Joseph A. Maressa, Jr.

Director, Camden County

Joseph Maressa Jr., Esq. is a lifelong resident of Camden County, New Jersey. He is a graduate of The Peddie School, Rowan University and The Delaware Law School. Maressa is President and CEO of Title America, Legacy Title, and Abstract America all of which operate under the Acrisure Real Estate Services umbrella. Joe is also co-managing member of Maressa Patterson, a full-service law firm,  Chancellor Development LLC, a commercial real estate development firm, Corridor Construction Company, a land development firm  and many real estate partnerships which own and manage affordable housing apartment complexes throughout New Jersey.

Joe has been a member of the board of Directors of The South Jersey Port Corporation since 2004 and was appointed Chairman in 2025. In addition, Maressa serves as a director of Jefferson Health System, New Jersey, where he is a member of the executive committee and The Camden Diocese Real Estate Committee. He is a former director of Liberty Bell Bank where he served as Chairman of the Loan Committee and the Bank of Delmarva where he served on the Loan and Audit Committees.

Admitted to the bar of New Jersey,  Pennsylvania and the District Court of New Jersey, his practice is limited to land use matters and the closing and financing of commercial, industrial, and residential real estate transactions.

Maressa also served of the Dean’s Development Council of the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, the Builders League of South Jersey where he was awarded the John Toscano Associate of the Year Award, the BLSJ distinguished Service Award and was inducted in the Associates Hall of Fame. He was also awarded Trustee of the Year by the Non-Profit Development Center of Southern New Jersey.

Joe is married to his wife Linda. They have two children and enjoy traveling and vacationing at the Jersey Shore.