Lani M. Lombardi

Partner

(732) 583-7474

llombardi@cgajlaw.com

Matawan, NJ

Biography

Lani Lombardi concentrates her practice in the area of real property tax litigation, representing various municipalities and private clients.  Lani also specializes in municipal court practice and land use prerogative writ litigation. Throughout her legal career, Lani has represented many public sector clients including Monmouth County, as well as municipalities, municipal planning and zoning boards, and public utility authorities in various areas of litigation within all New Jersey courts.  She has also provided competent and advantageous representation to both private individual and corporate clients in both New Jersey State and Appellate courts in the areas of civil and commercial litigation; estate administration, probate litigation and guardianship action; landlord-tenant matters; and real estate and zoning matters.  Lani consistently strives in her legal practice to provide sound problem-solving advice while also minimizing client risk.

Lani also has extensive New Jersey Municipal Court experience, currently serving as Conflict Municipal Prosecutor for Brick Township.  She has also served as: Code Enforcement Prosecutor in Brick Township; Municipal Prosecutor in Hazlet Township and the Joint Court of Hazlet Township and Matawan Borough; Associate Municipal Prosecutor in East Brunswick Township; Conflict Public Defender in Brick Township; and Associate Public Defender in Matawan Borough and Howell Township.

Education

Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, B.S., 1994
Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1998

Admissions

New Jersey
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Virgin Islands

Affiliations

American Bar Association – Member

New Jersey State Bar Association – Member

New Jersey District IX Ethics Committee – Former Attorney Member

New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys – Trustee, Monmouth County

Monmouth County Bar Association – Committee Member

Ocean County Bar Association – Member

Virgin Islands Bar Association – Member

Invited Speaker – New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference

Sampling of Successfully Litigated Matters

Koopman v. Township of Marlboro Planning Bd., 2009 WL 1586586, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (June 9, 2009)

Payne v. Planning Board of the Township of Lakewood, 2012 WL 1345189, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (April 19, 2012)

In re Trump Nat. Golf Club Colts Neck, L.L.C., 2012 WL 6205955, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (December 12, 2012)

Ho Properties v. Howell Township, 2017 WL 1404262, New Jersey Tax Court (April 17, 2017)

River Rats Inc. v. Borough of Fair Haven, 2019 WL 3852788, New Jersey Tax Court (August 14, 2019)

River Rats Inc. v. Borough of Fair Haven, 2020 WL 7636003, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (December 23, 2020)