Meryl A G Gonchar

Practice Areas

Meryl A.G. Gonchar is Co-Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Land Use Practice Group. Her practice encompasses all aspects of land use, redevelopment, zoning and related litigation. She represents property owners and developers in appearances before planning and zoning boards throughout the state, in connection with obtaining land use approvals for residential, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and mixed-use projects. She represents clients in the negotiation of redevelopment agreements and drafting redevelopment plans. She also represents clients in land use and related litigation before the Superior Court of New Jersey. Ms. Gonchar’s diversified experience enables her to provide clients with continuity throughout the often long and complicated land development or redevelopment process. To learn more, visit: https://www.sillscummis.com/professionals/meryl-gonchar.

Professional Memberships

Select memberships include:

Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)

Member, Board of Directors and Trustee, NAIOP NJ

— Co-Chair, NAIOP 2019 Gala

— Former Vice President, Associates Affairs

Member, Board of Directors, New Jersey Builders Association

— Former Chair, Master Sponsor Program

Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW NJ)

— Past President, CREW-NJ Chapter

— Former Chapter Delegate, national CREW Network

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association

— Past Chair and Emeritus Member, Board of Trustees, Land Use Law Section

— Former Member, Board of Trustees, Women in the Profession Section

Education