Edward D. McKirdy
After receiving an A.B. degree, cum laude from Harvard College and his juris doctor from Yale Law School, New Jersey native Edward McKirdy has devoted most of his career to real estate value litigation with a particular emphasis on eminent domain issues. After serving in private practice and as a deputy attorney general for the State of New Jersey trying condemnation cases, he teamed up with Harry Riskin to found McKirdy and Riskin in 1967.
Mr. McKirdy, whose concentration is in the area of real estate condemnation, holds Martindale Hubbell Law Directory’s highest AV rating. He is a certified civil trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a designation he has held for 25 years, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey.
He is often called upon to lecture on the topic of eminent domain condemnation by professional organizations including the Appraisal Institute, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain for the Southwestern Legal Foundation, the Transportation Research Board, the American Law Institute-American Bar Association and Lorman Education Services.
Mr. McKirdy has represented clients before the Supreme Court of New Jersey including New Jersey Transit Corporation v. Cat in the Hat, LLC, 177 N.J. 29 (2003); Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Hauck, 162 N.J. 576 (2000); Township of West Windsor v. Nierenberg, 150 N.J. 111, (1997) and Village of South Orange v. Alden Corp., 71 N.J. 352 (1976). His reported opinions also include; Township of Piscataway v. South Washington Avenue, LLC, 400 N.J. Super. 358 (App. Div. 2008); City of Trenton v. 222 West Associates, 350 N.J. Super. 600, 796 A.2d 913 (App. Div. 2002); Township of West Windsor v. Nierenberg, 345 N.J. Super. (App. Div. 2001); Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Borough of Morris Plains, 8 N.J. Tax 520 (Tax Court 1986), aff. 9 N.J. Tax 651 (App. Div. 1988); New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency v. Moses, 215 N.J. Super 318 (App. Div. 1987); Borough of Rockaway v. D'Onofrio, 186 N.J. Super 344 (App. Div. 1982); Schnack v. State, by Dept. of Transportation, 160 N.J. Super 343 (App. Div. 1978); Paterson Redevelopment Agency v. Bienstock, 123 N.J. Super 457 (App. Div. 1973); State by State Highway Commissioner v. Buck, 94 N.J. Super 84 (App. Div. 1967).
He has authored a number of books and articles including Is Fair Market Value Fair?, The New Eminent Domain: Public Use Defense Vanishing in Wake of Growing Privatization of Power; New Jersey Condemnation Practice (co-authored with fellow partners Harry Riskin and John Buonocore, Jr.); How to Value a Leasehold in an Eminent Domain Case; Tax Appeals in a Depressed Market: A Reply; Condemnation in New Jersey: Some Practical Applications of Current Law; and numerous articles published by the Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain.
In addition to lecturing, writing and sharing his knowledge of eminent domain issues, Mr. McKirdy has also served in a number of special counsel assignments in township, city and county jurisdictions throughout the state.
Mr. McKirdy has been selected as a “New Jersey Superlawyer” as published in New Jersey Monthly Magazine, and as one of “The New York Area’s Best Lawyers” as published in New York Magazine.