Woodbury, New Jersey, March 18, 2008 – Louis Cappelli Jr., Director of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, recently joined the law firm of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, L.L.C. as the managing attorney in its Woodbury, N.J. office. Former New Jersey Governor Jim Florio is a founding partner of the five-office, multi-state law firm.

“We’re excited about having Lou as a member of our team,” said Florio. “His legal expertise and governmental experience will help our Woodbury office greatly expand its presence within South Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.”

Cappelli joins two other attorneys in the law firm’s southern New Jersey office to increase its client base with his extensive experience in governmental and regulatory affairs, real estate, family, personal injury and worker’s compensation law. Previously, he worked as a sole practitioner for 15 years in Collingswood, N.J., serving local governments as a prosecutor and planning board attorney. Prior to becoming Freeholder Director, Cappelli served as a member of the Board of Commissioners in the Borough of Collingswood and as a member of the Collingswood Board of Education. Cappelli was elected to the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2003, and was elected unanimously by the Freeholder Board as its Director in 2006.

“I look forward to working for this growing and dynamic law firm,” said Cappelli.

In addition to practicing law in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Cappelli is admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Camden County Bar Association. Cappelli received a J.D. degree from the Rutgers University School of Law – Camden and a B.S. degree in accounting from Albright College.

“We feel very fortunate to have someone with Lou’s quality and outstanding reputation manage our South Jersey office and help guide the firm’s growth throughout the region,” said Michael J. Perrucci, founder and managing partner. Added Paul T. Fader, managing partner, “Lou brings vast and varied legal experience that can only help to grow our law firm’s business in South Jersey.”

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, L.L.C. is a regional law firm with 27 attorneys in five offices located in New York City, Phillipsburg, N.J., Rochelle Park, N.J., Bethlehem, Pa., and Woodbury, N.J. Areas of practice include banking and commercial lending; construction and public contracting; education; environmental law; family law; governmental and regulatory affairs; labor and employment; litigation defense; and municipal, real estate and land-use law. For more information, please visit www.florioperrucci.com