Roger J. McLaughlin

Admitted  to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey since  1978, Roger J. McLaughlin has maintained a law office in Monmouth County  since that time.  As senior partner of the firm of McLaughlin Stauffer  & Shaklee, P.C., Mr. McLaughlin has served as counsel to numerous  public entities and local governing bodies as well as private and  corporate clients and banking institutions.

Mr.  McLaughlin has appeared before numerous Planning and Zoning Boards and  local governing bodies on behalf of property owners and developers in  connection with site plan, subdivision and variance applications.

As  a Rule 1:40 Qualified Mediator, Mr. McLaughlin has mediated disputes in  contractual, employment, construction, professional liability and  property matters.  

Mr.  McLaughlin has served as the Township Attorney for the Township of  Manalapan since 2010 and served as the Township Attorney for the  Township of Wall from 1990 to 2007.  He serves as Special Counsel to the  Township of Freehold, the Borough of Roosevelt and the Freehold  Township Planning Board. He has also served as Counsel to the Sayreville  Economic and Redevelopment Agency and as Bond Counsel to the Borough of  Spring Lake; the Brielle Board of Education; the Borough of Brielle;  and the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority.  He has served as  Special Counsel to other public bodies such as the Monmouth County  Improvement Authority and the Township of Toms River.

In  addition, Mr. McLaughlin has served various banking institutions as  review counsel for commercial loan transactions.  Among the banking  institutions Mr. McLaughlin has represented in that capacity are Allaire   Community Bank, Central Jersey Bank, Commerce Bank, National Community  Bank and Ocean First Bank. He also served as counsel to the South  Monmouth Board of Realtors.

Mr.  McLaughlin is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar  Associations; the National Association of Bond Lawyers; the New Jersey  Institute of Local Government Attorneys; the New Jersey State League of  Municipalities and the Monmouth County Bar Association. He has served as  Chairman of the Local Government Committee of the Monmouth County Bar  Association and has served on a League of the Municipalities Advisory  Committee.  Mr. McLaughlin has also lectured on subjects related to  municipal law, land use and zoning; and has served as an expert witness  in those fields.

Mr.  McLaughlin has been named each year from 2006 to 2023 as a "Super  Lawyer" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine, one of only few attorneys in New  Jersey so recognized in the field of State, Local &  Municipal Government Law. 

In 2015, Mr. McLaughlin was the recipient of the Michael A. Pane Award,  given annually by the New Jersey Institute of Local Government  Attorneys and the New Jersey League of Municipalities.  The Michael A.  Pane Award honors a municipal professional who exemplifies the highest  standards of ethics and whose work has significantly enhanced the  integrity of local government.