John R. Lanza

John R. Lanza is an accomplished trial lawyer with over three decades of experience, focusing his practice on civil and criminal litigation, municipal and land use law. In addition to representing his individual and corporate clients, Mr. Lanza is the Law Director of the City of South Amboy and the City of Lambertville's Special Labor Counsel. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney since 1990 and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1998. Mr. Lanza has served as President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association (1997-1998) and Chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District XIII Ethics Committee (2003-2004). He is the managing Partner of a full-service, general practice with offices in Flemington and South Plainfield, New Jersey. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees John R. Lanza included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors New Jersey Super Lawyers: Nominated and selected for inclusion to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 Other Sources of Feedback About John R. Lanza 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

• Partner

• 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

• 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.

• 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
• 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
• Year: 1988
• Bass v. Attardi
• Citation: 868 F. 2d. 45
• Court: 3rd Cir.
• Year: 1989
• Shevlin v. Prudential
• Citation: 256 N.J. Super. 691
• Year: 1991
• Kentopp v. Franklin Mut. Ins Co.
• Citation: 293 N.J. Super. 66
• Year: 1996
• O'Rourke v. City of Lambertville et al
• Citation: 405 N.J. Super. 8
• Year: 2008
• Marinczyk v. State of N.J. Police Training Commission et Al
• Citation: 203 N.J. 586
• Year: 2010

• 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

• 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

• 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))