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John Edward Cerza

5.0
Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 29 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Bloomfield, NJ
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Real Estate, Litigation

395 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, NJ

About John

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

I handle all traffic tickets, including DWIs. In fact, I have handled more than three hundred DWI matters. I also handle all other types of criminal defense matters, including but not limited to indictable offenses, drugs, assaults, and fraud matters. I can appear in Municipal, State, and Federal Courts.

29 years

50%
Litigation 25%

I handle all types of personal injury matters for plaintiffs and workers compensation matters for petitioners.

29 years

25%
Real Estate 25%

I handle all type of residential and commercial transactions. I have handled hundreds of residential home closings, representing both buyers and sellers.

29 years

25%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New Jersey for 29 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1996

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2015

Location

John E. Cerza, LLC

395 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003

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Posted by anonymous | December 01, 2014 | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Supportive and knowledgeable! I HIGHLY recommend him!

John was referred to me a while back when purchasing property. Hes been handling my family's real estate transactions ever since, and even a few traffic tickets now and then ;)

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2015.

Reprimanded issued in NJ, 2015

updated on 10/08/2015

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

2011 - 2014

Chief Prosecutor, Township of Bloomfield

2006 - 2014

Prosecutor, Township of Belleville

2004 - 2006

Public Defender, Township of Belleville

2003 - 2014

Owner, Law Office of John E. Cerza

Associations

Essex County Bar Association

Education

1996

Seton Hall University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

Columbia University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

English

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