Robert A. Cappuzzo

A skilled and respected insurance defense litigator, Robert A. 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 Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, in 1996 and became a principal in January 2003. Today, he chairs the Firm’s PIP department.

Rob concentrates his practice on insurance defense in PIP, liability and coverage matters.  His impressive client list includes Allstate, New Jersey Manufacturers, MetLife and Encompass insurance companies.

Rob regularly shares his wealth of legal insight — garnered from more than 18 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.  Rob served as Chair of the New Jersey Defense Association’s (NJDA) Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Committee from 2014 to 2016.

Publications 

Forthright Amends Its Rules to Eliminate Hearing Regions and Set Video-Conference as the Default for Appearances. New Jersey Defense, Fall 2022

Closing the Door on UCR Cases Involving Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs): The Appellate Division Brings an End to an Era of PIP Arbitrations and Litigation. New Jersey Defense, Spring 2019

Lectures

ICLE
Complex Issues in PIP	June 5, 2020
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2020
Complex Issues in PIP	June, 2019
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2019
Complex Issues in PIP	July, 2018
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2018
Complex Issues in PIP	July, 2017
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2017
Complex Issues in PIP	July, 2016
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2016
Complex Issues in PIP	July, 2015
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2015
Complex Issues in PIP	August, 2014
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2014
Keys to Handling the PIP Case	August, 2013
PIP Issues for Practitioners - Working the file	July, 2012
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2012
Handling your first PIP case	July, 2010
PIP No-Fault College	January, 2010
Keys to Foreseeing & Developing your Case	July, 2009
NJSBA
“The best defense is to know the offense”	November, 2008
ICNJ
Workshop on PIP Internal Appeals Process	May, 2017
Final PIP Regulations - What Happened And What Does the Future Hold?	October, 2012
Forthright Rules Update	May, 2011
PIP Education Day / PIP and VCR issues	October, 2008
Impact of Proposed PIP Fee Schedule	November, 2006
NJDA
Arbitration Update & Discussion on Defense Tactics	November, 2004

Practice Areas

• Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation
• Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
• Real Estate Tax Appeals

Education

• University of Toledo School of Law, 1994 JD
  Member and Symposium Editor of Toledo Law Review (1992-1994)
• George Washington University, 1991 BA

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York