Atty. Christopher P. " Chris" Lenzo
Chris Lenzo is a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Lenzo & Reis, LLC. He represents employees in employment law matters, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial litigation, and appellate litigation of claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful discharge, failure to accommodate disabilities, family and medical leave violations, breach of contract, and wage and hour violations.
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Christopher P. " Chris" Lenzo is a employment, whistleblower, and litigation attorney based in Morristown, New Jersey, practicing at Lenzo & Reis LLC. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1993) and New York (1994). Educated at Harvard University (JD, 1993) and University of Virginia (BA, 1990). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Employment Law - Individuals (Newark) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Individuals (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Morristown, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Chris Lenzo is a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Lenzo & Reis, LLC. He represents employees in employment law matters, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial litigation, and appellate litigation of claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful discharge, failure to accommodate disabilities, family and medical leave violations, breach of contract, and wage and hour violations
- In his practice, Chris has litigated several reported cases, some of which involved landmark decisions
- He and his colleague Claudia Reis won a $1.549 million jury verdict in a retaliation case against New Jersey Transit after a month-long trial during 2009
- From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Lenzo was among the Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers receiving the most votes from other members of the bar
- He has been included in the Thomson Reuters list of New Jersey Super Lawyers in the areas of labor and employment law and plaintiffs’ employment litigation since 2005.* For 2013 and 2016, Best Lawyers in America designated Mr. Lenzo as Lawyer of the Year in the field of Employment Law-Individuals for the Newark Metropolitan Area based on votes cast by Mr. Lenzo’s peers in the labor and employment law bar
- Mr. Lenzo has been included in the list of Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of labor and employment law since 2006.* In March 2013, Mr. Lenzo was Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
- That distinction is attained based on references by judges and other attorneys, and through passing a written examination
- In December 2020, Mr. Lenzo was nominated by his peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation (“ABF”) to be a Fellow of the ABF
- The Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities
- Membership in the Fellows is limited to 1% of licensed lawyers in a jurisdiction
- The ABF is committed to expanding knowledge and confronting injustice of all kinds, including racial injustice
- The ABF’s research, programming, writing, and policy recommendations have helped move the legal profession and society as a whole toward greater equality and justice
- Mr. Lenzo served on the Employment Law Subcommittee of the New Jersey Supreme Court Model Civil Jury Charge Committee for twelve years
- He serves as a Master for the Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court
- Mr. Lenzo writes and lectures on employment law frequently for such organizations as the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the National Employment Lawyers Association/New Jersey, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, New Jersey Lawyer – The Magazine, the New Jersey Law Journal, the New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, the Essex County Bar Association, the Somerset County Bar Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the Council on Education in Management, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Human Resources Advisory Group of North Jersey. *No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- For Best Lawyers methodology, see www.bestlawyers.com
- For Super Lawyers methodology, see www.superlawyers.com
- For Martindale-Hubbell methodology, see www.martindale.com
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Christopher P. " Chris" Lenzo's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Christopher P. " Chris" Lenzo handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Christopher P. " Chris" Lenzo is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in New Jersey →
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Morristown are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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