan Assoc.
  • Citation: 163 N.J. Super. 308
  • Court: App. Div.
  • Year: 1978
• Sciascia v. American Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 183 N.J. Super. 352 (Law Div. 1982), affd. 189 N.J. Super. 236 (App. Div. 1983)
• P.B.A. Local 174 v. Bridgewater Twp.
  • Citation: 196 N.J. Super. 258
  • Court: App. Div.
  • Year: 1984
• Sarzillo v. Turner Const. Co.
  • Citation: 198 N.J. Super. 29 (App. Div. 1984), rev'd., 101 N.J. 236 (1985)
• Chipps v. Newmarket Condo. Ass'n.
  • Citation: 228 N.J. Super. 144
  • Court: Law Div.
  • Year: 1988
• Bass v. Attardi
  • Citation: 868 F. 2d. 45
  • Court: 3rd Cir.
  • Year: 1989
• Shevlin v. Prudential
  • Citation: 256 N.J. Super. 691
  • Court: Law Div.
  • Year: 1991
• Kentopp v. Franklin Mut. Ins Co.
  • Citation: 293 N.J. Super. 66
  • Court: App. Div.
  • Year: 1996
• O'Rourke v. City of Lambertville et al
  • Citation: 405 N.J. Super. 8
  • Court: App. Div.
  • Year: 2008
• Marinczyk v. State of N.J. Police Training Commission et Al
  • Citation: 203 N.J. 586
  • Year: 2010

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Attorney, Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998
• Civil Pretrial Practice, Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2012

Other Affiliations

• American Trial Lawyers Association, New Jersey (Member, (Board of Governors, 1990-2000))
• Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association (Member,)
• Hunterdon County Bar Association (Member, Trustee, 1998; President, 1997 - 1998; President-Elect, 1996 -1997; Vice President, 1995 -1996; Treasurer, 1993 - 1995; Coordinator, Moot Trial Court Competition, 1983 - 1984)
• The Joseph Halpern American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, 1994 - present; Treasurer/Secretary, 1994 - 1997)
• Advanced Trial Academy (Faculty Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, Fall, 1990 and 1992)
• N. J. Supreme Court, District XIII Ethics Committee (Member, (Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren Counties); Sept 2000 - Aug 2004; (Vice-Chair, 2002 - 2003; Chair, 2003 - 2004))