Biography

Lani Lombardi focuses her practice on real estate tax appeal litigation on behalf of various municipalities; municipal court defense; and land use prerogative writ litigation.  Throughout her professional career, Lani has represented various governmental clients in public entity litigation including Monmouth County, as well as planning boards, zoning boards and public utility authorities. She has also provided competent and advantageous representation to both individual and corporate clients in both New Jersey State and appellate courts in civil/commercial litigation, estate administration and guardianship action, landlord-tenant matters, and real estate matters. Lani also has extensive New Jersey Municipal Court experience, having served as Municipal Prosecutor in Hazlet Township and Matawan Borough; Conflict Municipal Prosecutor and Code Enforcement Prosecutor in Brick Township; Associate Municipal Prosecutor in East Brunswick Township; Conflict Public Defender in Brick Township; and Associate Public Defender in Matawan Borough and Howell Township. Lani is a member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Ocean County Bar Association, and the Virgin Islands Bar Association. She is a Trustee of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys and a Committee Member of the Monmouth County Bar Association.  She has also served as an Attorney Member of the New Jersey District IX Ethics Committee.