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
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.
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 selected for the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law. He has also been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in Land Use/Zoning (2014–2017) and the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list (2019–2026). In 2014, he received the Reporter’s Reader Choice Award for “Best Lawyer.”
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Villanova University
MileOne Automotive
Holman Automotive
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Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Villanova University School of Law (J.D. 2004)
Villanova University (B.A. magna cum laude 2001)
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Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Municipal Law Section
Montgomery Bar Association
Civic Associations:
Villanova University Law School Alumni Association Board of Advisors (Past President)
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“Recalibrating Zoning in a World of COVID,” PBI Real Estate Institute 2021, December 2, 2021
“Driverless Vehicles Driving Change in Real Estate?” HRMM&L Client Alert, October 2017
“You Can Look… But You Can Not Copy!” HRMM&L Legal Spotlight, September 12, 2016
Assessment Appeals presentation to 45 realtors, EveryHome Realtors, April 2014
John Iannozzi interviewed on Tax Assessment Appeals and Act 319 for WNPV Radio
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recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
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.”