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John J. DeLaney, Jr.
908-233-6800
jdelaney@lindabury.com
John J. DeLaney, Jr. concentrates his practice on litigation and business advisory groups. He also concentrates in the areas of employment law, real estate, commercial law, condominium law, land use, and environmental law. In the litigation area, he has extensive experience in both the Trial and Appellate Courts and has participated in several cases.
He has served and continues to serve as corporate counsel for numerous condominium associations and mid-sized corporations. He has lectured before numerous civic organizations, professional organizations and public bodies on sexual harassment and discrimination in the work place and has also lectured about bio-medical ethics based on his experience as the guardian ad litem in the famous Claire C. Conroy case.
He has authored numerous articles, including "The Role of the Guardian Ad Litem," By No Extraordinary Means, Indiana University Press, 1986; "Should New Jersey's Holographic Will Law be Changed or Abolished?" 138 N.J.L.J. 1710 (1994).
Jay has served as Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey (1998- 2005 ). He has also served on the Morristown Town Council (1990-1993), the Morristown Planning Board (1988-1990) and held numerous other civic positions. He has served as President of the South Green Condominium Association (1985-1991). He has served as both a Board Member and President of Historic Speedwell Museum in Morristown (1994-1997). Additionally, he has been very active in civic affairs at both the local municipal level and the state level and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Jay served as President of the Morristown High School (“MHS”) Alumni Association (1993-1997) during which time an Alumni Directory was prepared and a Newsletter was started which is still published. Jay was inducted into the MHS Hall of Fame in 2006. Additionally, a History Book on MHS was written by John Cunningham, a distinguished and noted historian. He also served as a Board Member (1993-1997) of the Morris Educational Foundation, a non-profit corporation, devoted to improving the public schools in the Morristown area.
Jay serves on the Board of Directors of Union Center National Bank and on the Advisory Board for New Jersey Trust for Public Land.
Prior to joining Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, Jay served as a Law Secretary to Honorable Reginald Stanton, Assignment Judge, Morris County Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey (1979-1980).
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1979
United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1989
United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit, 1982
Reported Cases:
In re: Claire C. Conroy, 98 N.J. 321, 486 A.2d 1209 (1985)
Exxon Corporation v. Mack, 237 N.J. Super. 16, 566 A.2d 828 (App. Div. 1989)
Nadelson v. Township of Millburn, 297 N.J. Super. 549 (Law Div. 1997)
Memberships:
Morris County Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education:
Syracuse University, J.D., 1979
Rutgers University, B.A., 1976
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Practice:
Litigation
Land Use
Employment Law
Real Estate
Commercial Law
Condominium Law
Environmental Law
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