Jim serves as an Administrative Partner in our firm and also chairs our Real Estate department. His practice is concentrated on Commercial Real Estate, including Land Use and Development. Jim’s land use practice focuses on municipalities in Northern Bergen County. Jim enjoys an AV (highest possible) Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell national lawyers directory.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Jim served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1974-1979. He continued to serve as Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Reserves until he was honorably discharged in 1981. Jim received his undergraduate and law degrees from Ramapo College and New York Law School, respectively. Jim is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and the United States District Courts in New York and New Jersey. He is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association. As an adjunct member of the Ramapo College faculty, he also serves on the Alumni Advisory Board for Ramapo’s Anisfield School of Business.
A member of the Bergen Highlands Ramsey Rotary Club since 1992, Jim was President of the Club in the year 2000 and is currently serving on the Club’s Foundation Board. Other civic or pro bono involvements include the Center for Food Action, the Bergen 200 Club, St. Paul’s R.C.C. in Ramsey, and West Bergen Mental Healthcare where he is a Member of the Board of Trustees.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Real Estate Law
Land Use and
Zoning Law
Business/Corporate Law
EDUCATION
J.D. New York Law School, 1984
B.S. Ramapo College, 1981
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey, 1985
New York, 1985
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court NJ, 1990
U.S. District Court
Southern and Eastern
Districts of New York,1985
AFFILIATIONS
Bergen County Bar
Association (Land Use
and Real Property
Section)
Bergen County 200 Club
Bergen Highlands
Ramsey Rotary Club
Ramapo College Alumni
Advisory Board
SPECIAL INTEREST Ramapo College
Distinguished Citizen
Award, 2008
