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 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
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 statutory three-year term as County Counsel, Plaintiff sued alleging adverse employment actions and retaliation in violation of
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 The left image shows the overbroad redactions that the public entity originally made to the legal invoices. The right image shows the legal
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
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