Best Lawyers in New Jersey, United States for Real Estate Law
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Jerry Zaro, Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Banking and Real Estate Services Department, focuses his practice on banking and finance, real estate, corporate, and government relations matters. He began his law career as a judicial secretary to the Honorable Thomas F. Shebell, Jr. in the Superior Court of Monmouth County. Prior to joining Sills Cummis, he was the President and Managing Partner of Ansell Zaro Grimm and Aaron for 25 years and served as the Chair of the Commercial Real Estat...
Gary L. Green is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Gary L., who practices law in Voorhees, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gary L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Michael A. Brenna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Michael A., who practices law in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Donald Scarinci is the Founding Partner of Scarinci Hollenbeck. He writes and lectures extensively about Constitutional Law and edits the award-winning, The Constitutional Law Reporter . His practice focuses on representing public institutions and businesses that interact with government. Mr. Scarinci is well known for his work in Municipal Law , School Law , Business and Health Care law . He has represented some of the largest municipalities and counties in New Jersey, as well as numerous pl...
Jaimee L. Katz Sussner is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. She concentrates her practice on commercial and real estate litigation. She litigates title disputes, foreclosures, asset recovery disputes, fraud, business divorce, commercial leasehold disputes, and other general commercial matters. She represents several national title insurance companies, and the parties that they insure, in resolving coverage issues, litigating claims, and pursuing loss mitigation.
Demetrice R. Miles practices with the firm’s Real Estate and Real Property Taxation & Incentives Groups. With more than 25 years of experience, Demetrice is recognized as a leader within the real estate industry. Demetrice’s decades-long practice is heavily focused on litigation with a concentration in real estate, real property tax appeals and exemption claims, eminent domain, in rem tax foreclosures, public utility law, environmental law, public contracts law, Open Public Re...
Kelly A. Erhardt-Wojie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Kelly A., who practices law in Woodbridge, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kelly A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Samantha Karni is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Samantha, who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samantha is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Sean focuses his practice on assisting commercial property owners in reaching their business goals by providing the legal support required for success. His work encompasses the purchase, sale and leasing of commercial properties and providing guidance on land use matters, with a particular emphasis on obtaining approvals for multifamily apartment buildings and industrial facilities. Sean has experience in all aspects of development, redevelopment, real property transactions, land use approval...
Philip Markowitz has more than 20 years of experience representing the transactional commercial real estate needs and interests of his clients – helping them efficiently navigate an array of complex development, investment and leasing matters. His national client roster spans a broad range of stakeholders within the commercial real estate sector, including developers, landlords, tenants, institutional owners, investors, borrowers, purchasers and sellers, and other corporate users of rea...
Lindsay Cambron’s primary area of practice is environmental law. She advises clients on regulatory matters and compliance at local, state, and federal levels and has extensive litigation experience, representing clients in cost recovery actions, toxic tort claims, and appeals of agency decisions. In particular, Lindsay counsels environmental and real estate clients on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Industrial Site Recovery Act (IS...
Marty concentrates his practice in complex transactional real estate, with an emphasis on the leasing and financing of office, industrial and retail properties. He represents clients within New Jersey and throughout the country. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Area of Emphasis: Redevelopment: Redevelopment plans, zoning ordinances and designation of renewal areas; Property acquisition including development of appraisals in anticipation of condemnation, negotiation of acquisitions, and condemnation; Contracts between public entity responsible for implementation of redevelopment and private redevelopers (including responses to requests for proposal); Loan and grant applications and agreements in connection with governmental assistance for redevelopme...
Charles B. Liebling concentrates on redevelopment and redevelopment financing, land use law, and general real estate transactions. Mr. Liebling represents both for-profit and non-profit developers as well as governmental entities. Redevelopment and Land Use As part of his redevelopment practice, Mr. Liebling is involved in the establishment of public-private partnerships and the utilization of governmental incentive programs. He focuses on the negotiation of complex redevelopment agreements a...
Roy H. Tanzman is a shareholder on the Real Estate team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., concentrating his practice on government relations and real estate law. Mr. Tanzman represents individuals, developers and property owners throughout the state of New Jersey in a variety of issues that impact their businesses.
Robert R. Hempstead is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Real Estate Finance Practice Group. He focuses on the area of commercial real estate finance, including loan workouts and distressed loan purchases, with a strong background in the origination of commercial mortgage loans which are to be securitized in the capital markets. His practice covers a broad spectrum of deal structures and features, such as multi-asset portfolios, multiple classes of debt, mezzanine and other subordinate de...
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