Chasan Leyner & Lamparello has specialized experience in public entity representation.
We presently serve as corporation counsel to The Township of North Bergen and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, and assistant counsel to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners. As special litigation counsel, we appear as attorneys for the State of New Jersey, the County of Bergen, the County of Essex, the County of Hudson and multiple municipalities, including the City of Jersey City, the City of Paterson and the Town of Secaucus. Additionally, we presently have appointments as the general counsel to the Boards of Education for Clifton and East Rutherford.
Our governmental law litigation representation covers the spectrum from prosecution of claims by a public entity to defense of claims against a public entity. Our attorneys appear in both federal and state courts in actions encompassing civil rights litigation, employment discrimination, first amendment issues, construction litigation, Right to Know Law, Open Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act litigation, as well as various election issues.
As labor counsel to public entities, we negotiate collective bargaining agreements and prosecute disciplinary actions before administrative tribunals. As general counsel, we present advice and guidance on all matters affecting the public body, corporate and politic, under controlling New Jersey Law.
In the burgeoning field of school law, our expertise as general counsel to boards of education has provided us with the ability to extend representation in all aspects of the field, including public contract law, labor negotiation and disciplinary hearings.
GOVERNMENTAL CLIENTS (Partial Listing)
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County of Bergen
Clifton Board of Education
East Rutherford Board of Education
Town of Guttenberg
County of Hudson
City of Jersey City
City of Newark |
Borough of North Arlington Township of North Bergen
North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners
City of Paterson
Town of Secaucus
Township of Vernon
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Other practice areas
CHASAN LEYNER & LAMPARELLO, PC
300 HARMON MEADOW BOULEVARD
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07094-3621
TELEPHONE: (201) 348-6000
(212) 986-1880
FAX: (201) 348-6633
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