Attorney Profile

Attorney John L. Schettino has extensive experience in personal injury, workers' compensation, estate planning and probate, DWI and traffic defense, education law, municipal law, land use, zoning and planning, real estate law and development, real estate property tax appeals, and a variety of other areas.

Mr. Schettino has earned a diplomate in municipal law through the New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys and Rutgers University and has completed advanced legal courses in property tax administration. In 2005, Mr. Schettino was recognized by New Jersey Monthly as a New Jersey Super Lawyer.

John L. Schettino pledges to give each one of his clients the personalized attention they deserve. He is always available to his clients to explain the legal process and the progress of their cases. When you retain the John L. Schettino as your attorney, he personally handles your case from beginning to end.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law, Civil Litigation and Appeals
• Municipal Law
• Real Estate Development, Zoning, Planning and Land Use
• Commercial and Residential Real Estate
• Real Estate Property Tax Appeals
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
• Workers' Compensation
• Education Law
• Chapter 7 Personal Bankruptcy
• Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
• Defense of Municipal Offenses, DWI and Traffic Violations

Litigation Percentage

• 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Diplomate in Municipal Law, New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys and Rutgers University, 1991
• Completion of Property Tax Administration Parts 1 & 2, Rutgers University Center for Government Services, 2008

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
  J.D.
  
  
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  

Representative Clients

• Fairview Borough Attorney, 1989-1991, 1995-present
• Guttenberg Board of Education, 1990-present
• Emerson Board of Education, 2000-present
• Waldwick Board of Education, Special Counsel, 2007
• Ridgefield Planning Board, 2005-present
• Palisades Park Board of Adjustment, 1997-present
• Harrington Park Board of Adjustment, 2008
• Cliffside Park Planning Board, 2007-present
• Bergenfield Tax Attorney, 2007-present
• Northvale Tax Attorney, 2007-present
• Bergen Risk Insurance, 2007-present
• Borough of Paramus, 2007-present

Honors and Awards

• Recognized by New Jersey Monthly as a New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Herrington Park Board of Education, 1998 - Present
  Trustee, Board Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Giblin & Giblin, Attorney, 1985 - 2003
• Borough of Fairview, Recreation, 1978 - 1982

Birth Information

• 1960, Englewood, New Jersey, United States of America