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Kevin Van Hise

Director

Kevin Van Hise is a Director and Shareholder with the firm. He joined Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. as an Associate in 2004 and became a Director/Shareholder in 2013. Kevin is the Chairperson of the firm’s Local Government Law Practice Group and member of the firm’s LitigationPractice Group. Kevin focuses his practice in the areas of litigation, local government law, zoning law, land use law and affordable housing compliance.

Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. has worked closely with numerous municipalities since its founding in 1955. The Local Governmental Law attorneys are capable of handling the wide range of diverse and complex legal issues that challenge local governmental entities. Kevin has represented several municipalities and zoning boards in New Jersey. He has extensive experience with and knowledge of municipal government organization and regulations, in particular zoning and planning issues, ordinance preparation, enforcement issues, sewer capacity issues, developer and other agreements, counsel to engineers and zoning officers and coordination of affordable housing projects.

Kevin’s professional distinctions include serving as Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Innes, J.S.C. and to the Honorable Charles A. Delehey, J.S.C. and as a member in the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys and the Mercer County Bar Association. His community involvement includes several years of service on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education and the Lawrence Township Affordable Housing Board

  • Litigation
  • Local Government Law
  • Municipal Affordable Housing Compliance
  • Zoning & Land Use Law
  • Redevelopment & Housing Programs

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Rutgers School of Law-Camden, J.D., 2003
  • Rutgers, Livingston College, B.A., 1993
  • Cranbury Township Affordable Housing Attorney, 2014 – Present.
  • Cranbury Township Board of Health Attorney, 2007 – Present.
  • Edgewater Park Township, Special Counsel for Affordable Housing, 2018 – 2024.
  • Harrison Township Joint Land Use Board Attorney, 2014 – 2018, 2021 – 2024.
  • Harrison Township, Special Counsel for Affordable Housing, 2010 – 2024.
  • Harrison Township, Special Litigation Counsel, 2011 – 2024.
  • Harrison Township, Special Counsel for Wastewater Management Facilities, 2011 – 2024.
  • High Bridge Borough Planning Board / Board of Adjustment Attorney, 2022 – Present.
  • Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney, 2007 – Present.
  • Lawrence Township, Special Counsel for Affordable Housing, 2025 – Present.
  • Montgomery Township, Township Attorney, 2018 – 2020.
  • Montgomery Township Affordable Housing Attorney, 2015 – 2020.
  • Municipality of Princeton, Affordable Housing Counsel, 2015 – Present.
  • West Amwell Township Planning Board Attorney, 2026 – present.
  • West Amwell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney, 2020 – 2023.
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Innes, J.S.C., 2003 – 2004.
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Delehey, J.S.C., 2003 – 2004.
  • Lawrence Township Public Schools, Board of Education, 2011-present
  • Lawrence Township Affordable Housing Board, 2009-present
  • New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys
  • Mercer County Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association

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