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John Pappalardo inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
John Pappalardo’s Ciarb Certificate of Membership
John Pappalardo certified as an AAML Arbitrator
2026 AAML Arbitration Training
It is with great enthusiasm that we share that John Pappalardo, Partner at The Pappalardo Law Group PLLC, will be serving as an instructor at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ arbitration training in Chicago, IL on May 7, 2026 and May 8, 2026. This intensive program brings together leading practitioners from all over the country to advance their knowledge and practice in the evolving field of arbitration. John’s participation as instructor of this program reflects our firm’s continued commitment to professional excellence and to delivering the highest quality of work in the field of dispute resolution. More information about John’s upcoming training can be found here.
2025 Press Release
John A. Pappalardo is honored to be selected to Super Lawyers in the category of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Visit the announcement in the Super Lawyers New York Metro 2025 catalog here.
John A. Pappalardo has been featured in 914INC magazine as one of Westchester’s Best Arbitration and Mediation Lawyers in their November/December 2025 issue. John has been dedicated to achieving professional excellence in the alternative dispute resolution field for 40 years. Well deserved, John! See the article here.
John A. Pappalardo becomes a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America
We are proud to announce that John A. Pappalardo, Partner at The Pappalardo Law Group PLLC, has been accepted as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA). The Construction Lawyers Society of America is an invitation-only construction lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 1,200 practicing Fellows from the United States and internationally. Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment in construction law, along with ethical reputation. John is looking forward to furthering his contributions to the construction legal field in the areas of arbitration and mediation.
John A. Pappalardo Accepted into Prestigious Global Community of Dispute Resolution Leaders
We are proud to announce that John A. Pappalardo has been accepted into the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), an esteemed international community of dispute resolution professionals. This invitation-only group brings together leaders from diverse geographies, backgrounds, and disciplines united by a shared commitment to advancing the practice and impact of effective dispute resolution. John’s inclusion reflects both his dedication to the field and his growing influence in shaping its future. View John’s Ciarb profile here.
Win on Appeal Overturning Family Court Decision before the Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
The parties in a custody matter entered into a consent order before the Family Court whereby the father’s access was subject to the prior consent of both the mother and the child. The Family Court denied the father’s subsequent application to vacate the consent order as a matter of law. On appeal filed and argued by The Pappalardo Law Group PLLC on behalf of the father, the Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department reversed the Family Court, finding that the consent order improperly delegated the Family Court’s judicial authority to determine the father’s access to the mother and the child. The delegation was vacated and the matter was remitted to the Family Court for a judicial determination of the father’s access. Read the winning decision here.
2022
TALKING SENIORS PODCAST – Divorce and Estate Planning – The Implications of Divorce Later in Life
2021 5-star Review
2021 Press Release
John Pappalardo has been selected as a neutral to the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). He will serve as an arbitrator and mediator on the Franchise-Northeast Panel, Real Estate Panel, Insurance-Policyholder Coverage Panel, and the New York City ADR Panel (a general panel on commercial matters). CPR is a prestigious organization dedicated to alternative dispute resolution, and they maintain a vigorous vetting process in order to appoint the most qualified and distinguished candidates. We are very proud of John for his tenacity and achievement!
John A. Pappalardo was recently recognized by Hudson Valley Magazine as a Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley. See here for the full article.
2020 Press Release
Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari is proud to announce that John A. Pappalardo has taken a position as an Adjunct Professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. This semester, he is teaching Lawyering which takes a practical approach to the art of law. Using hands-on methods, Professor Pappalardo seeks to educate and prepare his students on what it is like to practice law and all of the pathways these prospective attorneys can go throughout their careers. In this very unprecedented semester, we congratulate him for engaging in this prestigious role.
John Pappalardo, of Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari, has been selected to the 2020 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
John A. Pappalardo, Esq. Named Fellow Of American Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers.
John A. Pappalardo presented on Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues at the New York Family Law Practice for Paralegals seminar on February 4th, 2020. Click to view the brochure or information packet.
