Hot Topics in Land Use 2026
Date: Nov 17, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $145.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Areas of Law: Land Use
Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Hon. Douglas K. Wolfson, (Ret.)
- Edgewood Properties Inc.
Presenters
- Senator Holly T. Schepisi, Esq.
- Partner, O'Toole Scrivo LLC
- Donna M. Jennings, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Jennifer Mazawey, Esq.
- K&L Gates LLP, Newarkis a Partner in Genova Burns LLC in Newark, New Jersey, and a member of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate & Redevelopment, Environmental Law, and Land Use & Approvals Practice Groups as well as the Construction & Engineering, Education and Land Development Industry Groups. She concentrates her practice in commercial real estate, land use and construction law, and represents developers in all aspects of their development projects. Regularly appearing before planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment, Ms. Mazawey assists clients with permit acquisition, construction contracts and in construction-related disputes. She has also practiced education law and served as general counsel and special labor counsel to boards of education and boards of trustees throughout New Jersey.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Ms. Mazawey is Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Land Use Law Section and a member of the Association’s Environmental and Women in the Profession Sections as well as the Renewable Energy, Cleantech and Climate Change Committee. She has served on the Women’s Leadership Committee of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and has been President and Co-Director of Sponsorship for Commercial Real Estate Women, Inc. of New Jersey (CREW-NJ) as well as a member of the national CREW Network. She is also a former Trustee of the New Jersey Association of School Attorneys.
Ms. Mazawey is a co-author of “In the Election of 2002, the Voters of New Jersey Were the Winners,” (27 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 77, 2003). She has lectured for ICLE, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey School Boards Association and other industry groups, and is the recipient of numerous honors.
Ms. Mazawey received her B. A. from Rutgers University and her J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law. After law school, she was Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Christine L. Miniman, J.S.C.
(9/23) - Jason R. Tuvel, Esq.
- Prime Tuvel & Miceli LLC, Hackensack
Join us for an insightful seminar designed for attorneys navigating the evolving landscape of New Jersey land use law. Our panel of authoritative speakers will provide a timely and comprehensive update on recent affordable housing changes, data center ordinances, key case law developments that every land use practitioner must know, and more.
As an attendee, you’ll gain the practical knowledge and tools necessary to navigate complex land use issues and effectively represent your clients. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve.
Topics include:
- The latest developments in affordable housing
- Preemption laws and their impact
- New public notice requirements
- Data center prohibited use ordinances and challenges
- Legislative update: What’s on the horizon
- Essential land use case law update
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