Thomas Zuppa, Jr.

Thomas Zuppa, Jr. is a civil litigation attorney practicing in the areas of employment and labor law and civil litigation, representing public entities. In addition to his legal practice, Tom was elected to serve as Jersey City Ward C Councilman, representing the Journal Square neighborhood and a portion of the Heights, reflecting his longstanding commitment to public service.

Prior to joining Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, Tom served as an Assistant Prosecutor at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, where he successfully prosecuted numerous high-profile cases, including homicides, firearm and narcotics trafficking, complex financial crimes, and public corruption.

In 2009, Tom was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Fordham University, where he majored in Political Science with a minor in American Catholic Studies. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, and Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society.

Tom obtained his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2012, where he served as President of the Student Bar Association and was awarded the Mary K. Franzese Humanitarian Award for Service and Leadership and the Hazard Zet Forward Leadership Award. Following graduation, Tom clerked for the Honorable Peter J. Vazquez, J.S.C., ret., presiding judge of the Criminal Division in Essex County.