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Joseph Cannizzo Jr. graduated from Rutgers School of Law, Camden, in May of 2019. While attending law school, he participated in the Honorable Judith H. Wizmur Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project and clerked at the law firm of Drinkwater & Goldstein, gaining invaluable experience in the field of personal injury litigation.
Having previously worked at a geriatric care community for over a decade, Joseph is intimately familiar with the proper standards of care nursing homes and assisted living communities are held to, and he is passionate about holding such facilities accountable in instances of elder abuse or neglect. After obtaining his Juris Doctor from Rutgers, Joseph also obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, specializing in Casino Gaming Law & Regulation. While attending Boyd, he authored a peer-reviewed legal treatise entitled, “Hoagies & Hot Slots: How Convenience Store Slot Parlors Could Revive Atlantic City,” published by the International Center for Gaming Regulation.
Joseph is a member of the Alabama Bar and a member of the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the Southern District of Alabama, The Western District of Texas, Northern District of Indiana, Northern District of Illinois and Eastern District of Michigan. Joseph is the Managing attorney of Lento Law Group’s Alabama’s Office. In addition to his practice of law, Joseph is presently a licensed New Jersey real estate salesperson. Joseph will focus on the practice areas of Personal Injury, Transactional Law, Real Property, Gaming Law, Personal Injury, Education Law, Civil Rights, Municipal & Governmental Law, and Election Law. Joseph is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Bench and Bar Historical Society, Federal Bar Association, the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP), National LGBTQ Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild, American Bar Association (ABA) and Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama.