Summary of Practice
ROBERT S. LIPSCHITZ is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in real property valuation. His practice focuses on governmental acquisition of real property, tax appeals, roadway access disputes, litigation under the New Jersey Relocation Assistance Act, and environmental remediation of properties impacted by governmental acquisitions.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lipschitz was a member of a mid-sized Hudson County firm where he handled hundreds of condemnation cases on behalf of governmental entities, including the replacement of the Landing Road Bridge in Roxbury and the creation of the Pompton Valley Rail Trail in Morris and Passaic Counties. He continues to work closely with appraisers, engineers, professional planners, and environmental consultants to obtain exceptional results for clients impacted by governmental acquisitions.
Mr. Lipschitz has represented taxpayers and municipalities in litigated matters before the Tax Court of New Jersey and the various County Tax Boards and has also represented corporate, governmental, and private clients in matters relating to real property litigation, collections and contractual disputes.
Mr. Lipschitz served as the Vice-Chair of the New Jersey Supreme Court District VI Fee Arbitration Committee from 2022-2023 and served as a Fee Arbitration Panel Chair from 2020-2023.
Mr. Lipschitz is a graduate of Rutgers Law School, where he served as the Senior Articles Editor for the Rutgers Law Review, worked as a student-attorney for the Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic, and served as a civil mediator for the New Jersey Superior Court in Essex County. He was admitted to the Bars of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2006, and to the Bar of the State of New York in 2007.
Areas of Practice
Eminent Domain, Tax Appeals, Commercial Litigation
Professional Associations & Memberships
New Jersey State Bar Association
Hudson County Bar Association
Supreme Court of New Jersey, District VI-F Fee Arbitration Committee, 2019-2023
Bar Admissions
State of New Jersey, 2006
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006
State of New York, 2007
Education
Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
J.D. – 2006
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.A. 1995
Major: History