Jennifer M. Berardo

Associate
(201) 587-0888  Ext. 6436
jberardo@wellslaw.com

Areas of Practice
  • Litigation
  • Land Use
  • Real Estate Development
  • Zoning & Planning
  • Redevelopment
  • Outdoor Advertising
Education

J.D., New England Law | Boston
B.S., Boston University

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 2015
New York, 2014

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court NJ, 2021

Affiliations

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, Bergen County Bar Association
Provident Bank Advisory Board

About Jennifer

Jennifer Berardo concentrates her practice in land use and real estate development, zoning, affordable housing, redevelopment, civil and commercial litigation, and outdoor advertising.  She has represented various residential, commercial and industrial developers in connection with necessary governmental approvals throughout the State of New Jersey.

Jennifer has also assisted various outdoor advertising companies in obtaining both state and local approvals as well as pursuing associated litigation and appeals. In addition, Jennifer has filed state licensing and permit applications, drafted outdoor advertising lease forms and provisions, and resolved company-landlord leasing disputes.

After graduating law school, Jennifer served as the judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. LaConte, J.S.C. in Passaic County.  While serving as law clerk she focused on civil litigation, complex environmental, and complex business litigation matters. Jennifer assisted the Judge in crafting legal opinions regarding the dispositions of pre and post-trial motions. As a judicial law clerk, she was certified as a mediator and successfully settled numerous matters before the Superior Court.

Jennifer received her law degree from New England Law | Boston, where she served as Treasurer to the Public Interest Law Association and Student Ambassador to the Admissions Office. Jennifer graduated from Boston University School of Management with a degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Finance.

Jennifer has been selected to the New Jersey Rising Starts list of Super Lawyers Magazine in 2021 and 2022.

Land Use

Preeminent zoning attorneys with extensive experience in sophisticated environmental matters, construction issues, zoning laws, land use law, and anticipated future land use.

Real Estate

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.