Lisa M. Scorsolini, Esq. is currently the Assistant Township Attorney for the Township of Wayne in Passaic County where she is responsible for providing legal counsel to the Mayor, Township Council and Administration, drafting legislation (ordinances) and resolutions, reviewing contracts, and ensuring compliance with the various state laws that govern municipalities in the State of New Jersey such as the Open Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act, Local Public Contracts Law, Faulkner Act, and the Municipal Land Use Law.
Before joining the Township in 2014, Ms. Scorsolini previously served as an Assistant Prosecutor/Deputy Attorney General for the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, having worked in the Domestic Violence and Trial Divisions, appearing regularly before the Criminal and Family Divisions of the Superior Court of New Jersey as well as the Appellate Division.
Prior to law school, Ms. Scorsolini spent six years overseas, having enjoyed a career in international development managing multi-faceted USAID and Department of State funded projects in business support and NGO development working in both Armenia and Georgia for International Executive Service Corps (IESC) and Counterpart International, respectively, following her service as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Armenia, 1997-99). She also worked for the Port Authority of NY & NJ as an International Marketing Manager with the World Trade Institute.
Ms. Scorsolini currently serves on the boards of NJ Appleseed Public Interest Law Center and PLANewark, and has been Treasurer for her condominium association since 2006. She is a graduate of Seton Hall University Law School where she served as Managing Editor of the Seton Hall Circuit Review. She received her BA degree from Johns Hopkins University double-majoring in International Studies and Hispanic and Italian Studies.