David Byrne, partner in the Ansell, Grimm & Aaron’s Community Association Practice Group spoke with Raymond Dickey from AssociationHelpNow in this informational video: Coronavirus Information For Boards & Managers: Environmental, Risk Management and Legal Perspectives.
LoopNet reported on owner-financing (also called seller-financing), a complex alternative to the traditional financing, and some of the factors to consider before exploring owner-financed deals including terms, due diligence, tax advantages and income.
Ansell Grimm & Aaron attorney Jessica T. Zolotorofe shared why it’s essential to consult a lawyer before finalizing any owner-financed deal and the importance of having good contract terms for both buyers and sellers. Zolotorofe devotes her practice to real estate transactions, including buying, selling, leasing and financing commercial properties.
Real estate and insurance attorney joins New Jersey practice to focus on community association law
OCEAN, N.J. (March 2020) – Ansell Grimm & Aaron is pleased to announce that attorney Craig D. Gottilla has joined the firm as a partner in its Community Association Practice Group. Based out of the firm’s Princeton, New Jersey office, Gottilla focuses his practice on representing condominiums, community associations, cooperatives and homeowners’ associations.
Gottilla counsels community associations on a wide range of legal matters, including collections, construction defect litigation, delinquent assessments and common charges, the drafting and negotiation of service contracts, fair housing compliance, governance, municipal services and relations, restrictive covenant enforcement and interpretation, rules and regulations, transition negotiations with developers and/or sponsors, and the fiduciary duties of board members.
UPDATE: This conference is being rescheduled to a later date. Stay Tuned.
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Crowne Plaza Suffern, 3 Executive Blvd, Suffern NY 10901
Details: Ansell Grimm & Aaron attorney Stacey R. Patterson will present at the Follow the Water Educational Seminar hosted by the Hudson Valley Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. The institute is an international membership organization dedicated to building better communities by providing information, education and resources to those who govern communities and the professionals who support them.
The impact of the ‘Karan’ decision has and will continue to ripple through New Jersey courts for years to come.
For decades, towns along the coastlines of America have faced a never-ending battle against beach erosion and the damage caused by both major, as well as the cumulative effect of smaller, storms. These storms impact beaches, beachfront, and inland properties and infrastructure. The changes in our climate only will serve to exacerbate these issues. (more…)
New Jersey recently launched a hemp program in accord with the federal Hemp Farming Act of 2018 which removed hemp (generally defined as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC) from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act instead treating it as an ordinary agricultural commodity. Its provisions were incorporated into the 2018 United States Farm bill that became law on December 20, 2018.
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney spoke at the State Agricultural Convention this month expressing his hopes for the emerging industrial hemp industry in the State, calling hemp the “next major cash crop for New Jersey.” New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Doug Fisher also praised this emerging industry: (more…)
Event: 2nd Annual Cannabis Symposium
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Location: Webcast
Details: Ansell Grimm & Aaron shareholder, Joshua S. Bauchner will present at the 2nd Annual Cannabis Symposium presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Cannabis Law Special Committee. On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 9:10 a.m., Bauchner will join David Vitale, VP, Optimus Partners, LLC in sharing insights on getting legalization on the ballot and into law.
Event: NJ Cannabis Insider Live
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Location: New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, NJ
Details: Ansell Grimm & Aaron shareholder, Joshua S. Bauchner will present at NJ Cannabis Insider Live: The Road to Legalization on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 1:50 p.m. He will join industry leaders, regulators, and fellow practitioners on a panel titled, “The Ins and Outs of Licensing.”
Shareholder and chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Municipal Law Practices set to speak at one of New Jersey’s top destinations of redevelopment law in New Jersey.
New Brunswick (February 2020) – James G. Aaron, a shareholder and chair of Ansell Grimm & Aaron’s Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Municipal Law Practices is set to present at the 2020 Annual Redevelopment Law Institute on February 7, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. (more…)
Partner in Ansell Grimm & Aaron Zoning and Land Use Department educates professionals on importance, benefits and methods of streamlining the municipal development approval process.
New Brunswick (January 2020) – Rick Brodsky, a partner in Ansell Grimm & Aaron’s Zoning & Land Use Department, presented at the 2020 New Jersey Planning Conference co-sponsored by the American Planning Association (New Jersey Chapter) and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University.
