Benjamin Nadell is a real estate and land use attorney who advises clients, particularly in New Jersey, on legal matters starting with the preparation of their site plan application, through the public approval process, and to coordinating resolution compliance and securing construction permits. Ben focuses on zoning and land use approvals, including redevelopment projects as well as site plan, subdivision and variance applications. Ben also maintains a public utility land use practice and assists clients with securing entitlements pertaining to public utility infrastructure projects throughout New Jersey.
Aside from his zoning and land use practice, Ben regularly counsels developers on the acquisition and disposition of real property, along with construction and commercial leasing matters. Ben represents clients in the formulation of complex easement agreements, the resolution of property boundary disputes, and the litigation of landlord/tenant matters.
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Before he entered private practice, Ben was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Ronald L. Reisner in the New Jersey Superior Court – Monmouth Vicinage. Through his work at a prior firm, he served as in-house property counsel through a five-month secondment for a regional public utility company. During law school, Ben was an avid participant in the Rutgers Federal Prisoner Re-Entry Project, and through his current pro bono work, continues to represent individuals with obtaining criminal history expungements.
Benjamin has been included in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list for Land Use and Zoning Law since 2021.