Evan Zimmerman
By Benjamin Bergeron
Evan Zimmerman, a shareholder at Red Bank-based Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla PC, was recently elected to the board of directors of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Land Use Law Section.
He will serve a three-year term as a director.
Zimmerman has a distinguished career in all stages of the real estate development lifecycle, according to GHC. He is experienced in leading a team of professionals and routinely works with engineers, architects, professional planners and accountants on complex land development projects, while he has presented applications for development to land use agencies across the state.
GHC added that Zimmerman’s breadth of experience encompasses all project types, including residential developments such as multifamily apartment buildings and single-family tracts, industrial developments such as warehouses, storage facilities and trucking terminals and a wide range of commercial developments. His clients range from those at the local to the national levels.
In addition to presenting land use applications, Zimmerman also handles a wide range of transactional matters integral to the overall real estate development process, according to a news release. These include due diligence and zoning investigations, purchase and sale contract negotiations, corporate entity organizations, financing, leasing and related transactional matters.
His practice also includes providing counsel on liquor license matters and various other commercial transactions, such as asset purchases, equity investments, joint ventures and general contractual matters.
Zimmerman earned his bachelor’s from Colgate University and his juris doctor and MBA from Villanova University.
Benjamin Bergeron is a freelance writer.
