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Former Morris County Prosecutor, Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, Partner at the Bianchi Law Group
Bob Bianchi is a former Head County Prosecutor who aggressively fights the government when his clients are charged with crimes. If you are looking for an attorney to represent you in a criminal, municipal, DUI/DWI, or domestic violence restraining order matter, you probably feel intimidated by the process and overwhelmed by the magnitude of the consequences. But you can overcome both feelings with the right attorney. Read more below about Bob’s commitment to the practice of law, courage in leveraging his insights and skills for his clients, and – most importantly – his compassion for his clients, to see whether Bob and his team of former prosecutors are a good fit for you.
Public Service as the Morris County Prosecutor
On May 10, 2007, Bob Bianchi was nominated by the Governor of the State of New Jersey to serve as the Morris County Prosecutor. Bob was unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee and then unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on June 18, 2007. Bob was sworn in as Morris County Prosecutor on June 22, 2007. As one of the state’s twenty-one county prosecutors, Robert Bianchi also served as one of the Vice Presidents of the County Prosecutor’s Association of New Jersey and on many of the Association’s committees. Bob served as Morris County Prosecutor from June 22, 2007, until February 8, 2013.
As Morris County Prosecutor, Bob was the chief law enforcement officer of Morris County and had supervisory responsibility over every police department and municipal prosecutor in the county. In addition, he was responsible for the entire staff of the assistant prosecutors and detectives at the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Bob was responsible for every prosecution of an indictable matter in Morris county, including murder cases, sexual assault cases, drug cases, and violent offenses. Bob also managed a budget of over $11 million and managed a staff of approximately 170 people.
Accolades and Professional Designations
In 1997, Bob applied for and passed his examination to become certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney. This is a major accomplishment and distinction in the legal community, with less than 1% of the attorneys (approximately 250 attorneys) in this State who are so qualified. The certification process is rigorous and requires extensive and successful criminal trial experience, a written and oral examination, numerous hours of continuing legal education courses, and vetting by judges and adversaries Bob appeared before and tried cases with.
He was re-certified in 2004, 2009 and 2014, after having again demonstrated his continuing expertise and excellence in the area of criminal trial practice. He is the only attorney in the State of New Jersey who is a former governor-appointed County Prosecutor who is a certified criminal trial attorney and currently handles criminal defense cases. This is an impressive, singular distinction.
Bob has the highest Avvo profile rating of 10/10 (Superb Attorney). Avvo is an independent rating system of attorneys based upon experience, ethics, client ratings, and peer endorsements. Click on the View My Profile Link to see this information and some answers to questions Bob has written to persons with legal issues.
Bob is also rated as an A.V. Trial Attorney in the distinguished Martindale Hubble, an independent rating system of attorneys throughout the country. Additionally, this rating system judges the legal ability and ethics of an attorney and the A.V. rating is the highest mark that an attorney can receive for both areas.
Media and Speaking Engagements
Bob frequently lectures on the art of trial practice. He has been asked to lecture to well over a thousand lawyers over the course of his career. His reputation of being a teacher to other trial lawyers stems from his natural courtroom skills that other attorneys wish to emulate, as well as a demonstrable record of success that has distinguished himself among his peers.
Bob is a regular national TV Legal Analyst and has appeared on numerous television shows, legal education programs, and has extensive media relations knowledge. He has appeared in his capacity as an attorney on every major news network in the United States such as CNN, ABC, Fox News, NBC, CBS and MSNBC . He has also appeared in numerous documentary television programs such as Good Morning America, The Geraldo Rivera Show, Due Process, and NJ Capitol Report.
It is vital in today’s media age to have an attorney that knows how to handle complex media matters, so that the clients are properly represented in this very important environment. There is no question that Bob is a very skilled and very engaging speaker and has had the repeated media exposure as prosecutor with all sorts of media issues that require deft and skill in addressing. These media skills are an art-form. Learning the media environment, or only having limited exposure to the media, is a place (much like a courtroom) where you do not want an attorney that is learning along the way with your case/life. With Mr. Bianchi, neither the courtroom or media platform is “academic” for him. He has been well tested and seasoned in these very complex and challenging environments.
As Morris County Prosecutor, Bob created an Intelligence Crime Task Force and a Community Affairs Unit. These units won numerous awards and now serve as statewide models for law enforcement. Significant investigations and trial prosecutions led to significant crime decreases in Morris County, with a heavy emphasis of trying cases before juries.
Professional Expertise Built Over 30 Years
Bob began his legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in 1989. He remained in that office for 7 years.
During his tenure at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, he served in numerous divisions within the office and ultimately as Senior Trial Attorney. Bob tried many felony cases, including many high-profile murder cases, and was assigned the responsibility of training other Assistant Prosecutors in the art of trial advocacy due to his many successes in the courtroom and his reputation for being a tenacious, but fair, Assistant Prosecutor. He was also a frequent lecturer at various police academies, training cadets on the methods and practices of courtroom testimony.
In 1996, Bob left the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office to become a law partner with his father Angelo (Buddy) Bianchi in the firm Bianchi & Bianchi. For the next eleven years, Bob gained invaluable experience in other areas of law, including the handling of complex criminal defense cases, municipal court matters, police practice cases, civil rights cases, complex personal injury cases, and employment litigation matters. He also litigated many business disputes.
While at Bianchi & Bianchi, Bob was responsible for the successful defense of a multitude of clients who were charged with complex criminal matters, as well as clients who sustained serious injuries due to negligence committed by others. Bob has won millions of dollars in money awards on behalf of his injured clients he represented in personal injury cases. His tenacious and aggressive style in all types of legal matters is well-known. In one case alone, Bob was responsible for one of the largest jury awards in the State of New Jersey after an insurance carrier took a no-pay position and took a construction accident case to trial. In that case, the jury returned a verdict of $10.9 million for Bob’s client.
Community Connections
Bob is a member of the Morris County Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the National Italian American Bar Association, and is the President and founder of the Italian American Bar Association of New Jersey.
Bob has been honored by the Morris County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, and many other civil and community organizations. He was also recognized by the New Jersey School Resource Officers Association for his leadership in the area of school violence prevention.
Bob received the Community Service Award from the New York/New Jersey Asian-American Law Enforcement Advisory Board, The Columbian Foundation man of the year, the District Attorney of the Year Award from the National Council of Columbia Associations in Civil Service, Prosecutor of the Year Award from the New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, and the Man of the Year from the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey. He was also honored to serve as the Grand Marshall at the Morris County Columbus Day Parade.
Education
Bob graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1981. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude, in American Studies/History from Providence College in 1985.
He continued his education and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1988 and was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar. He also was admitted to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In 1997, he was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Outside of the Law
On a personal note, Bob has been practicing in the martial arts since the age of seven to this day. He is also a magician and has performed in many venues since childhood. Bob was an EMT for many years, working both professionally and as a volunteer. Bob is also the proud doggie dad to his cute Beagle, Holly, known to the world as the “Legal Beagle.”
