Francis M. Giantomasi

Francis M. Giantomasi is a skilled and tenacious litigator whose crossover practice is positioned at the intersection of real estate, complex commercial litigation, corporate investigations, government relations, white collar criminal defense and appellate practice. The matters he has handled range from nine-figure civil damages litigations to defense of public figures in high-profile political corruption investigations to obtaining dismissals of improper eviction complaints filed against underserved economically disadvantaged individuals.

Frank serves as the go-to attorney for real estate developers, property management groups, condominium associations, housing cooperatives and others when it comes to litigating large scale and high volume commercial and industrial non-residential eviction matters on behalf of both landlords and tenants throughout the state of New Jersey. Moreover, Frank is a prominent voice on the matter of filing, obtaining, securing, and defending newly constructed multiple dwelling rent control exemptions following the recent Willow Ridge decision. Frank has also been a multi-time panelist discussing “Hot Topics in Commercial Real Estate” at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention.

Frank has been featured in The New York Times’ “Ask Real Estate” column and was named to Hoboken Mayor-elect Ravi Bhalla’s Transition Team in 2017.  Frank also represents residential tenants on a pro bono basis with Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ), and he was recognized for his efforts in 2019 as a recipient of the organization’s Champion of Justice Award.

Frank earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and served as President of the Student Outreach Society, Vice President of the Irish American Law Students Association and Senator in the Student Bar Association. While at Seton Hall Law, Frank worked in the Immigration and Immigrant Workers’ Rights Clinic. He also interned for the Honorable Jose L. Linares of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Frank earned his B.A. in Government from Wesleyan University in 2007. After graduating from Seton Hall Law in 2010, Frank clerked for the Honorable Jerome M. St. John, J.A.D. (Ret.).

Frank is member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and serves as a Trustee of the Essex County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of Scouting America Northern New Jersey Counsel’s Building Connections and serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Essex County College’s Paralegal Studies Program. In 2019, Frank was selected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Essex County Legal Aid Association. Frank was also previously an Adjunct Professor at the Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business teaching the course, “Fundamentals of Business and the Law.” A long-time resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, Frank has served on the Board of Directors for the Hudson Tea Condominium Association since 2021.

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Honors

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation (2022; 2024-2025); Criminal Defense: White Collar (2022-2025)

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Involvement

• Essex County Legal Aid Association, Board of Directors
• Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
• Branch Brook Park Alliance
• Essex County Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2010)
• Wesleyan University (B.A., Government, 2007)

Admissions

• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. Supreme Court