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Practice Areas: |
Land Use Litigation
Land Use Application |
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| Areas of Emphasis: |
Land Use Matters
Land Use Litigation |
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| Bar Admission: |
State Court of New Jersey |
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| Education: |
Haverford College
Harvard Law School |
Stephen M. Eisdorfer is a partner of Hill Wallack LLP. He 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.
Representative Presentations
and Publications
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"2009 Land Use Law Update," New
Jersey ICLE (March 2009)
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"Not a Prayer: Local Disputes
over Religious Buildings," New
Jersey Lawyer (December 2006)
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"Defending Against Governmental
Misuse or Abuse of the Power of
Eminent Domain," CLE
International. (October 2006)
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"Land Use Litigation in the
Federal Courts—New Developments
in the Third Circuit,"
National Conference, Legal and
National Development Strategies,
NAHB (April 1997)
Leadership and Honors
- Listed in New Jersey Best
Lawyers and New Jersey
Superlawyers 2005-present
- Member, Land and
National Development Strategies
Committee of the National
Association of Home Builders;
member, Appellate Practice
Committee, and former member,
Board of Directors of the Land
Use Law Section, NJ Bar
Association; member, Board of
Trustees the Junta de Acción
Puertorriqueña, Inc.
History
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Graduated
with honors from Harvard Law
School and Haverford College
- Attorney with New Jersey
Department of the Public
Advocate for fifteen years

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