King Moench & Collins LLP partner Michael L. Collins argued before the Appellate Division this week on behalf of 28 New Jersey municipalities and Montvale Mayor Michael Ghassali in their challenge to the State’s interim “fourth round” affordable housing regulations issued without any notice or comment. An article covering the oral argument was recently published
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KMC Partner Michael L. Collins successfully represented Park Ridge school board member Robert Fisher and obtained dismissal of a recall petition filed against him. The recall committee filed recall petition signatures pursuant to the Uniform Recall Election Law, N.J.S.A. 19:27A-1 et seq. On behalf of Fisher, Collins argued that the petition was invalid because it
KMC Partner Matthew C. Moench and Associate Alyssa Duffy Zara successfully defended a candidate in the February 15, 2025, election for Commissioner of Toms River Fire District No. 1. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s decision and remanded the matter for entry of an order directing a run-off election to
September 14, 2024
In what the New Jersey Globe characterized as a “big win for election lawyer Matthew Moench,” the KMC Partner obtained the immediate removal of Atlantic City Councilman Muhammed “Anjum” Zia from his 5th Ward Seat for failing to meet the residency requirements contained in State law. As explained in the news article: Blee determined that
On Monday September 9, 2024, KMC Partner Michael L. Collins filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine municipalities – led by the Borough of Montvale – that challenges the constitutionality of the Fourth Round affordable housing law. The lawsuit brings both substantive and procedural claims regarding the law, which imposes affordable housing mandates upon New
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