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    Barbara Strapp Nelson

    Of Counsel

    Barbara Strapp Nelson is Of Counsel and member of Stark & Stark’s Real Estate Group, where she concentrates her practice in residential real estate transactions. She has over 30 years of experience in residential as well as commercial real estate transactions and related zoning and planning issues.

    She has represented individuals and developers in their real estate transactions. In addition to her experience in real estate, Ms. Nelson has extensive experience in matrimonial law and wills, estates and estate administration. She also has extensive litigation experience at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts.

    Ms. Nelson serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Nassau Club of Princeton and is a past Board Member of the St. Francis Medical Center Foundation and past President and Trustee of Enable, Inc.

    Bar/Court Admissions

    • New Jersey 
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit 
    • Supreme Court of the U.S. 

    Education

    • J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1977
    • M.S.L.S., The Catholic University of America, 1976
    • B.A., Dickinson College, 1974

    Thought Leadership

    Authored Articles

    • Coming August 1: New Changes in the Home Loan Mortgage Process. U.S.1. May 20, 2015.
    • What to Do with an Inherited House. U.S.1. February 4, 2015.
    • When Is a Real Estate Contract Binding? U.S.1. June 12, 2013.
    • What Buyers Should Know Before Signing a Contract. U.S.1. May 22, 2013

     

    Professional Organizations

    • New Jersey State Bar Association
    • Mercer County Bar Association – Real Estate Section; Past Trustee, Board of Trustees, Past Member
    • Princeton Bar Association
    • New Jersey Builders Association

    Community Organizations

    • The Nassau Club, President
    • St. Francis Medical Center Foundation, Board of Trustees
    • Enable, Inc., Board of Trustees, Past President
    Business & Commercial Law Blog
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    May 27, 2009
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    April 22, 2009
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    Business & Commercial Law Blog
    May 15, 2008
    New Jersey has always protected to some extent the rights of a married person in and to New Jersey real estate owned by his/her spouse. Prior to May...

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