Thomas H. Prol

Thomas H. Prol

Newark, NJ recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
Sills Cummis & Gross PC

52 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental Real Estate Law

Biography

Thomas H. Prol practices business and litigation strategy with a focus on environmental, land use, and redevelopment law at Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. He is admitted in New Jersey and New York and before numerous federal courts. Mr. Prol is a member of the American Bar Association Board of Governors and House of Delegates, a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Life Fellow of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, and a trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association. On June 14, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy appointed Mr. Prol as Chair of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), the state’s “fiscal watchdog” agency that oversees election financing integrity in the Garden State. Mr. Prol is a Past President of the New Jersey State Bar Association (“NJSBA”), serving as NJSBA’s first openly gay leader in 2016-2017. Holding Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Health degrees, in March 2020, the NJSBA called him back to service to oversee its Pandemic Task Force, leading the effort to fashion a roadmap to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the legal profession.

Sills Cummis & Gross PC

52 Best Lawyers awards

Sills Cummis & Gross PC logo

Overview

  • New York Law School, J.D.
  • Emory University, M.P.H.; B.A.

  • New Jersey, New Jersey
  • New York, New York
  • New Jersey, New Jersey
  • New York, New York
  • New York Law School, J.D.
  • Emory University, M.P.H.; B.A.

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

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