by admin | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
KMC serves as Borough Attorneys to the Borough of Palisades Park in 2023. Last week, KMC prevailed in litigation on the Borough’s behalf invalidating certain police appointments by the former governing body. Days before the current governing body took office,...
by admin | Jul 29, 2023 | KMC Blog
Photo credit: Tap Into Red Bank On Thursday July 28, 2023, KMC Partner Michael L. Collins made a presentation to the Red Bank Mayor and Council regarding the new form of government that was adopted by voters and took effect on July 1, 2023. He explained the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2023 | KMC Blog
KMC Partner Michael L. Collins was recently named as a 2023 “New Leader of the Bar” by the New Jersey Law Journal. He will be recognized at the New Jersey Legal Awards gala, which is being held on September 13, 2023 at the Park Chateau Estate in East...
by admin | May 29, 2023 | KMC Blog
On May 28, 2023, the New Jersey Globe wrote a news story about Walter Nealy, who was 18-years old when he was appointed to serve on the Englewood City Council. As part of the article, the Globe mentioned KMC Partner Michael L. Collins, who was elected at age 18 to the...
by admin | Apr 5, 2023 | KMC Blog
By Ryan Windels April 5, 2023 Earlier this week, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Elections Transparency Act (“ETA”) (S-2866) into law, fundamentally altering the rules governing campaign finance in New Jersey. The ETA impacts campaign contribution limits, the...
by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
KMC successfully represented Trenton North Ward Councilperson Jennifer Williams in an election contest trial affirming her one-vote victory. Partner Michael L. Collins convinced the Court that a ballot with ovals filled for both candidates and a slash through the...
by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | KMC Blog
Under New Jersey law, the people of a municipality have the power to change their form of government by petition. The governing body also has the power to establish a charter study commission to investigate whether a new form of government should be adopted. The most...
by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | KMC Blog
New Jersey public agencies are subject to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, commonly referred to as “OPRA.” When requesters are denied access to records under OPRA, they may challenge the denial in court, and if they prevail, they are entitled to...
by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | KMC Blog
The New Jersey School Ethics Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-21 et seq., imposes ethics requirements that are applicable to school board members and administrators, as well as charter school trustees and charter school administrators. Not all school officials may be aware,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2022 | KMC Blog
On December 30, 2022, the New Jersey Globe published the following op-ed by Partners Matthew C. Moench and Michael L. Collins: Matthew Moench, left, and Michael Collins. (Photo: King, Moench & Collins). Opinion: The Need for a Redistricting Constitutional...
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