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Paul A. Alongi
Alongi & Associates, LLC
119 Littleton Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-331-0630 ext 11
paa@alongilaw.com

Paul A. Alongi is the founding member of Alongi & Associates, LLC. Mr. Alongi’s practice focuses almost exclusively on representing sureties and contractors in litigation/arbitration and in pre-litigation claims investigation and evaluation. Prior to forming Alongi & Associates, LLC, Mr. Alongi served as Associate General Counsel to First Indemnity of America Insurance Company for over ten years where he was responsible for handling complex payment, performance and subdivision bond claims from the initial investigation through settlement or litigation. Mr. Alongi is a frequent speaker on surety and construction law topics. He recently co-authored “Top Ten Surety Issues Every Lawyer Needs to Know”. He is active in many professional organizations including, DRI, Surety Claims Institute, Surety Underwriters Association of New Jersey, American Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association and the Associated Builders and Contractors. Mr. Alongi is an approved mediator for the Superior Court of New Jersey and he is regularly appointed by the court to serve as the mediator in complex construction and surety matters. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1988 and received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1991.

Areas of Practice

Surety Law
Construction Law
Commercial Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation Percentage
Mr. Alongi devotes approximately 85% of his practice to litigation.

Bar Admissions
State Courts

New Jersey, 1991
Pennsylvania, 1992
New York 2000

Federal Courts

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Education

Widener University School of Law, JD, 1991
Delaware Law Forum, Legislative Editor
University of Delaware, BS, 1988
Major: Political Science; Minor: Psychology

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
DRI, Surety & Fidelity Law Committee
New Jersey Bar Association, Fidelity & Surety Law Section
Surety Association of New Jersey, Legal Counsel
Associated Builders and Contractors

Seminars, Lectures and Publications

“Top Ten Surety Issues Every Lawyer Needs to Know”, Co-authored and co-presented with Richard D. Pledger, Esq., DRI Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 18, 2003.
“What Every Contractor Needs to Know About Today’s Surety Bond Market: Understanding the Claims and Underwriting Process”, Associated Builders & Contractors, Plainview, NY, March 11, 2003.
DRI Fidelity & Surety Roundtable, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Chicago, IL, May 31, 2002.
“Introduction to Basic Suretyship Concepts”, Hudson County Bar Association, Jersey City, NJ, November 16, 1999.

Past Employment
First Indemnity of America Insurance Company, Associate General Counsel, 1991 to 2002.