“I am passionate about protecting my clients from abuses by the insurance industry. I have seen insurance carriers avoid providing adequate medical treatment to injured people and terminate their benefits prematurely. I will not allow that to happen to my clients.”
Lisa Pezzano focuses her practice areas on personal injury and workers’ compensation law. With more than three decades of legal experience, she began her career representing insurance carriers, gaining valuable insight into how they evaluate and resolve claims. learning what motivates them to resolve cases fairly. For the past 25 years, she has devoted her practice exclusively to advocating for injury victims, with a particular concentration in workers’ compensation.
In 2018, Speakeasy Publications released her book, The Employee’s Guide to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law, which she wrote to educate and empower injured workers to protect their legal rights.
Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation
- Personal Injury
Education
- George Washington University National Law Center, J.D. with Honors
- Villanova University, B.A.
Admissions
Associations & Memberships
- New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety and Health (COSH), Senior Vice President, Northwest New Jersey
- Hunterdon County Bar Association
- Warren County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Professional Activities
- Senior Vice President Northwest NJ, New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety and Health; served several terms on the Executive Board.
- Testified with a client before the NJ State Assembly, Labor Committee in support of the “hand and foot” bill (2018).
- Led successful lobbying efforts to preserve the Workers’ Compensation Court in Lebanon, NJ, ensuring continued access to justice for Hunterdon and Warren County residents (2020)
- Lecturer for continuing legal education programs in the field of workers’ compensation for the NJAJ (New Jersey Association for Justice) and the New Jersey State Bar Association.
Civic Activities
- Elected member, Holland Township Committee (2019 – 2024).
- President, Hunterdon County Chapter of the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women, an organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting women to run for public office and engage in the political process (2021-2023)
