Joseph R. Cianfrone earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 1977) and is a graduate of Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey (B.A. 1974). Mr. Cianfrone spent one semester at the Loyola University, Rome, Italy campus in 1972, and attended his first year of law school at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Prior to the current partnership of Cianfrone, Polster & De Furio, Joseph R Cianfrone was a partner with Rayburn, Lerner & Cianfrone. In 1993, Mr. Cianfrone joined the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

In 1990, Mr. Cianfrone joined the FDIC/RTC and concentrated on the management and disposition of large commercial real estate properties for the government. He was responsible for numerous transactions including a $40,000,000 planned unit development located in Broward County, Florida.

In 1983, he joined K. Hovnanian Enterprises, NYSE symbol HOV, a real estate development company, as Florida Division Counsel. In the six years with K. Hovnanian Enterprises, he coordinated the development of 2,000 condominiums for the company as Regional Manager/Counsel.

Commencing in 1978, Mr. Cianfrone was in private practice in Vero Beach, Florida for over five years. He concentrated in the areas of association law, real estate, business law and governmental law. He is past President of the Exchange Club of Indian River County, and a former member of the Indian River County Bar Association. Mr. Cianfrone served as Chairman of the City of Vero Beach Board of Adjustments and Appeals for over five years.

Mr. Cianfrone's recent civic involvement includes having served as a Director of the Palm Harbor Little League and Palm Harbor Soccer organizations. Mr. Cianfrone has served as Director and Past President of the Suncoast Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI).

Mr. Cianfrone currently concentrates his practice in the areas of association law, real estate and business law and represents over 250 Community Associations.

He is the author of Your Association Documents: Should They Be Revised?,Bankruptcies and Assessments, Powers and Duties of the Board of Directors and What To Do Before You Litigate, along with other articles, published in Condo Management Magazine. He has been a speaker at numerous seminars for the Community Association's Institute, the Greater Clearwater Association of Realtors, Inc., and is a frequent guest on FLA LAW (Live Call-In Television).