Attorney Profile
- Practice Areas
- Eminent Domain
- Governmental Affairs
- Litigation
- Areas of Emphasis
- Land Use
- Regulatory Compliance
- Real Property Tax
- Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1999
- University of Delaware, B.A., 1996
Scott G. Collins
Counsel
Scott G. Collins is counsel in the firm's Governmental Affairs Group. His practice focuses on land use, transportation and administrative law, as well as eminent domain and real property tax litigation.
His practice encompasses all aspects of land development regulation. He has prepared and presented site plan, subdivision and use variance applications before municipal land use boards throughout the State. Scott has also represented municipal land use agencies and served as counsel to the West Caldwell Township Planning Board from 2004 to 2009. He has litigated municipal land use approvals on behalf of both property owners and municipalities.
Scott regularly appears before State administrative agencies to obtain land development and related approvals. He has considerable experience representing clients before the NJ Department of Transportation, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and various other State administrative agencies.
Scott also has expertise in real property tax litigation. He has represented both taxpayers and taxing authorities in appeals to County Boards of Taxation and the Tax Court of New Jersey. He has also litigated real property tax exemption issues on behalf of hospitals, charities and not-for-profit organizations. Scott has also represented both property owners and condemning authorities in eminent domain proceedings.
Scott formerly served as an intern for Hon. Susan Scott of the New Jersey Superior Court, Chancery Division. Law and Politics magazine recognized Scott as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in 2009 and 2010.
Related Case Decisions
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Phyliss Gibson and Michael Poponi v. Township of Monroe Planning Board and Penn Real Estate Group, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(4 MB PDF) May 14, 2010
Related Articles
- Real Property Tax Appeals Must Be Filed By April 1, 2010
Mar 1, 2010 - Real Property Tax Appeals Must Be Filed By April 1, 2009
Feb 23, 2009 - Summary of Recent Executive Orders Pertaining to Pay-to-Play Statutes
Oct 21, 2008 - Real Property Tax Appeals Update 2008
Feb 6, 2008 - Real Property Tax Appeals Update 2007
Feb 7, 2007 - NJ Legislature Strikes Compromise over Development in Highlands and Smart Growth Areas
Dec 27, 2004
