Stuart Lederman

Stuart M. Lederman is a Partner of the Firm at Riker Danzig whose practice encompasses an unusually broad swath of firm’s litigation and governmental affairs departments. He represents clients in construction, real estate, eminent domain, and civil litigation matters. He also has a significant professional liability practice, defending architects and engineers and advising lawyers on ethics matters. Stuart represents owners, architects, and engineers in construction disputes; owners and bidders in bid disputes and debarment issues; and clients that are dealing with government agencies. He also represents government agencies involved in disputes with various parties and advises the agencies in day-to-day operations. In one of his more well-known cases, Stuart represented the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in matters involving allegations of racial profiling by state troopers. In another, T & E Co. v. Safety Light Industries Inc., Stuart was part of a legal team that established the concept in New Jersey of strict liability for an environmental tort. When parties come to Stuart for legal help, they receive the benefit of his many years of legal experience. But they also get a common-sense approach to problem-solving. His clients have included the Perini Corp., Edwards and Kelcey Inc., Bed Bath and Beyond, the State Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, and EI Associates Inc. Stuart is a Visiting Associate for the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. He recently spoke on “Ethical Cliffhangers for Trial Attorneys” for NJICLE, “Lost Profits Disputes: Foundation for Reasonable Economic Damages” at the New Jersey Law Journal’s In-House Counsel CLE Seminar, and “Ethical and Regulatory Considerations for Licensed Engineers in New Jersey” for the American Water Works Association: New Jersey Section. He received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a B.A. with distinction from the University of Delaware. Since 2007, Stuart has been included in The Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of U.S. lawyers, in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Construction Litigation, and Real Estate Litigation.  In addition, Stuart received the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award in 2026 for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law in the Newark region; this is an honor given annually to a single attorney in a particular practice area in each region.  In 2015 and again in 2022, Steve received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law in the Newark region. Thomson Reuters has included him on New Jersey’s “Super Lawyers” list for General Litigation since 2006.