Insights & News

Partner Ralph J. Lamparello, President of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, recently served as master of ceremonies at the 2026 Medal of Honor Awards Celebration. The event honored the Honorable Esther Salas, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, with the Foundation’s prestigious Medal of Honor.

CLM&C is pleased to announce that Partner Maria Vallejo, Esq. will serve as a speaker at the Hudson County Bar Association & Foundation seminar, “Professional Lines: Client Boundaries, Trust Accounts, and Workplace Management” on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.

Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC is proud to share that John V. Mallon served as a moderator for “The Complex World of Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims 2026” program hosted by New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

Partner Maria P. Vallejo, Esq. returns to Rutgers Law School this Fall semester to teach Land Use Law & Practice. This will be her fifth year teaching the course at Rutgers University.

New Jersey school districts regularly receive requests from parents seeking records relating to their children. Increasingly, parents are using artificial intelligence tools to draft requests invoking the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), the New Jersey Pupil Records Act (“NJPRA”), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), and sometimes “all applicable laws.”

The First Amendment stands as one of the most fiercely protected guarantees in U.S. constitutional law, yet its application can become more complicated when the speaker is a public-school teacher and the audience is a classroom of students.

School Boards have a fundamental responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of their students and employees. In New Jersey, that responsibility is reflected in N.J.A.C. 6A:32-6 and N.J.S.A. 18A:16-2, which establish the legal framework governing physical and psychiatric fitness-for-duty examinations of school employees.

Nine Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC attorneys were recognized in the latest editions of the Best Lawyers® lists.

Strong leadership has never been more important for New Jersey school districts. Today’s administrative teams are navigate evolving expectations, staffing challenges, increased accountability, and organizational change.

On June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., holding that Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause do not prohibit states from adopting laws that restrict participation on girls’ and women’s athletic teams based on biological sex.

Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC is excited to announce our first Fall Leadership Seminar, Leadership in Action: Aligning Vision, People, and Performance, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey.

On June 11, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its decision in Rosetti v. Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education, reminding school boards across the State that, as governmental entities, they are expected to conduct public business with a high degree of transparency.