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Peter A. Valenti
Position: Counsel
Mr. Valenti received his undergraduate training
at Rutgers University obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in
1965. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from Seton Hall University
School of Law in 1974. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and received
his license to practice law in New Jersey and before the Federal District
Court in 1974.
His area of expertise is primarily real estate litigation
and more specifically eminent domain law. Mr. Valenti has represented
the State of New Jersey as a Deputy Attorney General in cases involving
the acquisition of land for public purposes. That representation included
various state agencies including the New Jersey Department of Transportation,
New Jersey Transit, The Economic Development Authority, and several
others. He has litigated numerous matters in jury trials involving condemnation
issues and gained additional expertise in the area of relocation entitlement
for displaced businesses and individuals applying the Uniform Property
and Relocation Assistance Act, litigating any resulting disputes before
the Office of Administrative Law. While in the Attorney General's Office
he participated as a lecturer in litigation seminars for new Deputy
Attorneys General. Since joining the Firm, he has represented property
owners and occupants of properties that have been acquired by public
entities.
