KMC Partner Matthew Moench was recently quoted by NJ Advance Media regarding his ongoing representation of landlords challenging an Elizabeth rent control ordinance initiated by citizen petition that caps rent increases at $20: A coalition of landlords then filed a lawsuit, prompting Deitch to issue a stay temporarily blocking the council’s action, pending his final
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Our firm provides representation to political candidates, political organizations, and PACs. Our attorneys are expert in New Jersey’s election laws, and we even litigated the first-ever original jurisdiction challenge to New Jersey’s Congressional redistricting before the N.J. Supreme Court.
KMC Partner Matthew Moench was recently referenced in POLITICO New Jersey Playbook, one of New Jersey’s leading political newsletters. In its December 19, 2025 edition, POLITICO cited conversations with election law attorneys — including Matt Moench — while analyzing the legality of campaign-style mailers criticizing outgoing Attorney General Matt Platkin. The Playbook reported that, while
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
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
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