About JOHN

A trusted advisor in real estate, zoning, and municipal law, John is known for securing approvals and protecting property owners’ interests. Consistently named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, he pairs legal excellence with a strong commitment to community service—volunteering with local organizations, serving on parish and alumni boards, and supporting veterans in need.

Specialties

REAL ESTATE

ZONING & LAND USE

TAX APPEALS

BUSINESS LAW

MUNICIPAL LAW

Admin Contact

Dawn Mikos
DMikos@hrmml.com

John J. Iannozzi

(215) 661-0400 • JIannozzi@HRMML.com

John Iannozzi co-chairs the Real Estate Department and leads the Tax Assessment Appeals Department. His practice covers real estate, land use, zoning, municipal, tax assessment, and business law.

In land use and development, John represents business owners, builders, landowners, and developers, earning a strong reputation for securing approvals before zoning hearing boards, planning commissions, and municipalities across southeastern Pennsylvania.

As solicitor to Limerick Township, West Conshohocken Borough, and Hatfield Township, John is well-versed in Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Planning Code. He regularly advises on subdivision and land development projects, ordinance drafting, economic revitalization, open space acquisition, intergovernmental agreements, and historic preservation.

John also counsels clients on business formation and operations—including partnerships, corporations, and LLCs—and has represented hundreds of property owners in real estate tax assessment appeals.

Before joining the firm, he clerked for the Honorable Alan M. Rubenstein of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, worked in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, and served as a district office representative for Pennsylvania State Representative Robert W. Godshall.

John is a member of the Pennsylvania and Montgomery Bar Associations. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Villanova University (2001) and his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law (2004).

Recognized for excellence, John has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in Land Use/Zoning (2014–2017) and the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list (2019–2025). In 2014, he received the Reporter’s Reader Choice Award for “Best Lawyer.”

 

    • Obtained for a client a high six-figure tax assessment reduction for its office building. 

    • Obtained zoning relief for a client to expand their religious institutional use. 

    • Drafted zoning ordinance text and map change for municipal client. 

    • Helped a client form a limited liability company to start a small business venture. 

    • Obtained zoning relief for a client to expand its warehouse building. 

  • Admissions 

    • Pennsylvania 

    • U.S. Supreme Court 

    Education 

    • Villanova University School of Law (J.D. 2004) 

    • Villanova University (B.A. magna cum laude 2001) 

    • Pennsylvania Bar Association 

    • Member, Municipal Law Section 

    • Montgomery Bar Association

    Civic Associations: 

    • Villanova University Law School Alumni Association Board of Advisors 

    • Soup Kitchen Assistant (1997-present) 

    • St. Stanislaus Parish Council Member 

    • Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List for 2019-Present in the area of State/Local/Municipal. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. 

    • Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars List for 2010, 2014-2017 in the area of Land Use/Zoning. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. 

    • The Reporter‘s 2014 Reader’s Choice Award for “Best Lawyer.” 

  • Outside the office, John is dedicated to giving back. He serves on the St. Stanislaus Parish Council and the Villanova Law Alumni Association Board of Advisors, and volunteers at a local soup kitchen. He also devotes time to supporting veterans in his community.