Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer’s administrative law practice group has extensive experience representing clients before a broad range of State agencies, local governmental entities and federal agencies. In several of the regulated industries in which our attorneys practice, developing and maintaining an ongoing relationship between the regulatory agency, its staff, and the client is as important as the advocacy provided by our attorneys for any specific matter. Our attorneys’ reputation for excellent legal work and our practice group’s decades of experience have enabled us to develop such relationships. The strength of our representation comes from our ability to counsel clients to avoid disputes with agencies and to promptly and efficiently resolve matters while minimizing legal fees.

In connection with our appearance before state agencies and professional boards we are often called upon to litigate matters before the New Jersey Office Administrative Law ("OAL"). Our attorneys are well-versed in the rules and procedures applicable to practice in the OAL.

The experience of our administrative law attorneys enables us to provide timely and insightful advice to clients that deal with administrative agencies and professional boards. In so doing, we have drafted legislation, proposed regulations and drafted comments to proposed rulemakings that addresses our clients needs. Further, we regularly provide advice regarding the interpretation of, and the applicability of, statutes and regulations to our clients.

Agencies & Professional Boards

Wilentz attorneys are able to represent clients in a vast array of administrative/governmental law matters, including, for example, the state, federal, and local governmental departments and agencies below:

• Department of Community Affairs
• Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
• Department of the Treasury (including the Division of Purchase and Property)
• Department of Health
• Division of Taxation
• Division of Pensions and Benefits
• State Lottery Commission
• Department of Health and Senior Services
• Department of Labor and Workforce
• Department of Banking and Insurance
• Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
• New Jersey Racing Commission
• Election Law Enforcement Commission
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Banking and Insurance
• Real Estate Commission

Administrative law attorneys have considerable experience representing clients in licensing, compliance and enforcement proceedings before the many professional boards, such as the:

• Board of Medical Examiners
• Board of Nursing
• Board of Pharmacy
• Board of Dentistry
• Hearing Aid Dispensers Examiners Committee
• Board of Chiropractic
• Board of Respiratory Care
• Board of Social Work Examiners
• Board of Electrical Contractors
• Board of Master Plumbers
• Board of Mortuary Science

Complementary practice areas include: Energy, Telecommunications & Public Utilities; Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Education, Governmental Affairs.