James J. Delia

Partner
(201) 587-0888 Ext. 6403
jdelia@wellslaw.com

Areas of Practice
  • Land Use Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Business and Commercial Law
  • Liquor Licensing
Education
  • J.D., Seton Hall University, 1987
  • B.A., St. Joseph University, 1984
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, 1988
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court NJ, 1988
Affiliations
  • Bergen County Bar Association
Awards
  • 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.

Articles by James

Remote Notarization is Permitted by Law During the State of Emergency

In the State’s continuing efforts to foster social distancing, Assembly Bill No. 3903 was signed into law on April 14, […]

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High Times in the Garden State

During this decade, there has been a trend to legalize the sale and use of marijuana and other cannabis products […]

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Noise!

Excessive noise can be a health hazard. It can affect your sleep, interfere with your concentration and raise your blood […]

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Land Use Highlights

Once in a while, not often, we do like to brag. As many of you are likely aware, one of […]

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COAH No More? Guess Again!

New Jersey Supreme Court, in the well known Mount Laurel decisions of 1975 and 1983, ruled that each municipality must […]

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Do’s And Don’ts Of Refinancing

With all of the bad economic news we have faced in recent years, one glimmer of hope remains: The lowest […]

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Open Your Eyes To Haiti

A visit to Haiti, the western hemisphere’s poorest country, will cause sensory overload: the blistering heat; the sight of colorfully […]

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A 1031 Exchange Can Save Lots of Taxes

You have just sold an investment property which you have had for many years making a huge profit. That is […]

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I Am Building A House . . . Can I Be Stopped?

After saving for years, you go to build your dream home. You spend hours with your designers, shop for your […]

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