Primary practice areas: land use and zoning; commercial and residential real estate development, redevelopment, sales, financing, and leases; environmental; contracts and transactions; and liquor license transfers. Appear before municipal and county land use and other government boards and agencies on various types of development applications.

Concentrated in land use and zoning; commercial and residential real estate development, redevelopment, sales, financing, leases, and evictions; environmental; small business counseling, contracts, and transactions; local government contracts; community associations; litigation; and liquor license transfers. Appeared before municipal and county land use and other boards and agencies on various types of development applications. Litigated matters primarily in NJ Superior Court and Municipal Courts. Advised the Wanaque Valley Regional Sewerage Authority on contract and other matters. Actively participated in management of a small, general practice law firm.

FKA Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch. Concentrated in land use and zoning. Appeared before municipal land use and other boards and agencies throughout New Jersey on development applications.

Specialized in land use and zoning, environmental insurance litigation, community associations, and commercial litigation. Appeared before municipal land use boards on various types of development applications. Advised condominium associations.

FKA Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein, Hammer & Gladstone. Concentrated in environmental, land use and zoning, commercial litigation and appeals, and government contracts. Negotiated with regulatory agencies and supervised environmental consultants regarding environmental remediations. Negotiated settlements with insurance carriers for coverage of environmental claims. Advised the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission on contract matters.

Central Appellate Research. Prepared comprehensive legal memoranda for use by Appellate Division Judges in preparing judicial opinions on complex appeals from lower courts and administrative agencies on a wide range of civil and criminal issues.

Hon. Christine L. Miniman, Law Division, Passaic County. Analyzed and recommended decisions to the Judge on a large volume and wide variety of civil motions and other applications. Drafted judicial opinions and conducted legal research. Participated in trial and motion proceedings. Completed Mediation and Conciliation Skills course given by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. Conducted Special Civil Part mediation.

Concentrated in environmental law and environmental insurance litigation. Conducted legal research and wrote legal memoranda on numerous matters relating to environmental law and environmental insurance coverage.

Worked in the environmental, corporate, and civil litigation departments. Conducted legal research and wrote briefs and legal memoranda on various issues relating to these practice areas. Prepared a summary and analysis of amendments to the New Jersey Environmental Cleanup Responsibility Act (“ECRA”). Prepared arbitration statements and motion papers for personal injury litigation.

Helped Hon. Justice Stephen G. Crane with legal research and wrote legal memoranda and draft opinions for the judge on various civil and criminal issues and assisted with day to day operation of his chambers.