James P. Lisovicz

James P. Lisovicz

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Construction Litigation - Insurance
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Construction Litigation - Insurance
Works at
Kinney Lisovicz Reilly & Wolff PC

3 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

James P. Lisovicz is a shareholder of the Firm. Jim has 32 years of civil trial experience and has taken over 75 verdicts in premises liability, construction and construction defect, products liability, and insurance coverage matters. Jim‘s insurance practice is focused on general liability, commercial/auto, workers' compensation and employment. Jim was a founding partner of Coughlin Duffy and was the Practice Group Leader for that firm's Defense Litigation Group for 12 years.
Works at
Kinney Lisovicz Reilly & Wolff PC

3 Best Lawyers awards

Kinney Lisovicz Reilly & Wolff PC logo

Locations

Education

  • Seton Hall University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology, B.S.I.E., graduated 1979

Bar Admissions

  • United States, American Bar Association
  • New Jersey, State Bar Association
  • New Jersey, Essex County Bar Association
  • New Jersey, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
  • New Jersey, New Jersey Defense Association
  • United States, Defense research Institute
  • United States, American Judicature Society

Court Admissions

  • State of New Jersey ( 1982 )
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ( 1982 )
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ( 2009 )

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell
  • James P. Lisovicz has been selected to the 2015 list of the Nation's Top One Percent by the national Association of Distinguished Counsel
  • Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense (2007-2020)

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