ROBERT J. PANSULLA, ESQ.

Robert.Pansulla@finazzolaw.com

• Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1991)
• Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 1987 B.S., Major: Political Science

• New Jersey, 1991
• Pennsylvania, 1991
• U.S. District Court of New Jersey, 1991

• Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Business & Commercial Law
• Products Liability
• Personal Injury and Premises Liability
• Real Estate Law and Tax Appeals
• State, Local & Municipal Law, including DUI/DWI
• Estate Litigation

• New Jersey Bar Association (Land Use and Municipal Subsections)

• House Of Fire Christian Church v. Zoning Board Of Adjustment Of City Of Clifton, 379 N.J.Super. 526, 879 A.2d 1212 (App. Div. 2005)
• Wilson v. Brick Zoning Board, 405 N.J.Super. 189, 963 A.2d 1208 (App. Div. 2009)
• Forbes v. Board Of Trustees Of The Township Of South Orange Village, 312 N.J.Super. 519, 712 A.2d 255 (App. Div. 1998), certif. denied, 156 N.J. 411
• Erny v. Estate of Merola, 171 N.J. 86 792 A.2d 1208 (2002)

As of November 1, 2010, Robert Pansulla, Esq., has joined the firm as Counsel and brings his nineteen (19) years of litigation experience. Over that time, Robert has been involved with national mass tort and product liability litigation, including the Agent Orange Federal litigation, class action Asbestos matters, and the Fen-Phen Diet Drug litigation in both the New Jersey State Courts and Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Robert is in good standing as a practicing attorney in both the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Robert is currently the duly appointed Municipal Prosecutor in the Township of Scotch Plains, and Zoning Board attorney for the Township of Union. In addition to his experience gained on the municipal side, Robert represents applicants before Land Use boards throughout the state, and has volunteered his time to speak to Zoning and Planning Board members through the New Jersey Planning Officials on principles to guide them in hearing Land Use cases. Robert also represents defendants in municipal court matters, and criminal matters in the Superior Court outside of Union County where he is a Municipal Prosecutor and thus prohibited from doing so.

Notably, as referenced above, Robert has been the lead attorney on two recent published zoning decisions from the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court. His litigation practice has extended to Prerogative Writ matters involving municipal parties, although his litigation experience allows him to handle all matters through the court system, including Estate Litigation and Tax Court matters.

The diversity of Robert's practice has him appointed as outside counsel to the West Ward Cultural Center in Newark with an emphasis on early childhood development, and representing the commercial practices of Water World Fiberglass Pools, N.E., Inc. in Hammonton, New Jersey where his responsibilities include all litigation matters. He has been appointed as Special Counsel to handle Planning Board litigation matters, and has been engaged in all facets of litigation through his past representations of many municipal entity clients.