Dennis M. Tuohy, Jr. Joins Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP

The firm is pleased to announce that Dennis M. Tuohy, Jr., has joined Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP as an associate.  He will continue to concentrate his practice in zoning and land use, along with commercial and real estate litigation.

Dennis previously worked at an AM Law 100 firm with a national presence. His experience includes representing developers and investors pursuing applications for zoning and land use approvals, the acquisition and development of commercial property, redevelopment, corporate matters, and commercial litigation. He has litigated a variety of complex commercial real estate matters, with a focus on prerogative writs cases. Dennis has been appointed by the courts to serve as a commissioner in several eminent domain matters relating to condemnation and has also acted as assistant solicitor to a New Jersey Municipality.

Dennis serves as a Trustee of the Atlantic County Bar Association and previously led its Young Lawyers Division as Chair.

Before entering private practice, Dennis clerked for the Honorable Michael J. Blee, Assignment Judge of Vicinage I in the Superior Court of New Jersey, and previously served as a judicial extern in the Supreme Court of New Jersey to the Honorable Lee A. Solomon, Associate Justice, and as a judicial intern in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

“We are delighted to welcome Dennis to the firm. His work on land use and zoning matters in private practice, in addition to his judicial clerkship experience for an assignment judge have provided him with a keen understanding of the law that will deepen our bench in this practice area. He approaches matters with a keen sense of intellect and pragmatism that will serve our clients well in the handling of development applications, along with real estate and commercial litigation matters. We see him as a rising star who will soon be well known in South Jersey and beyond,” said Partner Robert S. Baranowski, Jr.

Dennis received his J.D. from Widener University, Delaware Law School (J.D., cum laude 2022), where he was the External Managing Editor of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, a Dean’s Select Merit Scholar, and a recipient of the Outstanding Student Service Award. Dennis earned his undergraduate degree at the College of New Jersey (B.A., 2019). Dennis is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Outside of work, Dennis enjoys volunteering, rowing, and going to the beach – where once upon a time he worked in ocean rescue on the Atlantic City Beach Patrol.

Dennis may be reached at tuohy@hylandlevin.com or 856.355.2992.