Of Counsel, Real Estate Department
Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group
Member, Land Use Practice Group
Member, Real Estate Brokerage Practice Group
Practice Focus
Mr. Greenbaum focuses on real estate brokerage and trade association law. He represents numerous prominent builders and developers of residential and commercial real estate, real estate brokers, and commercial landlords and tenants in New Jersey. He has broad experience in representing lending institutions and title companies, and he has been hands-on counsellor in the planning and development of residential projects consisting of many thousands of units.
Professional Activities / Honors
· Selected as Best Lawyers "Real Estate Lawyer of the Year - Newark Area", 2009.
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1983, in the Real Estate category.
· First recipient of the Monmouth University Real Estate Institute Leadership Excellence Award (1994) and member of the Advisory Board of Monmouth University's Kislak Real Estate Institute.
· Recipient of the 2007 Industry Service Award from the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NJ-NAIOP).
· Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
· Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
· Member of the Board of Trustees of the Monmouth Medical Center.
· Recipient of Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Monmouth University (1996).
· Recipient of Rutgers University School of Distinguished Alumnus Award (2005).
· Former Trustee of the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County.
· Former member of the Board of Directors of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (1994-2005)
· Former member of the Legal Advisory Board of the National Association of REALTORS®.
· As a noted authority on real estate brokerage and trade association law, Mr. Greenbaum has argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court in many landmark cases that have had a significant impact on the conduct of the real estate industry in New Jersey. For more than 30 years, Mr. Greenbaum served as counsel to the New Jersey Association of REALTORS ®, the voice of organized real estate in New Jersey.
Other
· He served in World War II as a naval communications officer attached to Admiral Hewitt's Staff in London.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.