Government and Municipal Law
The firm is currently serving as the attorney for numerous municipalities, counties, and governmental agencies including positions as municipal counsel and zoning and planning board attorneys. We currently serve as municipal attorney in the Townships of Livingston, Pequannock, Roxbury, and Mine Hill, and the Boroughs of Butler, Riverdale, Netcong, Mountain Lakes and Essex Falls. We also represent Fire Districts in Montville and Parsippany, Land Use Boards in Lopatcong and Mansfield, Boards of Education in West Morris Regional High School District and Bernards Township, and the Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority and the Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority. The firm also serves as Special Counsel to multiple additional governmental clients in varying capacities.
Our experience includes general counseling and litigation in all aspects of municipal and county law, as well as the drafting of ordinances, resolutions, and opinions affecting municipalities and counties. The firm’s public entity group expertise includes employee issues, foreclosure actions, litigation, land acquisition and condemnation proceedings, defense of multi-liability and general liability claims, defense of workman’s compensation claims, state and federal laws including collective bargaining agreements, and defense of tax appeals. In addition, we advise clients on state and federal governmental laws, complex environmental litigation, and compliance with laws, rules, and regulations of governmental entities. Our attorneys also handle the enforcement of secured liens in bankruptcy matters for our public entity clients. Our lawyers and highly skilled staff share a common goal: delivering excellent legal services to our clients in a manner that is professional, personal, prompt, efficient, cost-effective, and results-oriented.
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