Bob Baranowski helps clients with transforming development plans into brick and mortar. For more than two decades, he has guided developers, property owners, and businesses through the full spectrum of land use, zoning, and environmental processes across New Jersey. His clients range from single-member LLCs and special-purpose entities to national and global companies building and expanding their footprint in the Garden State.
Bob’s work encompasses every phase of the land use process — site selection, permitting, redevelopment planning, and environmental compliance — for diverse projects, including self-storage, warehouse, and distribution facilities; healthcare facilities; food production operations; resource extraction; renewable energy and grid resiliency projects; residential subdivisions; shopping centers; retail cannabis and growth businesses; manufacturing and entertainment facilities; day care centers; and religious institutions and facilities. Much of his work involves navigating the layered regulatory framework that governs New Jersey development, including CAFRA, Waterfront Development and Pinelands Commission review. In eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases, he has secured multimillion-dollar recoveries for property owners and helped clients realize the full value of their land. When disputes arise, Bob draws on his extensive experience and the firm’s litigation capabilities, when necessary, to resolve matters efficiently, whether through negotiation, mediation, litigation or appeal.
Bob is often called on for complex or high-stakes projects that demand careful navigation of legal, technical, and regulatory challenges. He’s widely regarded as an authority in New Jersey land use and environmental law and has spent decades working with local and state regulators across the Garden State. Before entering private practice, Bob also served as a Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Division of Law, representing the Department of Environmental Protection, gaining perspective on how regulatory agencies operate — from the practical realities of administrative decision-making to the nuances of policy implementation. As a result, clients benefit from strategic advice grounded in a deep familiarity with New Jersey laws and processes.
Away from work, Bob’s time centers on family, community, and the profession he’s helped shape. He and his wife volunteer at their parish, St. Joan of Arc Church in Marlton, including a fun week each summer helping with the parish carnival. He also enjoys connecting with peers through regional bar and industry groups and sharing practical insights in programs for NJICLE, NBI, and the Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association.
