Charles M. Lizza

Charles M. Lizza
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Credentials & Accolades
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • New Jersey Federal and State Courts 
  • New York Federal and State Courts

Firm Involvement 

  • Vice Chair, Litigation Department
  • Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice
  • Chair, Contingent Fee & Litigation Funding Committee

Degrees

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1980
    • Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal
    • Fellowship-Instructor, Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy
    • American Jurisprudence Award (Corporations)
  • B.A., summa cum laude, St. Peter's College, 1977 
    • Rhodes Scholar Nominee
    • Graduate Prize-Journalism

Honors & Awards 

  • Charles M. Lizza was named a "Local Litigation Star" in New Jersey by Benchmark Litigation, 2020 to present. Learn more about the Benchmark selection methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Charles M. Lizza was included on the list of "America's Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law" by Chambers USA, 2011 to present. Learn more about the Chambers selection methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Named to the NJBIZ Law Power 50 list, 2019 to present
  • Charles M. Lizza was included in the 2016 to present list of The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation. Learn more about The Best Lawyers selection methodology.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Named an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, 2014 to present
  • Eagle Scout Hall of Fame, 2014
  • Honored as "Legend" of Saint Peter's Prep, 2007

Teaching Experience

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1985-1986

Judicial Appointments

  • Chairman, Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Member, 2002 to present
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey Professional Responsibility Rules Committee, 2008 to present
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges, 2004-2006
  • U.S. District Court of New Jersey Local Patent Rules Committee, 2011 to present
  • Federal Mediator, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1992 to present

Clerkship

  • Chief Judge David N. Edelstein, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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