John A. Schepisi

John A. Schepisi, the Founder and President of Schepisi & McLaughlin P.A., represents many large corporations as well as small companies and family-owned businesses in addition to handling matters for individual clients. John's practice focuses on litigation, real estate development and land use issues including property acquisition, zoning approvals and property development and marketing. An engineer by training, he is able to work with clients during the design phase of real estate projects and provide input on development. In the area of litigation, John has successfully represented clients in partnership disputes, corporate dissolutions, business acquisitions and the like. A well-respected member within the community, John has been a member of the Board of Governors of Hackensack University Medical Center and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology. John served on the founding board of Bridge View Bank, became it's Vice Chairman and then was instrumental in negotiating the merger of Bridge View Bank, then publicly traded, with Interchange Bank. At Interchange Bank, John served on the Executive Committee and played a key role in negotiating the acquisition of Interchange Bank by TD Bank. John's business acumen is an invaluable resource to the clients he represents in all types of cases. John A. Schepisi Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees John A. Schepisi included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recipient of the Leader in the Legal Community Award, Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce, 2013 - Present Recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2013 - Present Man of the Year Honoree, Fort Lee Unico Man of the Year Honoree, Engelwood Cliffs Chamber of Commerce Named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers List, 2008 - Present Named Best of Bergen Top Lawyers in Real Estate, 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2020 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About John A. Schepisi Included on the 2026New 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 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2017 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 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyers list

• Founder and President, since 1978

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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)