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Professional Bio
Michele R. Donato graduated from Rutgers Law School, where she was an editor of the Rutgers Law Review. She clerked for the Honorable Merritt Lane, Jr., who handled the prerogative writ calendar for Monmouth County.
She currently represents the Planning Boards in the Boroughs of Roosevelt and Allentown.
Ms. Donato has represented municipal agencies, developers and citizen groups throughout her career. Her practice is almost exclusively devoted to land use, historic preservation and environmental law.
Ms. Donato is General Counsel to New Jersey Planning Officials and Past President of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys. In 2013, Ms. Donato received the William Cox Award for Excellence in Land Use. Ms. Donato was selected to Super Lawyers from 2011 to 2025. She was an Adjunct Professor with Rutgers University, Bureau of Local Government Services for more than twenty years and she lectured for organizations throughout the State.
Ms. Donato participated in the prestigious Oxford University Roundtable. She received the Monsignor Harding Award of Merit from Saint Peter’s High School. The League of Women Voters also honored her with an award for her work in preserving the environment.
She currently represents the Planning Boards in the Boroughs of Roosevelt and Allentown.
Ms. Donato has represented municipal agencies, developers and citizen groups throughout her career. Her practice is almost exclusively devoted to land use, historic preservation and environmental law.
Ms. Donato is General Counsel to New Jersey Planning Officials and Past President of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys. In 2013, Ms. Donato received the William Cox Award for Excellence in Land Use. Ms. Donato was selected to Super Lawyers from 2011 to 2025. She was an Adjunct Professor with Rutgers University, Bureau of Local Government Services for more than twenty years and she lectured for organizations throughout the State.
Ms. Donato participated in the prestigious Oxford University Roundtable. She received the Monsignor Harding Award of Merit from Saint Peter’s High School. The League of Women Voters also honored her with an award for her work in preserving the environment.
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