John Anthony Pappalardo

John A. Pappalardo is a Partner in the law firm of Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari, an AV rated firm with offices in White Plains, New York and Roseland, New Jersey. The firm is involved in matrimonial and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The White Plains office consists of three (3) partners, six (6) associates, one (1) of counsel attorney, law clerks, paralegals and an administrative staff. John has been an active matrimonial practitioner, Arbitrator and Mediator for 34 years. He supervises a 12-member matrimonial department. Please visit the firm’s website at http://www.pappalardoesq.com/.

John’s matrimonial practice handles moderate to very complex litigation involving matrimonial and family law cases. He also has a private matrimonial mediation practice, is certified in matrimonial collaborative law, sits as a matrimonial arbitrator, and is New York State Certified as an attorney representing children. He has served as Guardian Ad Litem in matrimonial proceedings and is admitted to the State and Federal Bar in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. He is a member of the Bar for the United States Supreme Court and the International Association of Matrimonial Lawyers.

John is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has been recognized as a top attorney in the area of matrimonial law by both Super Lawyers and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Westchester Bar Association and their Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolutions subsections. He is a referral attorney for the State Department for Missing and Exploited Children, representing parents who have had their children abducted. John is on the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Family Law Section and is a Board Director of the Westchester County Bar Association.

John is also a mediator and arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, and Arbitration Ireland Association panels and has taught Arbitration and Mediation programs for the AAA. He has spoken in the field of Domestic Relations law on behalf of the Westchester County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and National Business Institute.

John has served as an arbitrator and mediator in over 500 domestic and international matters involving construction, franchise, commercial, industrial projects, real estate valuation, insurance, legal services, homeowner and contractor disputes and civil claims handling issues between contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, municipalities, attorneys and clients, and mid to large sized businesses. He has been involved in commercial and construction law matters involving both public and private projects ranging in value from $50,000 to $10 million.

As an arbitrator, he has served in over 300 domestic and international matters, including an LPGA certified golf club and general contractor; and architect and developer; multi-million dollar New York City excavation and water drainage projects; car wash installation projects; contractor and homeowner disputes and moderate to significant matters between contractors and subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, and businesses. He has sat as a sole and panel arbitrator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects and franchise agreements.

As a mediator, he has served in over 200 matters involving construction, commercial, real estate valuation, insurance, tax, and civil claims in multi-party disputes. He has sat as a sole mediator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects, franchise disputes, and the construction of private projects with parties from different countries.

John has a civil litigation practice, which includes the representation of clients against contractors and contractors against clients in litigation. Additionally, he has represented clients against home inspectors and against major corporations in various products liability cases. He has represented a significant number of homeowners and homebuilders in litigation associated with the construction of new homes and the renovations and expansion of existing homes.

John teaches Lawyering as an Adjunct Professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Arbitration and Mediation as a visiting Professor at Hofstra Law School.  He also currently serves his community as a Part-Time Municipal Judge.

John is a former member of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Executive Committee of the Family Law Section and the Berkeley College Paralegal advisory board.  He is also a former visiting professor at Pace University Law School, and a former adjunct high school instructor teaching Trial Preparation.

John graduated from Ithaca College in 1983 with a B.A. degree and received his J.D. in 1986 from The New England Law School.

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1986
• New York, 1987
• New Jersey, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• U.S. Supreme Court

John is a 1983 graduate of Ithaca College with a BA degree and a 1986 JD graduate from The New England Law School.

John A. Pappalardo is a Partner in the law firm of Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari, an AV rated firm with offices in White Plains, New York and Roseland, New Jersey. The firm is involved in matrimonial and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The White Plains office consists of three (3) partners, six (6) associates, one (1) of counsel attorney, law clerks, paralegals and an administrative staff. John has been an active matrimonial practitioner, Arbitrator and Mediator for 34 years. He supervises a 12-member matrimonial department. Please visit the firm’s website at http://www.pappalardoesq.com/.

