Archer is pleased to congratulate partner William T. Rogers, III, who received the prestigious Raymond A. Brown Award at the Garden State Bar Association’s (GSBA) 48th Anniversary Scholarship & Awards Gala, held August 19 at the Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park. The award honors attorneys whose service to the community and unique application of legal skills have improved and enhanced the African American experience in New Jersey and beyond. William is a former President of the GSBA and has served as Treasurer.
The Garden State Bar Association is New Jersey’s largest and oldest professional organization for African American judges, lawyers, law students and legal professionals. In advancing the mission of its members and the bar, it has reached thousands with its extensive programming, advocacy and initiatives. On receiving the honor, William said, “It is tremendously rewarding to be recognized for decades of both service to the GSBA and career success by an organization to which I have such a close connection.”
In his practice, William represents numerous real estate investors and owners at trial before the New Jersey Tax Court and various County Boards of Taxation in all aspects of property tax appeal litigation, and has secured abatements and exemptions for redevelopers. He has also practiced in the area of eminent domain and has served as a Condemnation Commissioner in Essex County, New Jersey. William’s clients include a top tier international fast food restaurant chain, multifamily building investors, office building investors, condominium unit owners, COOP Boards, luxury home owners, marina owner/operators, retail strip mall investors, developers, warehouse/industrial owners and mixed use property owners. William is the former Chief Assistant Assessor for the City of East Orange and has managed multifamily properties.
William co-chairs the Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court of New Jersey. He is a member of the National Bar Association, past chair of both the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession Section and the Association’s Election Committee, and currently serves on the Diversity Committee and Membership Committee. William is a former member of the Board of the Newark Community School of the Arts.
As a graduate of both Rutgers University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, William has bar admissions in New Jersey, New York, the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
About Archer
Founded in 1928, Archer & Greiner, P.C. (Archer) is a full-service law firm serving Fortune 100 clients, small to medium-sized businesses and individuals. The firm provides litigation and transactional services in nearly every area of law, including business counseling, labor & employment, real estate, health care, intellectual property, family and matrimonial, personal injury, public finance, tax, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, land use and environmental law. With 175 attorneys, Archer has nine offices, including Voorhees, Hackensack, Princeton and Red Bank, NJ; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, PA; Wilmington, DE; New York, NY; and Houston, TX.