Lisa Fittipaldi has represented clients in civil matters through her years in private practice in the areas of employment law, construction litigation, and commercial litigation. Representing plaintiffs and defendants in these cases has provided invaluable insight and the perspective to understand all sides of legal disputes.

Lisa concentrates her practice in the litigation of employment law matters, including representation of individuals, businesses and public entities in employment and labor issues. She appears regularly before State and Federal courts, administrative law courts and the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC). Her experience includes advising and representing employers in labor and employment matters including drafting employee handbooks, training employees on those policies and investigating violations of the policies. Lisa also serves as general counsel to a public high school where she provides legal advice and services involving employees, issues concerning students, special education issues and labor negotiations.

As a law clerk to the Honorable Karen D. Russell, Judge, Superior Court, Morris County, Lisa was the first law clerk to the first woman judge appointed in Morris County. Before going into private practice, she worked in the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

She served on the District XIII Ethics Committee as a Member, Vice Chair and Chair.

Lisa was the first woman to receive the Saint Thomas More Award given by the Metuchen Diocese to a Catholic attorney or judge who exemplifies a commitment to moral conscience and an intense concern for others in the pursuit of justice.

Lisa is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Employment Law Section. She was an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law teaching Civil Trial Practice.