Nylema Nabbie, Partner

Nylema Nabbie has substantial land use experience and counsels private and municipal clients. She is counsel to land use boards, including the Hillsdale Planning Board, Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment, Hoboken Planning Board, and West New York Board of Adjustment. She also serves as co-counsel to the North Bergen Planning Board previously served as co-counsel to the River Edge Municipal Land Use Board.

Prior to joining Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, Nylema worked as an attorney at Gittleman, Muhlstock & Chewcaskie, LLP. She has also represented corporate and private clients on land use matters throughout the State, as well as the County and State. She also represents municipal clients and is special counsel to local municipalities. In addition, she has a background and experience in complex commercial real estate transactions and complex commercial litigation before the Superior Court and Appellate Division. Nylema has represented local financial institutions and private individuals on commercial, construction and residential loan transactions. As part of her practice, she is responsible for the preparation of public offering statements and registration of multi-family projects with the Department of Community Affairs. Nylema has achieved a significant victory by successfully arguing in New Jersey Tax Court, the decision Jaguar Land Rover North America v. Director, Division of Taxation and The Township of Mahwah.

Nylema has served as Hillsdale Planning Board attorney from February 2014 to the present. She has served as co-counsel to the North Bergen Planning Board from 2009 to present, West New York Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney from November 2017 to present, co-counsel to Closter Zoning Board of Adjustment from 1996 to 1999, member of the Teaneck Planning Board from approximately 1999 to 2004, and Chairperson of the Teaneck Planning Board from approximately 2001 to 2004. Nylema served as Director of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Section – 2009 to 2016. She is also a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Tax.

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Education
Seton Hall University, 1992 cum laude
Seton Hall University School of Law, 1996

Admissions
New Jersey
New York