Practice areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI; view more
Licensed in New Jersey since: 1998
Education: Suffolk University Law School
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
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Anthony P. Kearns III, the managing partner at Kearns Rotolo Law located in Lebanon, New Jersey, focuses on providing legal services to clients in Central New Jersey, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County and Somerset County. He concentrates his practice on criminal defense law, dealing with cases related to DUI, DWI, sexual assault, drug crimes, weapons violations and other criminal matters. Additionally, he handles cases in the areas of personal injury, family law and municipal matters.
FORMER TWO-TERM HUNTERDON COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Anthony Kearns has experience working on both sides of the criminal justice systems and has garnered statewide recognition as a criminal defense attorney. He is the only Hunterdon County prosecutor to date to have been appointed to that position for two terms, giving him the distinction of being Hunterdon County’s longest serving prosecutor. This experience afforded Mr. Kearns unique insight into how the State prepares and prosecutes criminal cases, which he now uses to mount skilled and powerful defense of the charges against his clients.
Mr. Kearns has earned an AV Preeminent peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The rating of "AV" is awarded to lawyers based on their peers' review of their skill, knowledge and ethical standards.
In 2025, Anthony P. Kearns was included on the List of New Jersey Super Lawyers and was selected for membership to the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Throughout his professional career, Mr. Kearns has made substantial impacts on the legal community. He held the prestigious position of president at the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey and has been the dedicated New Jersey delegate for the association since 2017.
Mr. Kearns demonstrates his strong dedication to the community through his involvement in various community-oriented committees and organizations, such as the Mental Health Initiatives Inter-Branch Implementation Committee and the Inter-Branch Advisory Committee on Mental Health Initiatives, among others. Moreover, he is a valued member of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Sex Offenses
- 70% Criminal Defense
- 30% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 1998, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.kearnsrotololaw.com/anthony-p-kearns-iii.html
- District XIII Ethics Committee, September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027, 2025
- Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association, Awards & Scholarship Oversight Committee, 2025
- Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association - Criminal Practice Committee: 2024 - Present, 2025
- Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association, Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2024
- Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association, Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2023
- Member, Hunterdon County Bar Association - Criminal Practice Committee, 2023
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Hunterdon County Bar Association, Former President of the Executive Board (2009 - 2010); Former Member of the Executive Board (2005 - 2015)
- United States Supreme Court, 2003, 2003
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998, 1998
- New Jersey, 1998
- State vs. Passarelli - Murder case tried during my tenure as County Prosecutor, 2018
- Edna Mahan Corrections officers investigation (2016 - 2019), charges and pleas/trial at Edna Mahan facility - investigated during my tenure as County Prosecutor., 2019
- Investigated and solved nearly 30 year old cold case murder of Mario Soto Suarez - this case was investigated and solved under my direction serving as Hunterdon County Prosecutor. https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/hunterdon-prosecutor-on-cold-case-crusade/article_366f57d8-f54d-50cd-b0cd-9238d8bd42d3.html
- Diocese of Metuchen, Chancellor and Legal Counsel, 2024
- Prevention Resources (Hunterdon), Board of Trustees, 2024
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen, Board of Trustees, 2024
- Mental Health Initiatives Inter-branch Implementation Committee
- Literacy Skill Development Program
- Quincy Inter-Faith Shelter Coalition
- Pastoral Council for Immaculate Conception Church in Clinton, NJ
- Knights of Columbus
- Rotary International
- Hunterdon Drug Awareness
- Hunterdon Health Care System
- Inter-branch Advisory Committee on Mental Health Initiatives
- Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers, New Jersey Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Selected for membership to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2024
- Mr. Kearns earned the highest peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell., AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
- St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH, B.A. (Psychology/Spanish), Cum laude; Delta Epsilon Sigma - National Catholic Honor Society; Pi Gama Mu - National Social Science Honor Society; Sigma Delta Pi - National Spanish Honor Society; "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges;" King Edward Society - College Charitable Honor Society, 1989
- Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, M.S. (Counseling), 1992
- Mr. Kearns was a panelist on the Hunterdon County Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education seminar discussing alternative ways of resolving legal matters given the shortage of Judges. The seminar was given on April 26, 2023., Panelist, No Judges (or, not nearly enough Judges), No Trials, No Problem!: Alternative Ways to Resolve Your Matters, Hunterdon County Bar Association - Continuing Legal Education, Legal, 2023
- Speaker in the documentary, "The Fentanyl Factor" and the community showing event., Speaker, The Fentanyl Factor, Community Documentary, Public Community, 2020
- Chamber of Commerce keynote speaker on Leadership in 2017., Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Chamber of Commerce, Business, 2017
- Speaker at the County Prosecutor Association of NJ in 2017., Speaker, County Prosecutor Association, County Prosecutor Association of NJ, 2017
- Presented "Danger of Social Media" talk at Villa Walsh Academy., Speaker, Dangers of Social Media, Villa Walsh High School, School Community, 2019
- Speaker on "Dangers of Marijuana.", Speaker, Dangers of Marijuana, Agricultural Board of Hunterdon County, Hunterdon County Public Service, 2019
- Representative of law enforcement on Countywide Health Initiatives each year from 2014 - 2019, Representative, Countywide Health Initiatives, Hunterdon County Partnership for Health, Public Service, 2019
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
