Benjamin P. Ojserkis practices in Cooper Levenson’s Atlantic City office as a member of the firm’s Cannabis and Land Use Practice Groups. While in law school, Ben was awarded a Governor’s Executive Fellowship through the Eagleton Institute of Politics. He also served as Staff Editor for the
Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, was a semi-finalist in the Hunter Moot Court Competition, and was selected as the Eagleton Student Representative Commencement Speaker.
Practice Highlights:
Ben’s experience includes researching and drafting pleadings in complex business litigation matters, conducting cannabis-related legal research and analysis, assisting with applications before the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, advising on municipal cannabis matters, and supporting health law and corporate transactions.
He previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Anthony M. Massi, Superior Court of New Jersey, Civil Division, Mercer County Vicinage, Trenton. Ben also worked as a Law and Policy fellow in the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Medicinal Marijuana. In addition, he gained judicial experience as a Judicial Intern to the Hon. Bernard DeLury, P.J., and the Hon. Donna Taylor in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division, Mays Landing.
Awards and Recognitions
Ben was selected for inclusion in the 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, selects attorneys for their “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” list using “a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research.”
Community
•Program Intern - South Jersey AIDS Alliance - worked with at risk populations, providing health and safety information and access to clean needles for injection drug users through the Syringe Access Program.
Articles
•Blog: “New Jersey Supreme Court Limits Municipal Eminent Domain Authority in Developer Land Swaps” - July 29, 2026
•Blog: “New Jersey “Skip the Stuff” Law Takes Effect August 1: What Restaurants and Food Service Businesses Need to Know” - July 29, 2026
•Blog: “NJDEP to Extend REAL Rule ‘Legacy’ Period by One Year” - May 29, 2026
•Blog: “NJDEP Adopts Long-awaited and Contentious REAL Rule Amendments” - Jan 22, 2026
•Blog: “Governor Murphy Signed Law Extending State Oversight of Atlantic City Until December 1, 2031, and Expanding State’s Oversight Powers in Atlantic City” - January 22, 2026
•Blog: “CRDA Proposes Updates to Tourism District Land Use Regulations” - November 20, 2025
•Blog: “NJDEP Scales Back Flood Elevation Requirements in Revised REAL Rule Proposal” - July 15, 2025
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