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Judge Joseph C. Visalli Ret.
The Honorable Joseph C. Visalli (Ret.) served for 22 as a New Jersey Superior Court justice in Cape May County. He now serves the Ferrara Law Firm as “of counsel,” and is available for arbitration, mediation and civil litigation. On the N.J. Superior Court, Judge Visalli spent two years in family court (1986-1988) and three years in criminal court (1988-1991) before spending 17 years (1991-2008) as the only judge hearing civil litigation. Prior to that, Judge Visalli spent six years as a Municipal Court judge in Wildwood and West Wildwood (1980-86) and North Wildwood (1983-86), while also maintaining a private practice.
A native of Philadelphia, Judge Visalli holds a B.S. in business administration from LaSalle University, and a J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review. He is a member of the Cape May County Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Judge Visalli served as a Lieutenant in the United States Army, teaching other officers in Fort Sill, OK. He is married to Jane and has two daughters.
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Civil Litigation
- Pennsylvania, 1971
- New Jersey, 1972
- U.S. Federal Court, 1971
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. – 1971
- Law Review: Managing Editor, Duquesne Law Review, 1970 – 1971
- La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.S. – 1965
- Major: Business Administration
- United States Army, Lieutenant
- State of New Jersey Superior Court, 1st Vicinage, Justice
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Mr. Ferrara has been included on Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers "Top 100: 2012 - 2022" list for the New Jersey area. The Super Lawyers list is generated using a patented selection process involving three basic steps: creation of the candidate pool using peer nominations; evaluations of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area. A further description of the selection methodology can be found here. Some states are broken into several regions, thus inclusion on the list does not mean that there are only 100 recipients in the state. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
