Attorney Profile

James M Porfido
55 Madison Avenue
Suite 120
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

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Phone:

(973) 683-1140

E-mail:

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Fax:

(973) 683-1147

Web site:

http://www.porfidolaw.com
http://jporfido-law.com

Areas of Practice	Education	Honors
Affiliations

James M. Porfido was an Assistant Morris County Prosecutor from 1989-1997. He was the Chief Prosecutor of the Vehicular Homicide and Assault by Auto Unit as well as the Chief of Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit. He has been a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey since 1995, and was re-certified in 2002. He has been actively engaged in the Prosecution and Defense of Criminal Matters for over 15 years.

Areas of Practice:: Criminal Law (Municipal and Superior Courts); Domestic Violence; DUI/DWI and all Motor Vehicle Violations; Juvenile Law; Real Estate Law; Wills

Certification/Specialties:: Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1995 and 2002

Bar Admissions:: New Jersey, 1989; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1989

Education:: University of Bridgeport School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1988
Juris Doctorate; Seton Hall University, Newark, New Jersey, 1985
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Political Science

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 1999, 2000, 2002; Lecturer, Criminal Trial Preparation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2002; Representing Crime Victims in the Criminal & Civil Justice Systems, The New Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Board (NJ VCCB) and the New Jersey Crime Victims' Law Center (NJ CVLC), February 23, 2004 - February 24, 2004

Honors and Awards:: Dedication and Service Award, New Jersey Coalition of Crime Victims; Service Award, Policemen's Benevolent Association (PBA); Achievement Award, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Borough of Mountain Lakes, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, 2001 - Present; Municipal Public Defender; Township of Denville, New Jersey, 2001 - Present; Municipal Public Defender; Morris County Bar Association (MCBA); Member; New Jersey Bar Association (NJBA); Member; Animal Legal Defense; Attorney Member; New Jersey Bar Association (NJBA); Member, Criminal Law Section; New Jersey Bar Association (NJBA); Member, Sports and Entertainment Law Section; National Italian American Bar Association (NIABA); Member; New Jersey Certified Criminal Trial Attorney Association (NJCCTA), 1995 - Present; Member; National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), 1989 - 1997; Member; Teresa G. Wright Promise Foundation; Member, Board of Directors; Hope House (Division of Catholic Charities); Member, Board of Trustees; New Jersey Crime Victim's Law Center; Member, Board of Trustees

Past Employment Positions:: Morris County, New Jersey, Asst. Pros., Chief of-Sex Crimes & Child Abuse; Vehicular Homicide; Mjr. Crimes & Homicide; Domestic Violence, Juv. Delinquency & Trial Units, 1989 - 1997; Fullerton and Porfido, P.A., Succasunna, New Jersey, Junior Partner, 1997 - 2002; Hon. Ronald B. Graves, J.S.C., Morris/Sussex Superior Court Vicinage, Judicial Clerk, 1988 - 1989; Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Trenton, New Jersey, Federal Intern, 1988; Civil Clinic, University of Bridgeport School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Legal Intern, 1987; Courter, Kobert, Laufer & Cohen, P.C., Morristown, New Jersey, Summer Associate, 1987; Fullerton, Porfido & Wronko, P.A., Succasunna, New Jersey, Summer Associate, 1986; Congressman Dean A. Gallo, Congressional District 11, Congressional Intern, 1984