Jeffrey M. Gradone

Partner

Overview

Jeff concentrates his practice in the areas of local property tax, redevelopment and condemnation. Jeff litigates complex property tax appeals in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He advises clients regarding property tax issues and liabilities, and pursues property tax exemptions, abatements, and other incentives for real estate development projects. Jeff also handles a variety of complex condemnation matters on behalf of property owners.

Jeff has significant experience negotiating and obtaining tax exemptions and abatements for developers under New Jersey’s Long-Term Tax Exemption Law and Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law. These programs provide for payments in lieu of taxes to help minimize property tax for new development and redevelopment projects, or to locate a project in a distressed or blighted area. Through these programs, Jeff assists clients in securing property tax exemptions, which would be in effect for a set period of time. Those clients have been able to make an annual payment that was much less than what their traditional tax would have been. Jeff’s clients have been able to save in real estate taxes, as well as increase the fair market value of their property.

Following law school, Jeff clerked for Judge Harold A. Kuskin of the New Jersey Tax Court, where he worked on seminal cases involving taxation of heavy industrial facilities and issues related to long-term tax abatements.

Credentials

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, JD
Rutgers University, BA

Admissions

New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

Offices

Princeton, NJ

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You Get What You Tax For: How Tax Policy Fuels the Housing Crisis and How to Fix It

06.13.2025

Speaking Engagements & Seminars

You Get What You Tax For: How Tax Policy Fuels the Housing Crisis and How to Fix It

Jeffrey Gradone will be presenting the program “You Get What You Tax For: How Tax Policy Fuels the Housing Crisis and How to Fix It” at the 2025 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference. During this session, panelists will discuss how property taxes and other tax incentives and penalties work against municipalities and planners who are concentrating on zoning to encourage creation of housing. The three day conference features timely, thought-provoking sessions that will ignite new ideas and strategies for tackling the challenges of land use, sustainable growth, and community resilience. To learn more click here. Date & Time:Friday, June 132:30 PM - 3:45 PM Location:Hyatt RegencyNew Brunswick, NJ...

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Jeffrey Gradone Receives NJSBA Legislative Award

04.03.2023

Press Releases

Jeffrey Gradone Receives NJSBA Legislative Award

Archer partner, Jeffrey M. Gradone, received a Legislative Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) in recognition of the significant contributions and extraordinary commitment he has made on behalf of the NJSBA’s advocacy work and legislative goals....

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Jeffrey Gradone To Speak at NJBA Property Tax Appeal Seminar

03.08.2021

Speaking Engagements & Seminars

Jeffrey Gradone To Speak at NJBA Property Tax Appeal Seminar

Archer partner Jeffrey M. Gradone will serve as a panelist for the New Jersey Builders Association's Property Tax Appeal Seminar on March 8, 2021. This seminar will address how the pandemic continues to impact real estate throughout the state especially for commercial property with increased vacancies and reduced rental income and how people expect many properties to be over assessed and therefore eligible for a tax appeal and how to file such an appeal....

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