Lisa J. Pezzano, Esq.

Lisa J. Pezzano was born and raised on Long Island, New York. As the daughter of a New York City police officer and stay-at-home Mom turned real estate agent, Lisa grew up with an extended family that included electricians, stone-cutters, police officers, carpenters, baggage handlers, and office workers. Her grandmother had to work the midnight shift to support her four children after the untimely death of her grandfather, instilling a strong work ethic in her family. Through these examples, Lisa developed great respect for hard-working Americans whose toil and sweat built this great country. It is thus fitting that she now represents injured workers, and has dedicated herself to helping them obtain the justice they deserve.

She graduated from Villanova University in 1988 and thereafter received her law degree, with honors, from George Washington Law School in 1991. Lisa first began practicing law for with a non-profit organization in Newark, New Jersey. She thereafter became the senior associate in a prominent Bridgewater, New Jersey law firm, where she represented several different insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims, in every single vicinage in the State of New Jersey. In 2001, she opened her own law firm in Central New Jersey.

License

• NJ (1991)
• NY (1993)

Education

• George Washington University National Law Center – Juris Doctor, with Honors (1991)
• Villanova University – Bachelor of Arts (1988)

Practice Areas

• Workers’ Compensation
• Personal Injury

Professional Activities

• Senior Vice President Northwest New Jersey, and Executive Committee Member for the NJ Council on Safety & Health.
• NJAJ Lecturer for continuing legal education in the field of workers’ compensation.
• Author of “The Employee’s Guide to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law”

Civic Activities

• Elected to Holland Township Committee (2019)

Work Experience

• Staff Counsel – Archdiocese of Newark (1991- 1993)
• Senior Associate – Golden Rothschild (1993 – 2001)
• Lisa J. Pezzano, LLC (2001 – 2012)
• Partner – Pezzano Mickey & Bornstein, LLP (2012 – 2020)
• Owner: Pezzano Law Group, LLC (2020 – present)

Associations

• NJ Advisory Council on Safety and Health – Senior VP, Northwest NJ (2010 – Present)
• Hunterdon County Bar Association – Member (2012 – Present)
• Warren County Bar Association – Member (2006 – Present)
• N.J. Bar Association (2001 – Present)

Publications

• Speakeasy Publications – Employee’s Guide to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law (2018)

Speaking Engagements

• NJAJ Educational Foundation, Inc.’s Boardwalk Seminar 2024.
• Workers’ Compensation Claims in 7 Steps! – N.J. Workers’ Compensation Law (2018)
• Advanced Workers’ Compensation seminar – Temporary disability issues (2018)
• “New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Strategies” for National Business Institute