Atty. Paul C. Kaufman
Paul Kaufman is a Partner at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP. He joined the firm in 2021 and is a member of Land Use, Real Estate Development, and Banking Law Groups.
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Paul C. Kaufman is a Partner based in Paramus, New Jersey, practicing at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP. They have 52+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1974. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, and zoning. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1974) and New York (1974). Educated at New York Law School, New York, NY J.D. (—) and University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI B.A. (—). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of American Bar Association New Jersey Bar Association Bergen County Bar Association. Serands clients in Paramus, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Paul Kaufman is a Partner at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP. He joined the firm in 2021 and is a member of Land Use, Real Estate Development, and Banking Law Groups
- Mr. Kaufman has been practicing law since 1974 in the Fort Lee area and specializes in land use and zoning matters, commercial real estate and banking transactions
- For decades he has represented developers and banks in some of the largest and most complex development and redevelopment projects in northern New Jersey
- Mr. Kaufman represents several banks as lenders’ counsel with regard to the closing of commercial loans, loan modifications and extensions and has represented developers and investors as borrowers
- Additionally, Mr. Kaufman has decades' worth of litigation experience handling complex litigation involving land use, affordable housing issues, real estate and business disputes
- Mr. Kaufman also has many years' experience representing public entities
- He presently serves, amongst others, as general counsel to the Bergen County Utilities Authority and as general counsel to the Bergen County Clerk
- Mr. Kaufman previously served the Borough of Paramus for the past 8 years in various capacities primarily as Borough Attorney and Commercial Tax Appeal counsel
- He has served as municipal attorney for other municipalities in Bergen County including Woodcliff Lake, Rutherford and Northvale as well as numerous Planning and Zoning Boards throughout Bergen County
- Mr. Kaufman has previously served as Mayor and Councilman of the Borough of Leonia
- Mr. Kaufman served as Parliamentarian and Counsel to the Bergen County Democratic Organization for over a decade
- Involved in his community, Mr. Kaufman also served as President of Congregation Adas Emuno in Leonia and many years on its Board of Trustees
- He also has been member of the Board in the townhouse complex in which he resides and has been its President for the past several years
- Following law school, Mr. Kaufman served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Sherwin D. Lester in the Superior Court of New Jersey and worked for the Administrative Office of the Courts before entering private practice
- Mr. Kaufman is a member of the American, New Jersey and Bergen County Bar Associations
- Past Positions • The Hon. Sherwin D. Lester in the Sup
- Court of New Jersey, Judicial Clerk
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Paramus are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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