Governmental Law

Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC has specialized experience in public entity representation. We presently serve as Corporation Counsel to the Township of North Bergen, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, the Town of Secaucus, and the Bergen County Improvement Authority. We also serve as labor and employment 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 Hudson, and multiple municipalities, including the City of Newark, the City of Paterson, the City of Bayonne, the City of Linden, the City of Hackensack, and the City of Union City.

Our governmental litigation practice covers the full spectrum of representation, from prosecuting claims on behalf of public entities to defending claims brought against them. Our attorneys appear in both federal and state courts in matters involving civil rights litigation, employment discrimination, First Amendment issues, construction litigation, the Open Public Records Act, the Open Public Meetings Act, and election-related issues.

As labor counsel to public entities, we negotiate collective bargaining agreements and prosecute disciplinary actions before administrative tribunals. As general counsel, we provide guidance on all matters affecting public entities under New Jersey and federal law. In the related and growing field of school law, our experience as general counsel to boards of education allows us to represent clients in matters involving public contracting, labor negotiations, and disciplinary hearings.