Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Metro New York Land Use and Zoning, Superlawyers

2012

Distinguished Service Award, Rockland Municipal Planning Federation

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Work Experience

2005 - Present

Of Counsel, Silverberg Zalantis LLC

2021 - 2023

Adjunct Professor, Pace University Elizabeth Haub School of Law

2013 - 2015

Trustee, Village of Piermont

2010 - 2011

Trustee, Piermont New York

2001 - 2005

Partner, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

1992 - 2001

Partner, Kirkpatrick & Silverberg LLP

1990 - 1993

Adjunct Professor, New York Law School

1979 - 1992

Partner, Private Law Practice

1975 - 1979

Deputy Town Attorney, Town of Greenburgh, New York

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Associations

2022 - Present

Rockland Count Planning Board

Chair

2012 - Present

New York Real Estate Law ReporterÂ®

Member Board of Editors

2019 - 2020

Rockland Municipal Planning Federation

Second Vice President

2018 - 2019

Rockland Municipal Planning Federation

Associate Director

2009 - 2010

American Bar Association

Chair Ed. Board Law Practice Division

2007 - 2012

American Bar Association

Council Member Law Practice Division

2006 - 2009

New York State Bar Association

Member Law Practice Committee

2001 - 2008

Westchester Municipal Planning Federation

Board Member

1999 - 2006

Westchester County Bar Association

Chair Environmental Law Committee

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Sample of Legal Cases

Edwards v. Davison, 941 N.Y.S.2d 873 (2d Dep't 2012)

The court reversed the grant of the variance.

South Liberty Partners LP v. Town of Haverstraw, 82 A.D.3d 956, 918 N.Y.S.2d 563 (2d Dep't 2011)

Dismissed

Xavier Contracting LLC v. City of Rye, 29 A.D.3d 687, 815 N.Y.S.2d 638 (2d Dep't 2006)

Plaintif may recover for breach of contract

Chambers v. Old Stone Hill, 1 N.Y.3d 424, 774 N.Y.S.2d 866 (2004)

Held for Plaintiffs

Urban Forest Products, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals for Town of Haverstraw

Upheld decision of Zoning Board

Matter of Vinrus Corp. v. Village of Pelham Manor Building Inspector, 66 A.D.3d 690, 885 N.Y.S.2d 444 (2d Dep't 2009)

Defended against a challenge to Building Inspector

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Education

N/A

New York University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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Speaking Engagements

2021

Adjunct Prof. Law School Course

Commercial Leasing

2020

Guest Lecturer for Law School Course

Zoning and SEQRA

2019

Rockland Municipal Planning Federation Certification Course

Land Use Case Law Update

2018

Sustainable Development As a Market Driver Ethics For Land Use Attorneys and Board Members

2018

Land Use Case Law Update

Land Use Law Update

2017

Certification Course

Zoning and Land Use Case Law Update

2016

Annual Certification Program Land Use Law Update

2015

Westchester County Bar Association

Reed v. Gilbert- More Than Your Sign Law May Be Unconstitutional

2015

Annual Certification Course

Land USe Law Update

2014

RLUIPA Seminar

Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

2014

Essentials of Commercial Real Estate Law and Practice Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

2013

Wireless telecommunications

Recent Developments in Wireless Telecommunications

2013

Pace Land Use Law Update 2013

Religious and Educational Uses-Treatment Under RLUIPA and NY Law

2013

Climate Change Update

Impact of Climate Change on Local Regulations

2013

Annual Certification Course

Land Use Law Update

2012

Places For People: Funding and Strategies for Sustainable Communities

Land Use Applications for Religious Uses

2012

Annual Meeting

SEQRA

2011

Rockland Municipal Planning Federation SEQRA

2011

Association of Towns

RLUIPA

2011

Annual Meeting New York State Bar Association

Update Federal Case Law on Municipal Issues

2010

Land Use Law Update

Eminent Domain, Zoning Amendments, RLUIPA & FCC Wireless Regulations

2010

Annual Certification Program

Land Use Law Update

2009

Annual Certification Program

Land Use, Zoning and SEQRA

2008

Climate Change and Land Use

Local Government Authority in New York on Climate Change

2008

Case Law Update

SEQRA Update

2008

Annual Certification for Zoning And Planning Officals

SEQRA & Zoning Case Law Update

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Publications

2024

New York Real Estate Law Reporter RLUIPA Claim Is Ripe for Judicial Review When Zoning Board Failed to Hear Appeal

2021

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Court Addresses Issues Relating to RLUIPA Safe Harbor and the Equal Protection Clause

2020

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Ninth Circuit Upholds Most FCC Restrictions on Local Government Review of Wireless Installations

2020

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Local Law Banning Music Festival is Not Unconstitutional Restraint of Speech

2018

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Appellate Division Complicates the Rules for Municipalities Charging Consultants' Fees

2017

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Requiring a Relgious Use to Locate in Another Township is Not a Substantial Burden Under RLUIPA

2016

New York Real Estate Law reporter Court of Appeals Modifies Standing Test In Land Use Cases

2015

NY Real Estate Law Reporter U.S. SUpreme Court Holds Local Sign Law Unconstitutional

2014

NY Real Estate Law Reporter COURT OF APPEALS DETERMINES STANDING TO CHALLENGE DEC REGULATIONS

2012

New York Real Estate Law Reporter The Constitutionality of Pre-Occupancy Inspections

2012

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Second Circuit Upholds RLUIPA Verdict Against Town of Greenburgh

2010

New York Law Journal, ALM Media Properties LLC Religion and Land Use in New York

2010

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Court of Appeals Upholds Atlantic Yards Condemnation

2008

New York Law Journal The Ultimate Challenge to SEQRA

2005

ABA State and Local Law News The Application of RLUIPA to Land Use Regulation

N/A

Warren's Weed New York Real Property Law Subdivisions and Site Plan Review

N/A

American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts 3d, Vol. 31, Zoning Proof of Inverse Condemnation From Excessive Land Use Regulation

N/A

Wetlands and Coastal Zone Regulation and Compliance Book

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Languages

English

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