ATTORNEYS

Stephen M. Eisdorfer

Stephen M. Eisdorfer   Practice Areas:    Land Use Litigation
Land Use Application
   
Areas of Emphasis:    Land Use Matters
Land Use Litigation
 
Bar Admission:    State Court of New Jersey
 
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

  • "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)

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

  • 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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