Ms. Zippilli-Matero has been a litigator for over 20 years and her practice, and client base, is diverse. She represents small and large businesses in a variety of matters including construction litigation; intellectual property; tort and mass tort defense. She has worked with builders, architects and engineers and has appeared before numerous planning and zoning boards. Ms. Zippilli also represents insurance companies in first-party disputes as well as their insureds in third-party actions. In her earlier years, Ms. Zippilli focused her practice on professional liability. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.
In 2017, Ms. Zippilli-Matero was selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Star list in the area of Civil Litigation. (No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)
Ms. Zippilli-Matero is a member of the Burlington County Bar Association, the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), National Association of Professional Women, the New Jersey State Bar Association, Mercer County Bar Association, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Association.
Ms. Zippilli has published articles in New Jersey Construction & Design Law - the New Jersey Supreme Court Awakens the Construction Industry, a legal analysis of the Town of Kearny v. Louis F. Brandt and its impact on design professionals and in the State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law: Current Statutes and Practices, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property. Ms. Zippilli has lectured at many speaking engagements over the course of her career and has traveled intrastate to give lectures on PIP litigation for carriers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
She is also a Chaplain for disaster relief certified through Billy Graham Ministries. In her earlier years, she was a behavioral counselor for children with autism.
Publications
Editor of the Firm’s Litigation Newsletter (Legally Speaking), Provides quarterly analyses and updates of the newest and hottest litigation issues today, 2013-2018.
“The New Jersey Supreme Court Awakens the Construction Industry,” a legal analysis of the Town of Kearny v. Louis F. Brandt and its impact on design professionals, 2013.
“New Jersey Construction & Design Law, a State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law: Current Statutes and Practices,” American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, 2009.
“What Exactly is a Trademark,” legal newsletter explaining the reasons business owners, small and large, should invest in trademarking their businesses’ logos and the financial value it adds, 2008.
Classes and Seminars
“New Jersey’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”): New Jersey’s Bad Faith Statute,” Liberty Mutual, June 2022.
“Liability Update,” Penn National Insurance Company, November 2016.
“New Jersey Case Law Update,” Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., October, 2016.
Professional Awards & Honors
Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Stars list (2017 in the area of Civil Litigation)
•Less than 2.5% of attorneys are selected as “Rising Stars” (lawyers under 40) through a peer nominated process based on independent research and peer evaluation
•The Super Lawyers - Rising Stars list is issued by Thomson Reuters.
•A description of the selection methodology may be obtained by clicking on the following link: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection-process/
•No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
