[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-10 Thread bluebishop82
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Skip Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To whom does the attorney owe his first allegiance, the developer who stands to make big bucks or the city which has embarked on a scheme, likely promoted by the developer and lawyer having an obvious agenda? IF

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-10 Thread Fred
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, bluebishop82 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Skip Bernstein skip@ wrote: If he is the Citys redeveloper attorney and was the developers attorney it's a cler conflict but not if he's the Citys Attorney. To whom does the

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-10 Thread Skip Bernstein
A lawyer is free to represent multiple parties in the same suit so long as they are seeking or defending against the same thing. Precisely Aaron's problem, for in representing the city, which may or may not be acting in the interests of the electorate, the lawyer's actions reveal, at minimum, the

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-09 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ward pointed out that City Attorney Jim Aaron’s firm, Ansell Zaro Grimm Aaron, also represents a conflict of interest in the condemnation proceedings. “The Ansell firm represents Hovnanian Enterprises Inc,” according to

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-09 Thread Skip Bernstein
…City Attorney Jim Aaron's firm, Ansell Zaro Grimm Aaron, also represents a conflict of interest in the condemnation proceedings. The Ansell firm represents Hovnanian Enterprises Inc, according to the answers filed. The Ansell firm has an actual conflict and/or an appearance of impropriety in

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-09 Thread Fred
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: c He's not the city's redelopement attorney, he's the citys attorney a big difference. That may be a good thing ,he doesn't lose --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, jerseykev@ wrote: Ward pointed out that City Attorney

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-09 Thread Fred
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They don't have a chance in the world to win. Atty.: City involved in conflicts of interest Challenge to eminent domain links law firms to developers BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch’s taking of properties

[AsburyPark] Re: Long Branch's First Challenge in Defense of Takings

2006-02-09 Thread Skip Bernstein
If an attorney represents the City in an eminant domain proceeding against homeowner, and the attorney also represented the developer, it appears to me the City and developer have the same interest (they both want the homeowner out), and he is not suing a prior client. Wby does anyone think there