In our practice, we have had numerous opportunities to represent property owners/ landlords in lease negotiations with large national retail tenants. Very often, these national companies propose lease provisions which seemingly provide protection to the landlord but, in fact, offer little substance. “Self-insurance” is when the large tenant does not purchase insurance from a carrier […]
The Election is over. Despite its finality, the barrage of political posts and satires have yet to simmer down. Let’s put the social media posts and political memes aside for a moment to take advantage of what taxpayers might expect with Donald J. Trump serving in the Oval Office. President Elect Trump’s tax reform proposals […]
Winning a lawsuit is not always the end of the legal process. In a perfect world, the losing party promptly pays out any money allotted to the winning party. When this does not happen it is important to know that the winning party now becomes a creditor and obtains a judgment against the debtor, and […]
Now is the time you should revisit your current estate plan! In August of this year, the U.S. Department of Treasury released proposed regulation designed to eliminate valuation discounts for transfer of interest in family-controlled entities. These proposed regulations, if passed, would mean increased estate taxes on the death of owners of family businesses, possibly […]
Have you done well enough that you are thinking of making a substantial gift to charity? For those seeking philanthropic flexibility and high impact, the vehicle of choice has almost always been to create a private foundation.
Employment law and the litigation that so often follows, or even occurs during the employer/employee relationship, is constantly evolving as each side tries to get the upper hand on the other. In June, 2014, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided to uphold a lower court ruling in which an employment application contained a provision shortening […]
The body of law which governs land use, zoning and land development in the State of New Jersey is known as the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL). It can be found at New Jersey statutes annotated NJSA 40:55D-1 et seq. This is the body of law which establishes the substantive and procedural rules and regulations […]
How do you know if your estate plan needs fixing? Perhaps changes have occurred in your family, personal wealth, or maybe you are recently married or divorced. Unintended consequences may exist in your planning documents that require a revisit. Tax laws change or you may discover that a change to your plan is necessary, but […]
Several significant Land Use matters have been brought before both the Superior and Appellate Division Courts recently by members of our office. Our office successfully argued before Superior Court Judge Meehan, who sustained the unanimous approval secured from the Wycoff Planning Board for Inserra Supermarkets. In its sixty-three page decision, the Court dismissed all aspects […]
Imagine your family has owned a property your great grandfather purchased in 1920. Now imagine that when you try to get a permit from the town, they tell you their records do not indicate that the use on the property was ever approved by the town for its present use. Oh, and by the way, […]