Handling New Jersey Agricultural and Farming Law Matters: Practice and Tips

Category: On Demand

Member Price: $208

Non-Member Price: $260

Product Code: ON406826

Areas of Law: Local Government, Real Estate

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 4.5).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 4.5
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 3.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Featured Speaker

Moderator

Timothy P. Duggan, Esq.
Stark & Stark, Hamilton

Presenters

Ryan Duffy, Esq.
Stark & Stark, Hamilton
Lewis P. Goldshore, Esq.
General Counsel, New Jersey Farm Bureau, Trenton
Harriet Honigfeld, PP, AICP, CPM
Supervising Planner, Monmouth County
Robert P. Merenich, Esq.
Gemmel Todd & Merenich PA, Linwood
Frank Minch
Division of Agricultural & Natural Resources, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Alison Reynolds, Esq.
Deputy Chief of Legal Affairs, New Jersey Agriculture Development Committee, Trenton
Charles “Chuck” Roohr
Executive Director, New Jersey Agriculture Development Committee, Trenton
Anthony J. Sposaro, Esq.
Anthony J. Sposaro Law Office, Chester

New Jersey’s farming and agricultural sector operates within a complex web of legal protections and tax implications that attorneys representing farm owners, agricultural businesses or municipalities, must be prepared to navigate with confidence. This comprehensive seminar brings together practitioners and agency representatives on the front lines of farming and agricultural law to give attendees practical, working knowledge of the issues that matter most.

Beginning with an overview of the Right to Farm Act, this esteemed panel will walk attendees through key considerations for effectively representing clients, including issues surrounding farmland assessment and farmland preservation.

Designed for attorneys in real estate who advise farm owners, agricultural businesses or municipalities in New Jersey’s rural communities, this program will leave attendees with tools that they can immediately put into practice.

Program Agenda

  • 9 | Introduction - Timothy P. Duggan, Esq.
  • 9:05 | The Right to Farm Act - Ryan Duffy, Esq.; Harriet Honigfeld, PP, AICP, CPM; Robert P. Merenich, Esq. and Alison Reynolds, Esq.
  • 10:35 | Break
  • 10:45 | Farmland Assessment and Rollback Taxes - Timothy P. Duggan, Esq.; Frank Minch and Anthony J. Sposaro, Esq. 
  • 11:15 | NJ Farmland Bureau - Lewis P. Goldshore, Esq.
  • 11:25 | Farmland Preservation - Harriet Honigfeld, PP, AICP, CPM; Charles Roohr and Anthony J. Sposaro, Esq.
  • 12:55 | Q&A and Wrap up
  • 1 | Adjourn