Meryl A.G. Gonchar is Co-Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Land Use Practice Group. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use, redevelopment, zoning and related litigation. She represents property owners and developers in appearances before planning and zoning boards throughout the state, in connection with obtaining land use approvals and permits for residential, retail, office, industrial and mixed use projects. She also represents clients in land use and related litigation before the Superior Court of New Jersey. Ms. Gonchar’s diversified experience enables her to provide clients with continuity throughout the often long and complicated land development process.
Lawyer Profile
Meryl A.G. Gonchar
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Recognized Since:2007
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Recognized in:Land Use and Zoning LawLitigation - Land Use and Zoning...
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Law School:Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
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Location:600 College Road EastPrinceton, NJ 08540
Meryl A.G. Gonchar is Co-Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Land Use Practice Group. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use, redevelopment, zoning and related litigation. She represents property owners and developers in appearances before planning and zoning boards throughout the state, in connection with obtaining land use approvals and permits for residential, retail, office, industrial and mixed use projects. She also represents clients in land use and related litigation before the Superior Court of New Jersey. Ms. Gonchar’s diversified experience enables her to provide clients with continuity throughout the often long and complicated land development process.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., graduated 1981
- Rutgers College, BA, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, NJ - 1981
Affiliations:
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers - Fellow
- Center for Real Estate, Rutgers Business School - Member, Advisory Board
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) - NJ Chapter - Member and Past President; Former Chapter Delegate to National CREW Network
- Executive Women of New Jersey - Member
- International Council of Shopping Centers - Member
- Jewish Federation of the Heart of New Jersey (Middlesex and Monmouth Counties) - Member, Board of Trustees; Former President of Women's Philanthropy
- Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute - Member, Program Advisory Committee and Leadership Excellence Award Dinner Planning Committee
- NAIOP New Jersey Chapter - Trustee; Member, Programs & Education Committee; Member, Legal Committee; Member, Board of Directors
- New Jersey Builders Association - Member, Board of Directors; Chair, Master Sponsor Program; Member, Legislative Committee
- New Jersey State Association of Jewish Federations - Vice President
- New Jersey State Bar Association - Past Chair and Emeritus Member of Board of Trustees, Land Use Law Section; Former Member of Board of Trustees, Women in the Profession Section; Member, Legislative Committee
- Urban Land Institute Northern New Jersey Chapter - Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Land Use and Zoning Law, Princeton (2018)
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Woodbridge (2017)
- Land Use and Zoning Law, Woodbridge (2016)
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Newark (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- Recipient of the NAIOP NJ Pillar Award in recognition of her involvement in that organization (2013)
- Recipient of the Women’s Initiatives Award from Garden State Woman in recognition of her commitment to the firm’s Women’s Leadership Forum (2011)
- Recipient of the Middlesex County Bar Association Transactional (Non-Litigation) Attorney Practice Award for excellence in the profession (2010)
- Recipient of the Chairman's Award from the New Jersey Builders Association (2017 and 2015)
Areas of Expertise:
- Land Use
- Zoning
Additional Information:
Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute
Instructor for Real Estate Law course
Firm Details
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
http://www.sillscummis.com
Headquarters
The Legal Center
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 643.7000
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