Thomas Segreto handles a wide variety of litigation matters, including civil rights litigation, liability claims, contract disputes and matters involving civil service, discrimination and the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. Mr. Segreto’s practice encompasses the areas of local government law and land use and zoning. He has handled matters on behalf of municipalities pertaining to civil liability, municipal court appeals, matters involving public entities and its officers and employees, bid specifications and Local Public Contract Law issues.

Mr. Segreto currently serves as General Counsel to the Municipal Clerks Association of New Jersey, Inc. In addition to providing advice and counsel on operating issues, he frequently provides training on the Open Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, as well as other local ordinances and laws. He just recently obtained a Tax Free 501(c)(3) designation for the MCANJ to operate as a tax free educational institution.

 

RELATED PRACTICES
Litigation Public Law
EDUCATION
Oklahoma City University School of Law (JD, 1997) Seton Hall University (BA, 1995)
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey U.S. Supreme Court
AFFILIATIONS
Passaic County Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS
As General Counsel to the Municipal Clerks Association of New Jersey Inc., Mr. Segreto has written numerous articles for the Association’s newsletter, The Quill. Some of the most recent articles include: The Difference Between an OPRA Request and Discovery in Litigation Polling Place Hours: Human Factor Considerations Pay to Play Revisited Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? S1219’s Journey from Trenton to Your Hometown The Clerk, the Whole Clerk and Nothing But the Clerk An Enhanced Strategy of Defense in Frivolous OPRA Litigation January 1, 2006; The Day New Jersey Became “Pay No Play” Ethics in Local Government Where Does the Municipal Clerk Reside Non-Tenured Clerks Must be Formally Reappointed to Attain Tenure Terrorists Need Not Request Planning When the Sun Will Shine at Public Meetings Legislative Updates as of March 4, 2004 Municipalities May Not Exclude Clerks from Meetings More Than Minutes - Rights of the Public to Record Public Meetings Another Step in the Local Contract Process No Good Deed Goes Unpunished A Lifejacket in the Sea of Post-Election Politics Redactions! Redactions! Open Public Records Anguish

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
A Helpful Primer on OPRA - The Art of the Minutes, Lecture, MCANJ The Three Hour Tour of Ethics, Lecture, Bergen County Municipal Clerks Association OPRA Panel: Redactions, Panelist with Paul Dice (Executive Director of the Government Records Council), MCANJ

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