Stephen M. Eisdorfer

		Practice Areas	Land Use Solutions
		Areas of Emphasis	Land Use Matters Land Use Litigation
		Bar Admission	State of New Jersey U.S. District Court for the District of NJ U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
		Education	Haverford College Harvard Law School
		Direct Dial	(609) 734-6357
		Email	seisdorfer@hillwallack.com vCard

Stephen M. Eisdorfer is a partner in the Princeton, N.J. office of Hill Wallack LLP. He is a member of the Land Use Solutions, Land Use Applications & Permitting, and Land Use Litigation & Appeals Practice Groups.

Mr. Eisdorfer concentrates his practice on counseling private parties and public entities in land use matters, including residential, commercial, industrial, non-profit and health-care-related projects; handling applications and proceedings before local, state, and federal agencies; and litigation in the federal and state courts on land use matters, civil rights and consumer fraud.

Representative Matters

• Exclusionary zoning matters involving more than 75 municipalities.
•  Represented municipalities and private entities before local boards and federal and state courts in matters involving assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, and other health-related facilities.
• Counsel to property owners and developers in the development or redevelopment of corporate office facilities, extended stay hotels, and research laboratories.
• Special counsel to the New Jersey Builders Association.
• Co-counsel for victims of a $35 million commodities fraud in successful proceedings in federal and state courts. 
• Presented oral argument in nine different matters before the New Jersey Supreme Court or the U.S. Court of Appeals.
   

Leadership

• Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers since 2005
• Named to the New Jersey Best Lawyers list in the area of Real Estate Law, 2011
•  Member, Land and National Development Strategies Committee of the National Association of Home Builders
• Member, Appellate Practice Committee, Land Use Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Land Use Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Board of Trustees, Junta de Acción Puertorriqueña, Inc.

Presentations and Publications

• 2009 Land Use Law Update, New Jersey ICLE (March 2009)
• Not a Prayer: Local Disputes over Religious Buildings, New Jersey Lawyer (December 2006)
• Defending Against Governmental Misuse or Abuse of the Power of Eminent Domain, CLE International. (October 2006)
• Land Use Litigation in the Federal Courts—New Developments in the Third Circuit,  National Conference, Legal and National Development Strategies, NAHB (April 1997)

Mr. Eisdorfer is admitted to practice before the state courts of New Jersey (1975), the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1975), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1998), and the U.S. Supreme Court (1998), and his past experience includes serving as an attorney with the New Jersey Public Advocate for fifteen years. Mr. Eisdorfer graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and Haverford College.