James S. Ettelson, Esq. is senior counsel with the law firm of Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld, LLC where he practices in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, and commercial financing. Jim brings a diverse background in management gained in both the public and private sector, concentrating his practice in the fields of transactional corporate, business and real estate law. His extensive legal experience ranges from business organization and counseling, equity and debt finance negotiation, lease/sale negotiation and agreement preparation to land use and zoning issues. His practice includes representing developers, builders, health care and educational institutions, assisted living facilities, real estate investors and corporations in both the profit and nonprofit sectors. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association. He was recently included in the annual Edition of Top-Ranking Lawyers in Philadelphia published by the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER and is peer rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell. Since 2009, Jim has been an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia teaching courses in the Legal Environment of Business and is a frequent lecturer on topics related to zoning and land use law, real estate transactions, title issues and condominium/planned community law.
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