Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Secaucus, NJ

Managing partner of Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC and a past President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Ralph J. Lamparello concentrates his practice in civil and criminal litigation with a focus on civil rights and employment discrimination, commercial, environmental, public entity defense, and white collar criminal defense.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Ralph received the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award on behalf of the Hudson County Bar Association in 2009 and again in 2014 on behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Association from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism. These recognitions are bestowed on New Jersey attorneys for integrity and service to the bar.

A member since 1989, Ralph has devoted significant time and service to the New Jersey State Bar Association (“NJSBA”). Ralph was elected to the Board of Trustees of the NJSBA in 2006, and has chaired the Meetings Arrangements and Travel Committee, the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, and the Finance and Operations Committee. In May 2008, Ralph was elected Secretary of the NJSBA, and since then has served in every executive committee position, culminating in his presidency in 2013. Ralph was the first Hudson County attorney to lead the statewide organization in 40 years. Additionally, Ralph has served as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to promoting law-related education to the general public, since 2003.

In 2013, Ralph received the prestigious Humanitarian Achievement Award from the Seton Hall School of Law's Peter W. Rodino Jr. Society. The Award is presented annually to commemorate the values embodied in the work and legacy of Congressman Rodino -- compassion, honor and wisdom.

In 2015, the NJSBA Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Judicial Administration Committee, selected Ralph as the recipient of the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Award. The Award, named in honor of Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt, the first Justice under New Jersey’s modern constitution, recognizes outstanding efforts by individuals in the legal community who assist in fulfilling the mission statements of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Judicial Administration Committee.