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Biography
Michael Lizzi is a partner at Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, and has lived in Fort Lee and Paramus, New Jersey since 1979. Michael Lizzi practices complex and standard tort litigation in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey in the fields of medical and hospital negligence, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, motor vehicle collision and highway design negligence, property and building defects, and defective consumer products.
Mr. Lizzi received his Juris Doctorate and graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 4% of his class from New York Law School in 1991. Before receiving his law degree, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in 1988. Before joining Michael Maggiano in 1996 as an associate, Mr. Lizzi worked as a litigation associate in the New York firm of Novick, Edelstein, Lubell, Reisman, Wasserman & Leventhal, P.C., joining that firm in 1991. He has also interned for the Honorable Marie Lambert of the New York State Surrogate Court, New York County.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Personal Injury
100%
35 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
33%-33%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in New York for 34 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 34 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Maggiano, DiGirolamo, Lizzi & Roberts, PC
201 Columbia Avenue, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024
Law Offices of Michael A Lizzi
201 Columbia Ave, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024
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Posted by anonymous | September 27, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
The BEST attorney in Bergen County !!!
I highly recommend Mr. Lizzi for anyone looking for an effective and well respected attorney. He's not like other attorneys out there. He speaks directly to his clients and keeps you up to date with the whole process as the case moves along. He is very professional and has a lot of experience with th...
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Experience
Honors
2014
Mllion Dollar Advocate, Million Dollar Advocates
2012
Best Lawyers-Best Law Firms Tier 1, U.S. News
2012
Best of Bergen, 201 Magazine
2011
Top Attorneys, U.S. News and World Report
2011
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
Work Experience
1999 - 2012
Partner, Maggiano, Digirolamo & Lizzi, P.C.
1996 - 1999
Associate, Michael Maggiano & Associates
1990 - 1996
Associate, Novick, Edlestein, Lubell, Reisman, wasserman & Leventhal, P.C.
Associations
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Bergen County Bar Association
Member
Hudson County Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Alvarado v. Alvarez
Tried to verdict of over $1,400,000
Education
1991
New York Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
New York University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
"The Ethical practice of Law in New York for New Jersey Attorneys."
Ethics and Professionalism
2011
Mundo Legal
Personal Injury Damages
2011
Mundo Legal
NY Labor Law
2010
Peoples Law School
Landlor Tenant Litigation
Publications
1991
New York Law School Journal of Int'l and Comparative Law
Delimiting the Jurisdiction of the World Court
Languages
Spanish
Italian