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KMC in the News: Collins Successfully Obtains Rejection of Recall Effort by County Clerk

by | August 28, 2025 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

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,...

KMC Attorneys Moench and Zara Successfully Defend Toms River Fire District Commissioner Candidate in the Appellate Division

by | July 7, 2025 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

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...

KMC Attorneys Collins and Jhaveri Successfully Defend County Against CEPA Claims in Appellate Division

by | April 18, 2025 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

KMC Partner Michael L. Collins  and Counsel Krishna Jhaveri successfully defended Sussex County with the Appellate Division recently issuing an opinion upholding the dismissal of a former County Counsel’s CEPA claims. After Plaintiff was not appointed to a second...

KMC Counsel Krishna R. Jhaveri Receives 2024 Unsung Hero Award from New Jersey Legal Awards

by | January 10, 2025 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

King, Moench & Collins LLP is pleased to announce that Krishna Jhaveri was recently recognized as a 2024 Unsung Hero by the New Jersey Legal Awards. This award recognizes those attorneys that work behind the scenes to deliver outstanding client results. Krishna...

KMC Announces 2024 League of Municipalities Cocktail Reception

by | November 8, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

King, Moench & Collins LLP is pleased to announce that it will be co-hosting its annual cocktail reception at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. We invite our clients and friends to join us on Tuesday November 19 from 9:30pm to 12:30pm. The cocktail...

Attorney Secilia Flores Joins Morris Plains Office

by | November 8, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

King, Moench & Collins LLP is pleased to announce that Secilia Flores, Esq. has joined the Firm. She will be based out of KMC's Morris County office in Morris Plains. Prior to joining the firm, Secilia served as an Assistant County Counsel to the County of...

Attorney Nicholas D. Hession Joins Red Bank Office

by | November 4, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

KMC is pleased to announce that Nicholas D. Hession, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate based out of the firm's Red Bank office. Prior to entering private practice, Nick served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Joseph W. Oxley, J.S.C. in the Monmouth...

Collins Prevails in Lawsuit Challenging Overbroad OPRA Redactions

by | September 28, 2024 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

KMC Partner Michael L. Collins successfully represented a plaintiff that challenged the overbroad redactions that a public entity made to legal invoices that he requested under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The left image shows the overbroad redactions that the...

KMC in the News: Moench Wins Removal of Non-Resident Councilmember

by | September 14, 2024 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

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...

KMC in the News: Collins Files Challenge to Constitutionality of Fourth Round Affordable Housing Law

by | September 14, 2024 | KMC Blog | 0 Comments

  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...

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Experienced Municipal Attorneys Can Assist with OPRA Disputes

Feb 1, 2023

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...

Opinion: The Need for a Redistricting Constitutional Amendment

Dec 30, 2022

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...