2019 Press Release
An article by John A. Pappalardo with Elidi B. Lara has been featured in the WCBA Bar Journal, Volume 44, Fall 2019, No. 1, “The Use of Guardians Ad Litem in Custody Proceedings“.
Published in the Pace Law Review, Volume 39, Summer 2019, Number 2, “We All Need Somebody to lean On: Using the Law to Nurture Our Children, Beginning with Third-Party Visitation” authored by John A. Pappalardo, with Cassidy Allison & Samantha A. Mumola.
2018 Press Release
The National Association Of Distinguished Counsel
John Pappalardo, of The Pappalardo Law Group PLLC, has been selected to the 2018 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a blue-ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law. Due to the incredible selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC. This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders of the legal profession from across the nation.
John A. Pappalardo Has Been Nominated and Accepted as Four Years AIOFLA’S
10 Best in New York For Client Satisfaction
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of New York’s Family Law Attorney John A. Pappalardo as Four Years 10 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction.
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOFLA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. AIOFLA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.
One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients. As clients should be an attorney’s top priority, AIOFLA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of Family Law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.
We congratulate John A. Pappalardo on this achievement and we are honored to have him as a Four Years AIOFLA Member.
You can contact John A. Pappalardo directly at 914-761-9400 or www.pappalardoesq.com.
March 5, 2018
The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that John A. Pappalardo, Esq. of White Plains, New York, has been certified as a member. The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Lawyers of Distinction shall not offer membership to more than 10% of attorneys in any given state. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history. Please see www.lawyersofdistinction.com for further details concerning membership qualification.
Lawyers of Distinction uses its own independent criteria, including both objective and subjective factors in determining if an attorney can be recognized as a Lawyer of Distinction in the United States in their respective field. This designation is based upon the proprietary analysis of the Lawyers of Distinction organization alone, and is not intended to be endorsed by any of the 50 United States Bar Associations or The District of Columbia Bar Association.
2017 Press Release
John Pappalardo Has Been Nominated and Accepted as Three Years AIOFLA’S
10 Best in New York For Client Satisfaction
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of New York’s Family Law Attorney John Pappalardo as Three Years 10 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOFLA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. AIOFLA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.
One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients. As clients should be an attorney’s top priority, AIOFLA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of Family Law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.
We congratulate John Pappalardo on this achievement and we are honored to have him as a Three Years AIOFLA Member.
You can contact John Pappalardo directly at 914-761-9400.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Four Pace Alumnae Practicing Family Law at The Pappalardo Law Group PLLC
Article Published by the Westchester County Bar Association, Summer 2017: The Unanswered Questions Lingering Among Family Lawyers Two Years Following the Supreme Court’s Ruling That Same Sex Couples May Not Be Deprived the Right to Marry – by John A. Pappalardo, Esq., with Emily Rawdon. https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/wcbany.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/journals/2017West-Bar-Journal.pdf
Article Published by the Westchester County Bar Association, December 2017: Revising Arbitration Within Domestic Relations – by John A. Pappalardo, Esq., Judith E. Murphy, Esq. and Emily Rawdon. http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.wcbany.org/resource/resmgr/magazine_hyperlinked_pdfs/12-2017-West_Lawyer.pdf
2016
John Pappalardo argues before the Court of Appeals in S.L. v. J.R.
2015
2015 Press Release
John Anthony Pappalardo Has Been Nominated and Accepted as 2015 AIOFLA’S
10 Best in New York For Client Satisfaction
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of New York’s Family Law Attorney John Anthony Pappalardo as 2015 10 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction.
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOFLA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIOFLA’s independent evaluation. AIOFLA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.
One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients. As clients should be an attorney’s top priority, AIOFLA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of Family Law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.
We congratulate John Anthony Pappalardo on this achievement and we are honored to have him as a 2015 AIOFLA Member.
You can contact John Anthony Pappalardo directly at: 914-761-940 or www.pappalardoesq.com.
