James R. Zazzali

Bet-the-Company Litigation

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Red Bank, New Jersey

62+ years experience

Gibbons PC

Updated: Dec 25, 2025

Contact Information

732-704-5801

https://www.gibbonslaw.com/professionals/james-r-zazzali

141 West Front Street, Suite 240, Red Bank, NJ 07701

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Bio

Mr. Zazzali has served as New Jersey's Attorney General and as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Since returning to private practice, he has been appointed by the state and federal governments, federal and state courts, and litigants as a monitor, receiver, independent counsel, independent investigator, discovery master, and bankruptcy trustee for various institutions and organizations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Zazzali advises clients on such matters as governance, institutional ethics, internal investigations, and appeals. He also has conducted numerous mediations and arbitrations.He has served as General Counsel for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority; Chairman of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI); Chief of the Appeals Division of the Office of the Essex County Prosecutor; and Vice Chair of both the State's Disciplinary Review Board (attorney ethics) and the Judicial Review Board. The State Department has designated him as a member of United States delegations to various United Nations Conferences in Geneva and Paris. Mr. Zazzali has served as New Jersey's Attorney General and as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Since returning to private practice, he has been appointed by the state and federal governments, federal and state courts, and litigants as a monitor, receiver, independent counsel, independent investigator, discovery master, and bankruptcy trustee for various institutions and organizations in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Zazzali advises clients on such matters as governance, institutional ethics, internal investigations, and appeals. He also has conducted numerous mediations and arbitrations.He has served as General Counsel for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority; Chairman of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI); Chief of the Appeals Division of the Office of the Essex County Prosecutor; and Vice Chair of both the State's Disciplinary Review Board (attorney ethics) and the Judicial Review Board. The State Department has designated him as a member of United States delegations to various United Nations Conferences in Geneva and Paris. He has served as General Counsel for the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority; Chairman of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI); Chief of the Appeals Division of the Office of the Essex County Prosecutor; and Vice Chair of both the State's Disciplinary Review Board (attorney ethics) and the Judicial Review Board. The State Department has designated him as a member of United States delegations to various United Nations Conferences in Geneva and Paris.

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Awards & Recognition

Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Union, Woodbridge (2025)
Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Newark (2016)
Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
Recognized: Commercial Litigation
Recognized: Labor Law - Union
Recognized: Mediation
Special Focus: Labor
AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
The Dean Paul Award from Georgetown University Law Center, 2000
The John Carroll Award from Georgetown University, 2004
Recipient, William J. Brennan, Jr. Award, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, 2008
New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Medal of Honor Award, 2010
The Roger N. Baldwin Award from The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey, 2013
The Sidney H. Lehman Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), 2014
Recipient, New Jersey Law Journal Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015