Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC

CLMC is dedicated to the highest standards of professional excellence and public service. The Firm and many of its attorneys have received the highest rating for legal ability and ethical conduct, AV, from legal publisher Martindale-Hubbell, Inc., based upon peer review. Additionally, a number of our attorneys have the distinction of being selected as Best Lawyers in America? and by New Jersey Monthly Magazine as SuperLawyers?, while a number of our associate attorneys have been named by the same magazine as "Rising Stars." Most notably, CLMC has received a Tier 1 Ranking in the 2017 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms," for the fifth year in a row.

Seven of the Firm's attorneys have been designated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Certified Civil and Certified Criminal Trial Attorneys. Partner Steven L. Menaker holds the rare distinction of dual certification. Over the past decade, the New Jersey Law Journal has named four of our partners to its prestigious "40 under 40" list. Four other CLMC attorneys are past recipients of the New Jersey State Bar Association's ("NJSBA") Professional Lawyer of the Year award, which is given annually to attorneys who, by virtue of their conduct, competence and demeanor, set a positive example for others in the profession. Joel A. Leyner was honored in 2000, as was Martha D. Lynes in 2005, Ralph J. Lamparello in 2009 and 2014, and Steven L. Menaker in 2010.

CLMC strongly believes in contributing to the legal and non-legal communities through public service. Our attorneys serve on various committees by appointment of the New Jersey Supreme Court as well as on District Ethics and Fee Arbitration Committees. Several attorneys also serve in leadership positions in state and local legal associations, including the New Jersey State Bar Association. In 2013, Ralph J. Lamparello became the first Hudson County attorney in 40 years to be sworn in as President of the State Bar Association. Steven L. Menaker serves on the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics as well as on the NJSBA's Ethics Diversionary Committee and Committee on Professional Responsibility and Unlawful Practice. Most recently, Robert A. Kaye was elected Chair of the NJSBA's Business Law Section and John V. Mallon was appointed Chair of the Association's Insurance Defense Committee. CLMC attorneys also fill leadership positions within the Hudson County Bar Association, Bergen County Bar Association, and several different American Inns of Court. In 2013, Ralph J. Lamparello received the prestigious Humanitarian Achievement Award from the Seton Hall School of Law's Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Society. The Award is presented annually to commemorate the values embodied in the work of the legacy of Congressman Rodino - compassion, honor and wisdom.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Secaucus, NJ	49

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Corporate	1
Corporate - General	4
Education	2
Environmental and Land Use	1
Family Law	4
Government and Government Relations	1
Government Contracts	13
Insurance	1
Insurance Coverage	2
IP	2
Labor & Employment	1
Litigation	32
Litigation - General (consumer)	9
Real Estate	1
Workers Compensation	4