James J. Delia
Partner
(201) 587-0888 Ext. 6403
jdelia@wellslaw.com
- Land Use Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Business and Commercial Law
- Liquor Licensing
- J.D., Seton Hall University, 1987
- B.A., St. Joseph University, 1984
- New Jersey, 1988
- U.S. District Court NJ, 1988
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Bergen County’s Top Lawyers 2024
About James
Partner James Delia joined the firm in 1993, straight from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office as Chief of the White Collar Crimes Unit, where he supervised and prosecuted complex commercial crimes. Before joining the Prosecutor’s office, he clerked for the Honorable James T. Murphy.
Throughout his career, Jim has handled countless Land Use, Real Estate and Commercial Transactions, varying in complexity and sophistication. He has appeared before Planning and Zoning Boards in New Jersey and has obtained hundreds of development approvals for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and homeowners alike.
Jim also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial leases and represents both landlords and tenants in that regard. He also has years of experience representing lenders and borrowers in loan transactions and complex title matters.
Land Use, Zoning and Development
Preeminent zoning attorneys with extensive experience in sophisticated environmental matters, construction issues, zoning laws, land use law, and anticipated future land use.
Real Estate and Commercial Transactions
Sophisticated real estate lawyers adept in a wide variety of real estate legal matters , both complex and straight forward, commercial and residential.
Litigation
Experienced civil and commercial litigation attorneys handling matters ranging from liability, contract disputes, estate controversies, employment issues, tax appeals and more.