Anthony Pasca joined the firm in 1998 and has been a partner since 2006. He maintains active litigation, municipal/land use, and real estate practices.
In his general litigation practice, Anthony represents individuals, businesses, landowners, farmers, and municipalities in such areas as title disputes, zoning, environmental, and municipal law, and contested real estate transactions. Some of his appeals have resulted in leading opinions on easements and boundary rules, zoning and “SEQRA” issues, contract disputes over downpayments and “specific performance,” and inverse condemnation (regulatory takings) claims. Through “Article 78” proceedings, which are special proceedings used to challenge governmental decisions, Anthony has helped clients overturn dozens of adverse decisions from town, village, and state agencies, while successfully defending other clients’ permits and approvals from neighbor challenges.
Anthony’s land use practice benefits from his dual perspective as municipal and private counsel. On the public side, he has represented several towns and villages as special counsel, as well as serving as Village Attorney for Westhampton Beach since 2014. On the private side, he represents landowners who are seeking variances or special permits from zoning boards, site plan or subdivision approvals from planning boards, wetland and coastal erosion permits from conservation or “CEHA” boards, environmental decisions under SEQRA, and other land use approvals.
As a real estate attorney, Anthony represents buyers, sellers, and builders of residential homes and land in the Hamptons and North Fork regions. Anthony’s land-use and litigation experiences inform his perspective on the contractual, title, zoning, and environmental issues that often arise in the Hamptons’ unique real estate markets. His land use and title experience also enables him to assist buyers with their due diligence prior to entering into contracts.
Originally from Long Island, Anthony attended Cornell University before returning to study law on a full-tuition academic grant at Hofstra University School of Law, where he also served on the Hofstra Law Review.
Anthony has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest “AV” rating from its peer review process, as well as its selection as a Top Rated Lawyer in Litigation, Land Use and Zoning, and Appellate Law. Since 2014, he has been included in Thompson Reuters’ list of NY Metro Area “Super Lawyers.”