John’s matrimonial practice handles moderate to very complex litigation involving matrimonial and family law cases. He also has a private matrimonial mediation practice, is certified in matrimonial collaborative law, sits as a matrimonial arbitrator, and is New York State Certified as an attorney representing children. He has served as Guardian Ad Litem in matrimonial proceedings and is admitted to the State and Federal Bar in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. He is a member of the Bar for the United States Supreme Court and the International Association of Matrimonial Lawyers.

John is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has been recognized as a top attorney in the area of matrimonial law by both Super Lawyers and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Westchester Bar Association and their Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolutions subsections. He is a referral attorney for the State Department for Missing and Exploited Children, representing parents who have had their children abducted. John is on the Executive Committee of the Westchester County Bar Family Law Section and is a Board Director of the Westchester County Bar Association.

John is also a member of the American Arbitration Association and has taught Arbitration and Mediation programs for the AAA. He has spoken in the field of Domestic Relations law on behalf of the Westchester County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and National Business Institute.

John has served as an arbitrator and mediator in over 500 domestic and international matters involving construction, franchise, commercial, industrial projects, real estate valuation, insurance, legal services, homeowner and contractor disputes and civil claims handling issues between contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, municipalities, attorneys and clients, and mid to large sized businesses. He has been involved in commercial and construction law matters involving both public and private projects ranging in value from $50,000 to $10 million.

As an arbitrator, he has served in over 300 domestic and international matters, including an LPGA certified golf club and general contractor; and architect and developer; multi-million dollar New York City excavation and water drainage projects; car wash installation projects; contractor and homeowner disputes and moderate to significant matters between contractors and subcontractors, suppliers, homeowners, architects, and businesses. He has sat as a sole and panel arbitrator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects and franchise agreements.

As a mediator, he has served in over 200 matters involving construction, commercial, real estate valuation, insurance, tax, and civil claims in multi-party disputes. He has sat as a sole mediator on significant international matters involving publicly funded construction projects, franchise disputes, and the construction of private projects with parties from different countries.

John has a civil litigation practice, which includes the representation of clients against contractors and contractors against clients in litigation. Additionally, he has represented clients against home inspectors and against major corporations in various products liability cases. He has represented a significant number of homeowners and homebuilders in litigation associated with the construction of new homes and the renovations and expansion of existing homes.

John teaches Lawyering as an Adjunct Professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Arbitration and Mediation as a visiting Professor at Hofstra Law School.  He also currently serves his community as a Part-Time Municipal Judge.

John is a former member of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Executive Committee of the Family Law Section and the Berkeley College Paralegal advisory board.  He is also a former visiting professor at Pace University Law School, and a former adjunct high school instructor teaching Trial Preparation.

• Lawyers of Distinction, 2018-2021
• Martindale and Hubble: Super Lawyers NY Metro Area, 2016-2020
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel: Nation’s Top One Percent, 2017-2020
• National Academy of Family Law Attorneys Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney 2019
• American Institute of Family Law Attorneys 10 Best Attorneys – Client Satisfaction, 2015-2019
  • 10 Best Law Firms – Client Satisfaction, 2015 – 2019
• The New York Times Magazine Top Attorneys in Metro New York, 2016-2019
• Westchester Magazine Top Attorneys in Westchester, 2016-2019
• American Jurist Institute Top 10 Attorneys, 2018
• Legal Services of the Hudson Valley National Pro-Bono Award, 2017
• U.S. News & World Report: Best Law Firms in New York First Tier Rankings, 2014-2019
• Westchester Uncontested Divorce Clinic, Participants Award, 2015
• A.V. Rated Law Firm

Academy of Family Mediators

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association (Commercial Arbitrator, Dispute Resolution Section, & Mediation Panel)

Association for Conflict Resolution

Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Rockland-Westchester

Columbian Lawyers Association

Columbian Lawyers of Westchester County

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Association

Lewisboro Lions Club

National Arbitration & Mediation, Inc.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

New England Law / Boston Alumni Association

New York State Attorney for the Child Panel

New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section

New York State Council On Divorce Mediation

United States Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel

Westchester County Bar Association