Dennis A. Estis

Dennis A. Estis

Commercial Litigation

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Iselin, New Jersey
53+ years experience
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
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Mr. Estis concentrates his practices on complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on construction law, condominium and community association law, public entity law and alternative dispute resolution. His practice also encompasses real estate and business disputes and general equity matters. He serves as counsel to numerous developers, condominiums and cooperatives, New Jersey municipalities, and one of the major sewerage authorities in the state. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator for numerous private and public entities, and has participated as both an advocate and as a neutral in hundreds of mediation proceedings. He is an American Arbitration Association trained mediator and arbitrator and sits on the AAA’s national panel.Mr. Estis has played a prominent role in a number of high-visibility cases. He was lead public entity counsel in one of the largest landfill cases ever conducted in New Jersey. He served as lead counsel in New Jersey for more than 100 developers involved in numerous law suits in connection with defects related to fire retardant treated (FRT) plywood, helping draft New Jersey’s FRT Plywood regulations after spearheading successful efforts to overturn the then existing FRT regulations in order to obtain greater funding for the replacement of FRT plywood.Mr. Estis has presented and moderated programs on a broad range of topics, including alternate dispute resolution, trial practice, training and handling of experts, condominium and community association law, construction law, and real estate law. He has addressed various groups including the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Litigation Counsel of America and the Community Associations Institute. Mr. Estis concentrates his practices on complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on construction law, condominium and community association law, public entity law and alternative dispute resolution. His practice also encompasses real estate and business disputes and general equity matters. He serves as counsel to numerous developers, condominiums and cooperatives, New Jersey municipalities, and one of the major sewerage authorities in the state. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator for numerous private and public entities, and has participated as both an advocate and as a neutral in hundreds of mediation proceedings. He is an American Arbitration Association trained mediator and arbitrator and sits on the AAA’s national panel.Mr. Estis has played a prominent role in a number of high-visibility cases. He was lead public entity counsel in one of the largest landfill cases ever conducted in New Jersey. He served as lead counsel in New Jersey for more than 100 developers involved in numerous law suits in connection with defects related to fire retardant treated (FRT) plywood, helping draft New Jersey’s FRT Plywood regulations after spearheading successful efforts to overturn the then existing FRT regulations in order to obtain greater funding for the replacement of FRT plywood.Mr. Estis has presented and moderated programs on a broad range of topics, including alternate dispute resolution, trial practice, training and handling of experts, condominium and community association law, construction law, and real estate law. He has addressed various groups including the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Litigation Counsel of America and the Community Associations Institute. Mr. Estis concentrates his practices on complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on construction law, condominium and community association law, public entity law and alternative dispute resolution. His practice also encompasses real estate and business disputes and general equity matters. He serves as counsel to numerous developers, condominiums and cooperatives, New Jersey municipalities, and one of the major sewerage authorities in the state. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator for numerous private and public entities, and has participated as both an advocate and as a neutral in hundreds of mediation proceedings. He is an American Arbitration Association trained mediator and arbitrator and sits on the AAA’s national panel. Mr. Estis has played a prominent role in a number of high-visibility cases.

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Woodbridge (2024)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate, Woodbridge (2019)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Woodbridge (2018)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Woodbridge (2016)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Woodbridge (2014)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Woodbridge (2013)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Newark (2010)
  • Recognized: Commercial Litigation
  • Recognized: Community Association Law
  • Recognized: Construction Law
  • Recognized: Litigation - Construction
  • Recognized: Litigation - Municipal
  • Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
  • Recognized: Municipal Law
  • Recipient of the Middlesex County Bar Association Arthur H. Miller Lawyer Achievement Award (2013)
  • Recipient of the Middlesex County Bar Association David Pavlovsky Service to the Bar Award (2009)

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005

Education

  • New York University, J.D., graduated 1972
  • Johns Hopkins University, B.A., graduated 1969

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