Experience
A skilled and respected insurance defense litigator, Rob Cappuzzo plays an active role as a member of the Forthright Advisory Council for No-Fault Disputes in the State of New Jersey. In that capacity, Rob is involved in revising arbitration rules and the selection and review of dispute resolution professionals who preside over no-fault personal injury protection (PIP). As a litigator in the PIP arbitration arena, Rob has nearly double the industry average in no-cause arbitration wins to his credit. Rob joined Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, PC, in 1996 and became a principal in January 2003. Today, he chairs the Firm’s PIP department.
Rob concentrates his practice on personal injury litigation and insurance defense in PIP, liability and coverage matters. His impressive client list includes Allstate, New Jersey Manufacturers, State Farm, MetLife and Encompass insurance companies.
Rob regularly shares his wealth of legal insight — garnered from more than 10 years of practice specializing in the defense of PIP actions—with clients, through in-house training sessions focusing on claim handling and defense strategies. He is also a lecturer for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey Defense Association, the Insurance Council of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Bar Association. As a lecturer, Rob has been called upon to educate his peers in all areas of PIP defense practice.
Lectures
ICLE
New Development in PIP
PIP No-Fault College
Handling your first PIP case
PIP No-Fault College
Keys to Foreseeing & Developing your Case
NJSBA
"The best defense is to know the offense"
ICNJ
Forthright Rules Update
PIP Education Day / PIP and VCR issues
Impact of Proposed PIP Fee Schedule
NJDA
Arbitration Update & Discussion on Defense Tactics
June, 2011
January, 2011
July, 2010
January, 2010
July, 2009
November, 2008
May, 2011
October, 2008
November, 2006
November, 2004






Member and Symposium Editor of Toledo Law Review (1992-1994)