Ralph J. Lamparello

Ralph J. Lamparello is co-managing partner of Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, president of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, and a past president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. A highly respected New Jersey trial attorney, Ralph concentrates his practice in civil and criminal litigation, with a focus on civil rights, employment law, commercial disputes, environmental law, public entity defense, and white-collar criminal defense.

Ralph has received many of the legal profession’s highest honors. In 2019, the New Jersey Bar Foundation awarded the Medal of Honor, its most prestigious recognition, to Ralph for his outstanding contributions to the advancement or improvement of the justice system and the betterment of the legal profession in New Jersey. The award also recognizes professional excellence as demonstrated by an individual’s accomplishments in the law or through service to the profession and the community during their career.

The Best Lawyers in America® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, covering 79 legal specialties and including attorneys in all 50 states. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion by other lawyers in their specialty and jurisdiction. For 2026, Ralph was selected by his peers in a noteworthy seven practice areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Litigation – Municipal
• Litigation – Environmental

He was additionally recognized as one of the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for his work in “Employment Law – Management in Newark.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with the “Lawyer of the Year” award. Previously, Best Lawyers in America® named Ralph the 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in “Litigation – Labor and Employment in Newark.”

Since its inception in 2005, Ralph has been named to the Super Lawyers® list, published by Key Professional Media, Inc. and reported by New Jersey Monthly Magazine, in the areas of employment and labor law, civil litigation, commercial litigation, and criminal defense. Ralph also holds the highest peer review rating for ethical standards and legal ability from Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the legal profession.

Ralph received the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award on behalf of the Hudson County Bar Association in 2009 and again in 2014 on behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Association from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism. These recognitions are bestowed on New Jersey attorneys for integrity and service to the bar. In May 2008, Ralph was elected secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association and since then has served in every executive committee position, culminating in his presidency in 2013. He was the first Hudson County attorney to lead the statewide organization in 40 years. Additionally, Ralph has served as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to promoting law-related education to the general public, since 2003.

In 2013, Ralph received the prestigious Humanitarian Achievement Award from the Seton Hall School of Law’s Peter W. Rodino Jr. Society. The award is presented annually to commemorate the values embodied in the work and legacy of Congressman Rodino — compassion, honor, and wisdom. In 2015, the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Judicial Administration Committee, selected Ralph as the recipient of the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Award. The award, named in honor of Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt, the first justice under New Jersey’s modern constitution, recognizes outstanding efforts by individuals in the legal community who assist in fulfilling the mission statements of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Judicial Administration Committee.