James M Piro - Nutley, NJ
Attorney at Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC
Complex Commercial Transaction, Acquisitions and Mergers Lawyers in Nutley, NJ
360 Passaic Avenue Nutley, NJ 07110
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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58
Years
Experience
Nutley Complex Commercial Transaction, Acquisitions and Mergers Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Complex Commercial Transaction, Acquisitions and Mergers 60%
- Commercial Real Estate 25%
- Government Law 10%
- Other 5%
Attorney Information
Overview
James M. Piro, who founded Piro, Zinna, Cifelli, Paris & Genitempo in 1969, specializes in complex commercial transactions, acquisitions and mergers and commercial real estate, in which he has represented companies in the United States and abroad in multimillion dollar transactions. He has a specialty in HUD/FHA insured commercial lending transactions. He also handles estate matters and government-related issues. From 1983 to 2011, Piro served as Chief Counsel, General Counsel and Assistant Counsel to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, which owns and operates the fifth largest sewerage treatment facility in the United States. He continues to be lead counsel for the firm as outside counsel to the Commission. In addition, he served as Counsel to the Pequannock, Lincoln Park and Fairfield Sewerage Authority from 1985 to 1995.
He has served as counsel for the Suburban Essex Joint Insurance Fund since 1992, as counsel to the Nutley Senior Citizens Complex since 1980 and as counsel to the Haledon Municipal Utility Authority from 2002 to 2007. A graduate of Seton Hall University and Rutgers School of Law, Piro was a judicial clerk in Passaic County before becoming Assistant Deputy Public Defender from 1969 to 1972 and Nutley Town Attorney and Prosecutor from 1972 to 1976. He was an Essex County Freeholder from 1978 to 1981.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell
- New Jersey Monthly Magazine Super Lawyer
Other Sources of Feedback About James M. Piro
Included on the 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
- 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark,
Newark,
New Jersey, 1968
J.D.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark,
Newark,
New Jersey, 1968
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Non Legal Education
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Seton Hall University,
South Orange,
New Jersey, 1965
B.A.
Honors: English Literature
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Seton Hall University,
South Orange,
New Jersey, 1965
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1968
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1968
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1968
Other Affiliations
- New Jersey Bar Association, 1969 - Present (Member)
- Essex County Bar Association, 1969 - Present (Member)
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Contact
360 Passaic Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110
Phone: 973-542-2766
Fax: 973-661-5157
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.pirozinnalaw.com/
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