J. SCOTT BONACIC

Practice areas:

• Municipal law
• Land Use
• Residential and commercial real estate
• Corporate law
• Criminal defense

Scott Bonacic earned his B.S. at University of Scranton (Magna Cum Laude) and his law degree from Albany Law School (Cum Laude). Scott formerly served as Assistant District Attorney in Orange County and as associate Counsel to Senator Michael Balboni, one of the nation's foremost experts in homeland security legislation.

Bonacic appears before municipal planning and zoning boards, drafts contracts, negotiates variances, undertakes due diligence studies for commercial and residential projects, and litigates disputes.

In addition to practicing in real estate development/sales, Bonacic supervises the firm's municipal law practice section. He has served as Counsel to municipalities in Orange County and has strong relations with government officials in municipalities throughout the Hudson Valley. The firm currently represents municipalities in Orange County (Town of Chester, Town of Monroe, Village of Monroe), and Delaware County (Town of Bovina and Town of Stamford).