John Fiorello | Wayne Divorce & Family Lawyer

Main Office

1044 Route 23 North
Suite 318
Wayne, NJ 07470

Office Hours

Monday - Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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About John

JOHN FIORELLO is a founding partner of the law firm of Fiorello Puccio & Fiorello LLC and has been practicing law in northern New Jersey since 1965. Mr. Fiorello's practice focuses primarily on Family Law, an area in which he has extensive experience. He was awarded the Professional Lawyer of the year Award for Passaic County in 2000 given by the Commission on Professionalism in the Law.

Mr. Fiorello received his Juris Doctor Degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1962 where he was a Centennial Scholar. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Seton Hall University in 1959.

Mr. Fiorello concentrates his practice in the area of Family Law including divorce, custody and visitation, spousal and child support, property settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements, domestic violence and related areas. He also handles local government, zoning and planning matters and served as Municipal Attorney for the Township of Wayne for 8 years, and as Assistant Passaic County Counsel for 3 years. He serves as special counsel for the Township of Wayne for affordable housing matters and as attorney for the Woodland Park Board of Adjustment. Mr. Fiorello also handles civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels.

He is involved in leadership positions in the New Jersey State Bar Association and Passaic County Bar Association. Mr. Fiorello served as President of the Passaic County Bar Association (1993-1994). He continues to serve as a Trustee of that Association and served as Chairperson of its Family Law Section for several years. Mr. Fiorello has served as a Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association (2000-2006). He is a member of the Family Law Section of that Association and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the General Council. He previously served on the Passaic County District XI Fee Arbitration Committee. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee

Mr. Fiorello was a founding member and a Master of the Northern New Jersey Family Law Inn, American Inns of Court. He is also an approved Mediator of economic matters in Family Law cases. He has appeared as a presenter at Family Law Continuing Education Programs. Mr. Fiorello has served, pro bono, as the attorney for the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad since 1989.

Mr. Fiorello served on active duty in the United States Army Reserves from 1963 to 1965 and was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain.

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Experience

Founding Partner

Fiorello Puccio & Fiorello LLC

Present

Wayne, NJ

Admission

Verified New Jersey

1962

Education

Seton Hall University

Bachelors

1959

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section Trustee
    2000 - Present
  • New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section Executive Committee
    1997 - Present
  • Passaic County Bar Association Family Law Committee Chairman
    1996 - Present
  • Passaic County Bar Association Matrimonial Law Committee Chairman
    1983 - Present
  • American Bar Association | Member
  • Northern New Jersey Family Law Inn American Inns of Court | Master
  • Passaic County Bar Association President
    1993 - 1994
  • Passaic County Bar Association Matrimonial Early Settlement Program Coordinator
    1985 - 2000
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey District XI Fee Arbitration Committee Member
    1981 - 1983
Honors / Awards
  • Recipient, Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, for Passaic County by the New Jersey Commission on professionalism in the Law in
    2000
  • Recipient of AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating through Martindale Hubbell. This rating indicates that Mr. Fiorello was rated by his fellow attorneys to have achieved the highest level of professional excellence.
  • Selected to Super Lawyers
    2012-2014
  • Recipient of Centennial Scholarship | Seton Hall Law School
  • Recognized in Top Attorneys in Family Law in the New Jersey Monthly Magazine and
    2012 / 2013

Notable Work

Publications

"Call Daddy and Tell Him I'm Sick when Children Refuse to Visit" 25 New Jersey Family Lawyer Nov 2,

2004


"The Importance of the Pendente Lite Application" ATLA Boardwalk Seminar

1999


"Children, Divorce and Custody" New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)

1998


"Employability Experts Do They Make A Difference" Hot Tips In Family Law Seminar, ICLE

2008 / 2008


"Pendente Lite Child Support" Hot Tips In Family Law Seminar, ICLE

2007


"Jury Trials for Marital Torts" Hot Tips In Family Law Seminar, ICLE

2009


"Intercepting and Recording Electronic or Wire Communications in Family Court Matters" Novel and Cutting Edge Issues in Family Law, ICLE

2009


"Hughes V. Hughes, Not for Determining the Length of a Long Term Marriage" Hot Tips In family Law Seminar, ICLE

2011

Fiorello Puccio & Fiorello LLC Highlights

Divorce & Family Law, Municipal, Prenuptial Agreements, Land Use & Zoning, Child Custody

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