Tracy A. Siebold

Real Estate, Housing, Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use

Tracy A. Siebold is of counsel in the Real Estate Department and a member of the Housing, Real Estate Development, and Zoning and Land Use Groups, with a primary focus in land use and Mount Laurel Doctrine compliance and litigation. Her clients include major commercial and residential developers, trade organizations, and landowners throughout New Jersey in connection with real estate litigation, zoning and land use litigation, and affordable housing compliance and litigation.

In addition to her legal experience, Ms. Siebold has 18 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, both active and Reserve. She currently holds the rank of Major.

Ms. Siebold manages litigation on behalf of developers, including challenging denials and development restrictions in major land-use litigation matters, as well as contractual disputes, insurance coverage, construction, landlord/tenant, and collection matters. She manages all phases of the litigation process, including preparing initial pleadings and engaging in all aspects of discovery. This includes taking and defending depositions, drafting motions and briefs, and appearing before the New Jersey Superior Trial, Appellate, and Supreme Courts, and the U.S. District Court. Ms. Siebold has also appeared before the New Jersey Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) on behalf of developers of low- and moderate-income housing.

Representative Matters

• Successfully defended the challenge of a land-use development agreement, saving the client millions in additional development fees
• Received favorable trial verdict resulting in the award of treble damages and attorney fees under the Consumer Fraud Act

Pro Bono Experience

• Obtained land-use approvals to subdivide land donated to a local family featured on ABC’s "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and drafted the deed and other legal documents for the family's new home
• Made successful application before COAH on compliance requirements for Habitat for Humanity
• Made application for Planning Board approvals/lease for ECO School

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Linda R. Feinberg, Assignment Judge, New Jersey Superior Court (Mercer County)

Hon. Maria M. Sypek, Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court Chancery Division

Professional Activities

American Bar Association

Burlington County Bar Association, Civil Bench Bar Committee, Commercial Law Subcommittee

Camden County Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee

Mercer County Bar Association

National Association of Home Builders, Land and National Development Strategies (LANDS) Committee

Urban Land Institute

Builders League of South Jersey

New Jersey Builders League

Publications

Co-author, "Discouragement of Affordable Housing Development and Financing: Low- and Moderate-Income Residents and Developers Take Notice," 195 New Jersey Law Journal, 856, March 23, 2009

"Revised, Amended COAH Regulations," New Jersey Builders Association, January 15, 2009

"Commercial Developers in New Jersey Must Help Pay for Affordable Housing: Will Others Follow?" The Retail Law Strategist (International Council of Shopping Centers Newsletter), October 10, 2008

"Economic Incentives are Critical to Secure Construction," New Jersey Law Journal, March 12, 2007

Co-author, "Mount Laurel: End Game? Absent Judicial Action, the Proposed COAH Regulations Will Eviscerate the Mount Laurel Doctrine," 176 New Jersey Law Journal, 1156, June 21, 2004

Speaking Engagements

"New Jersey's Affordable Housing Laws,"Affordable Housing Seminar, Sponsored by Lorman, Atlantic City, November 6, 2008

"The Impact of COAH Regulations and Amendments on Redevelopment Projects in New Jersey," New Jersey Redevelopment Authority Redevelopment Training Institute, Redevelopment Planning Process, Voorhees, New Jersey, October 3, 2008

"Meeting Affordable Obligations Through COAH," 2008 Governor's Conference on Housing and Community Development, Atlantic City Convention Center, September 23 and 24, 2008

Moderator and speaker, "Navigating the Latest (but apparently not the last) Third Cycle Regulations,"  Urban Land Institute, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, June 11, 2008   

Moderator and speaker, "COAH: Is the Third Time a Charm?" Atlantic Builders Convention, Atlantic City, April, 17, 2008

Moderator and speaker, "The Impact That COAH's Proposed Regulations Will have on Development in New Jersey,"  Urban Land Institute, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, January 23, 2008

Community Activities

Committee for "Hot Chefs and Cool Jewels," fundraiser for Mental Health Initiatives

"Ice on Ice," fundraiser for Flyers Wives Fight for Lives

Board Memberships

American Red Cross, Camden County Chapter Chair

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden (J.D. 2000, Dean's List)
Member, Hunter Advanced Moot Court

Troy State University (B.S. 1984, Dean's List)
Member, Air Force Reserve Officer's Training Corp. (ROTC)

New Jersey

Pennsylvania