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| Partner: | Admitted to bar: New Jersey, 1981; United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1981 |
| Areas of Concentration: | Municipal Law, Zoning and Land Use Planning; Land Use Development; Litigation of Land Use and Zoning matters in the Superior Court Law Division and Appellate Division. |
| Representative Transactions: | Representation of applicants seeking land use approvals for office buildings, industrial facilities, residential development including condominiums, subdivision of properties, variance and site plan approvals; representation of municipal land use boards and private entities in the Superior Court Law Division and Appellate Division; municipal law. Representation of various planning and zoning boards. Representation of public entities with open space acquisition of real property. |
| Education: | Seton Hall University, School of Law (J.D., 1981) Pennsylvania State University (Masters of Regional Planning, 1977) Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania (B.A., 1975) |
| Memberships (Current / Prior): | New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys, Trustee, currently Vice President, 1988 to present, New Jersey Planning Officials, Associate Counsel, 1988 to present, New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Law Section, Director, 1982 to present, Chair 1998, New Jersey State Bar Association, Local Government, Trustee and Legislative Coordinator, currently Chair of Section, 1994 to present |
| Publications: | Author: A Guide to Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Adjustment, New Jersey Federation of Planning Officials, 1990, Updated in 2000; Author: Quiet Legislative Session Yields Two Major Bills, New Jersey Law Journal, 3 October 1994; Co-Author: A Citizens Guide to the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, New Jersey Planning Officials, 1993; Co-Author: Wests New Jersey Practice Series-Chapters on Municipal Land Use Law, 1993; Editor: New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, New Jersey Planning Officials, 1983- 2006; Contributor: Various ICLE publications including Municipal Land Use Practical Skills Series, and ABCs of Zoning and Planning Practice. |
| Lecturer: | January 1982 to present Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Coadjutant faculty member of the Center for Government Services Teach variety of land use and environmental courses at various times for the following groups: Municipal Planning & Urban Development Certified Public Works Managers Program in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Introduction to Zoning and Planning Code Officials as part of continuing education requirements in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, The Permit Maze Code Officials as part of continuing education requirements in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Legal Aspects of Municipal Land Use New Jersey Attorneys seeking to become a Diplomate of the New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys, Zoning and Planning Members of local planning and zoning boards in conjunction with the New Jersey Planning Officials; March 1988 to present New Jersey Municipal Engineering Institute of the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers, Union, New Jersey Lecturer; Teach portion of a course entitled Planning and Zoning for the Municipal Engineer; March 1989 to present New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education, New Brunswick, New Jersey Moderator and Speaker; Serve on panels teaching introductory and advanced courses attended by attorneys seeking additional knowledge and Continuing Legal Education Credit. Courses included: ABCs of Municipal Land Use, Land Use Update, How to Practice Before Land Use Boards, Land Use Institute, The First Annual Land Use Symposium; January 1983 to present New Jersey Planning Officials, Warren, New Jersey Speaker; Regularly appear at a variety of conferences, seminars and updated on land use matters and teach special courses at the municipal, county and state levels. |