Cooper Cargill Chant counsels individuals and businesses through the land development process, assisting with: zoning issues including appearing before Zoning Boards of Adjustment for special exception and variance applications, and for appealing issues relating to nonconforming uses, grandfathered rights cases, vesting issues and challenges, zoning challenges, as well as re-hearings and appeals to the Superior Court, appearing before Planning Boards relating to compliance or challenging state law and regulations, local subdivision regulations, and procedure, site plan review process and approval, and appeals to Superior Court and the Supreme Court.

Cooper Cargill Chant has the experience necessary to guide you or your business through any land use issues that occur. We assist and offer counsel on: tax abatement cases including the proper valuation of property, appraisal goals and methods, equalization ratios issues and calculations, tax abatement petitions to municipalities and hearings in Superior Court, Board of Tax and Land Appeals and Supreme Court appeals, eminent domain cases including contesting the "necessity" of the taking, the proper valuation of the property, the amount of damages and negotiating other compensation for the client, and the regulatory taking of property when the adoption of regulations leaves a client without any reasonable use of their property.