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Gary S. Forshner

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993 Lenox Drive
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648

Gary S. Forshner is a Shareholder and member of Stark & Stark’s Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use Group. Mr. Forshner concentrates his practice in commercial real estate, land use (zoning and planning) and real estate development. Mr. Forshner represents owners and developers in a broad array of industries including the residential, industrial, retail and office markets. He has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, including zoning and planning, leasing, and municipal bidding.  His practice includes representation of national, international and local developers, and businesses as well as charitable organizations and has served as special land use counsel to municipalities. Mr. Forshner has also served as special counsel to the New Jersey Builders Association.

Mr. Forshner regularly speaks on such topics as zoning and planning, sustainable energy land use, eminent domain, real estate transactions, financing and leasing, post-storm rebuilding and attorney and governmental ethics for numerous organizations including the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (of the New Jersey State Bar Association), New Jersey Builders Association, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Business Institute, Hamilton Partnership, TriState REALTORS Commercial Alliance, Mercer County Board of Realtors, and Mercer County Bar Association.

Mr. Forshner's long history of community service and civic involvement includes currently serving as the First Vice President, Trustee and General Counsel to the South Brunswick Family YMCA (including chairing the Major Gift Campaign).  In 2005 Mr. Forshner was named as the Man of the Year by the Adath Israel Congregation and in 2008 he was honored by the South Brunswick Family YMCA.  He is about to be honored with the Associate Hall of Fame Award by the New Jersey Builders Association, having been nominated by the Builders League of South Jersey.

Mr. Forshner was recognized by Real Estate New Jersey Magazine in their 2009 “Meet the Lawyers” edition. This recognition is an annual compilation of the Garden State’s top real estate attorneys who have been selected because of their in-depth knowledge of the real estate industry and their involvement in some of New Jersey’s biggest projects. Additionally, Mr. Forshner has been honored by his inclusion in Woodward/White's 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the 2012 New Jersey Monthly Magazine's list of New Jersey Super Lawyers*.

Mr. Forshner is a frequent contributor to the New Jersey Law Blog. You can read Mr. Forshner's most recent blog post here.

Education

J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1989

B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1985

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Professional Organizations

New Jersey Builders Association
Trustee- Associate Hall of Fame
Master Sponsor Committee - Chair
Trustee – Builders Political Action Committee
Environmental Committee and Land Use and Planning Committee
Affordable Housing Task Force

New Jersey Builders Political Action Committee
Trustee

Shore Builders Political Action Committee
Trustee

Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey
Trustee

Builders League of South Jersey

National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Legislative Affairs Committee

New Jersey State Bar Association
Secretary (2012-2013) Director- Land Use Section

Mercer County Bar Association

South Brunswick Family YMCA
1st Vice President; Trustee; and General Counsel

Legal Action Network for Development Strategies

Hamilton Partnership

Authored Articles

  • The Downturn in the Construction Industry Impacts Everyone. New Jersey Business Magazine. February 2011.
  • A Construction Lien Law Primer. New Jersey Law Journal. January 31, 2011.
  • Real Estate Redux: Leading us into - and out of – recession, The Hamilton Post, July 2008. (Co-author)
  • Supreme Court Gives Developers A Leg Up, New Jersey Lawyer, June 23, 2008. (Co-Author)
  • Real Estate Development from Beginning to End in New Jersey, Lorman Educational Services 2005-2008. (Co-author)
  • Court Greenlights Ambush Acquisitions, New Jersey Law Journal, September 26, 2005. (Co-author)
  • Land Use Law Update in New Jersey, National Business Institute, 2004 (Co-author)
  • Drafting and Negotiating New Jersey Commercial Real Estate Leases, National Business Institute, 2004 (Co-author)
  • Land Use Planning and Eminent Domain in New Jersey, National Business Institute, 2001 (Co-author)
  • Clustering Options: Powerful New Zoning Tools, New Jersey Lawyer, July 29, 1996 (Co-author)

Awards Received

  • New Jersey Builders Association - Associate Hall of Fame, 2013
  • New Jersey Builders Association - Chairman's Award, 2012, 2008, 2006
  • New Jersey Builders Association - Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Political Action, 2009
  • South Brunswick Family YMCA - Honoree, 2008
  • New Jersey Builders Association - Associate of the 3rd Quarter, 2008
  • Adath Israel Congregation - Man of the Year, 2005

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