William S. Null

Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate/Transactional, Litigation

Bill is Managing Partner of the firm. He practices in land use, real estate development and zoning, including litigation in State and Federal courts relating to commercial, institutional and residential development of real property.

As lead counsel, Bill has handled complex projects comprising more than a million square feet and costing hundreds of millions of dollars. His extensive experience includes office buildings, multi-family housing, retail and entertainment centers, industrial and office parks, conference centers, academic complexes, religious centers, planned unit developments, skilled nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, golf course communities, and residential subdivisions. Bill also has handled due diligence reviews both for proposed and completed developments in connection with acquisitions and sales of property. His clients include institutional, corporate, and municipal entities, as well as entrepreneurial individuals.

Additionally, Bill has published articles and lectured on zoning and land use issues before the New York State Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association and Westchester Municipal Planning Federation, among others.

A strong believer in the importance of giving back to his community, Bill serves on several not-for-profit Boards of Directors, including White Plains Hospital Center and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Westchester Chapter.

Awards/Recognitions

Rated in 2011 Super Lawyers
AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell
"Above the Bar" Award for "Most Socially Conscious Attorney" honoring exceptional Westchester County Attorneys, awarded by Westchester County Business Journal and Pace Law School; 2007
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Westchester Chapter, Bill and his wife Lauren Thaler were named Volunteers of the Year; 2006
Honored by Congregation Sons of Israel, Briarcliff Manor, NY; 2002
Honored by Gilda's Club Westchester at its First Annual Comedy Club Gala; 1999
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the World

Admissions/Courts

Supreme Court of the United States of America
State of New York
United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Professional Associations

New York State Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association

Selected Publications/Presentations

"Local Cellular Telephone Regulation Moratoria," New York Law Journal, July 7, 1995, at 1, 38; Co-Author
"Special Use Permits," Municipal Lawyer, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1998; Co-Author
"Regulatory Thickets -- What are the Sign Posts?" New York University, Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Senior Housing Issues, 1998, 1999; Lecturer
Westchester Municipal Planning Federation, 1990, 1998; Lecturer
"Modern Telecommunications and the Municipality," New York State
Bar Association Annual Meeting, Municipal Law Section, 1996; Lecturer

Community Service

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Westchester, N.Y. Chapter, President, 2004-2006; Board member, 1998-2003, 2004-2010
Gilda's Club Westchester, President, 2010-present; Board member; 2001-present
White Plains Hospital Center, Board member; 2002-present
Briarcliff Manor Education Foundation, Board member; 2001-2003
White Plains Bridge of Friendship Foundation, Inc., Board member; 1994-present

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY,
J.D.; 1980
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, B.A.; 1977

Extracurricular

In his spare time, Bill enjoys biking, hiking, snowboarding, sailing and cooking. He has two children and lives in Briarcliff Manor with his wife Lauren Thaler, who shares his love of travel. Together they have visited places as diverse as Costa Rica, Israel and Japan. Exotic locations serve as the perfect backdrop for Bill’s other favorite pastime -- landscape photography.

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