Patrick J. McNamara

He has also been involved with the redevelopment of Pier Village in Long Branch, New Jersey since 2001. In that role, he represented the developer in securing land use approvals for each phase in the redevelopment process. He also worked on the Wesmont Station redevelopment project in Wood-Ridge New Jersey since 2003. As part of that redevelopment initiative, he handled numerous land use approvals, negotiation of the redevelopment agreement, and successfully defended several lawsuits brought to challenge the process. Mr. McNamara has also assisted numerous municipal clients and private sector developers with Brownfield Redevelopment, land use approvals, and related permitting issues. Since 1999, he has served as Counsel to the City of Elizabeth Planning Board.

His practice includes litigation in the trial and appellate courts involving appeals of governmental decisions on land development applications; affordable housing issues; challenges to land use and/or redevelopment studies/plans; and related controversies. Mr. McNamara works in conjunction with attorneys in the Corporate Transactions & Business and Commercial Real Estate Groups in advising clients on land use issues associated with complex real estate transactions.