NJICLE: Advanced Topics in Zoning XIII: Lessons Learned
On February 23, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm, Jennifer M. Porter, Practice Group Leader of the CSG Law Redevelopment, Land Use & Zoning Group, will speak at the New Jersey Bar Association’s NJICLE hybrid seminar, “Advanced Topics in Zoning XIII: Lessons Learned.”
Topics of discussion include:
- Notice pitfalls and how to avoid them;
- How to juggle family life and law firm management with night work;
- How to handle difficult board attorneys;
- Difficult boards – from both the applicant and board attorney side;
- Career challenges/career management – being out at night and then working the next day;
- Last minute review letters;
- Difficulty answering the epic question from a prospective client: “How long will this take and how much will it cost?”;
- How land use practice has changed over the years;
- What’s on the horizon for the New Jersey land use lawyer;
- Challenges/opportunities in taking a land use matter on a flat fee basis;
- How to plan a vacation and not disappoint the client; and
- From the perspective of the in-house lawyer/developer.