Mitchell W. Abrahams
Membermabrahams@coleschotz.com New Jersey OfficeCourt Plaza North, 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
T: 201-525-6292 / C: 973-722-6631 / F: 201-678-6292
Legal Practice Assistant : Evelyn Cruz
T: 201-489-3000, ext. 5102
ecruz@coleschotz.com
OVERVIEW
Mitchell W. Abrahams is a versatile commercial real estate practitioner, with an emphasis in leasing, borrower financing and acquisitions. His diversified transactional practice is national in scope and involves all aspects of commercial real estate. In addition, Mitchell has extension land use experience and appears regularly before zoning boards throughout New Jersey, representing both applicants and objectors. Mitchell’s clients include national and local landlords and tenants throughout the country.
The following is representative of the type of matters handled by Mitchell:
- Negotiations of acquisition contract and procurement of zoning approvals for major automobile dealership facilities in New Jersey to include acquisition and financing
- Representation of landlord in connection with lease preparation and negotiation tenants for over 120 national shopping centers
- Representation of national accounting firm in connection with negotiation of an 80,000 square foot office lease for its New Jersey headquarter facilities
- Acquisition, financing and due diligence for numerous shopping centers throughout the country
- Leasing on behalf of New Jersey based industrial warehouse owner of over 50 buildings
- Extensive experience in all aspects of transactional real estate work
Mitchell joined the firm as a member in 1999. Mitchell’s clients remain loyal and he has represented many of them for a large portion of his 30 year career.
Mitchell has been awarded an AV rating for his professionalism and the quality of his legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals. He has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2012, 2015, and 2020 and New Jersey Super Lawyers® in Real Estate Law. He was also named on the Best Lawyers’ "Lawyer of the Year" list in 2018 and 2020. Real Estate New Jersey included Mitchell on their list of the Top 40 real estate attorneys in New Jersey in its April 2008 issue. Mitchell was recognized as a Top Bergen County Lawyer by (201) Magazine in 2015. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. See Award Methodology.
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Services
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1983Boston College, B.A., cum laude, 1979Bar & Court Admissions
New Jersey, 1983U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1983NEWS
News
Best Lawyers Recognizes 36 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2021 List
August 20, 2020
Best Lawyers Recognizes 29 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2020 List
August 15, 2019
Port Carteret bought out in midst of waterfront redevelopment
As published in: My Central Jersey December 7, 2018
Wake Up Call: Lawyers, Law Firms, Deals
As published in: Bloomberg Big Law Business December 6, 2018
Cole Schotz Guides V. Paulius' $90M NJ Port Deal
As published in: Law360 December 4, 2018
Best Lawyers Recognizes 31 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2019 List
August 15, 2018
Thirty-Four Cole Schotz Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers
March 19, 2018
Best Lawyers Recognizes 34 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2018 List
August 15, 2017
Cole Schotz Represents Prestige Land Rover in the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar Dealerships-news
March 2, 2017
Best Lawyers Recognizes 33 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2017 List
August 15, 2016
Best Lawyers® Recognizes Thirty-Six Cole Schotz Attorneys
As published in: Best Lawyers August 18, 2014
Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Cole Schotz Attorneys
April 1, 2014
Thirty-Five Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized as Top U.S. Lawyers
August 15, 2013
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 37 Cole Schotz Attorneys
August 27, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Supreme Court Ruling Limits Redevelopment Law's Eminent Domain Power
Cole Schotz Docket Summer 2007
Mitchell W. Abrahams and Wendy F. Klein