Mr. Marchetta focuses his practice in aviation law, business law and transactions involving aircraft.
Mr. Marchetta's practice encompasses a broad range of litigation matters and appeals, representing both private clients and public entities. His experience includes contract and employment disputes, complex commercial litigation, actions in lieu of prerogative writs, zoning and land use litigation, municipal board matters, nonprofit organizations, municipal property tax appeals, and government investigations. He has experience in transactional matters, and he counsels clients appearing before regulatory boards and agencies. Mr. Marchetta also serves as a panel attorney for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Legal Services Plan, representing pilots, aircraft crew members, and mechanics before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in regulatory and civil penalty actions.
Mr. Marchetta received his B.A. degree from Rutgers College in 2004, and his J.D. Cum Laude from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2009. While in law school, he served as vice president of the Seton Hall Litigation Society and received best brief author and best oral advocate honors in appellate advocacy.
Before attending law school, Mr. Marchetta worked in the public sector for eight years as a 9-1-1 dispatcher and EMT. He also has experience in general aviation and has logged time in the Piper Cherokee and Cessna 172. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Marchetta worked for four years, first as a full-time law clerk then as an associate, at the law firm Stern & Kilcullen. He also interned for the Honorable Madeline Cox Arleo, U.S.M.J. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
