Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1981)
- Seton Hall University (B.A., cum laude, 1978)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- Represented a major developer and its related entities in obtaining land use approvals for various projects, including the Marriott Courtyard Hotel and retail space, and a mixed residential/commercial space encompassing an entire City block, in Newark, NJ
- Represented a commercial developer and its related entities in obtaining land use approvals for various projects, including the building which houses the world headquarters for Panasonic
- Represents a residential developer in the acquisition, obtaining of land use approvals and construction financing for numerous condominium projects in Jersey City and Bloomfield, including subsidies for low and moderate financing from the NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
- Represented a lending institution in a $70 million commercial loan transaction to a leading medical group in New Jersey
- Represents a developer in obtaining land use approvals and construction financing for a new boutique hotel in Newark
- Represents a developer in obtaining the required land use approvals for a 300,000 SF refrigerated warehouse in Newark
- Chief Counsel, Essex County Sheriff’s Department
- Has been a member of the Roseland Planning Board for more than fifteen years and currently serves as Vice Chair (2016-present)
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- Essex County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Portuguese American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, Vice President, 2006-present
