A member of the law firm Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., Wendy Berger plays a critical role in the early steps of real estate development: representing clients before government agencies and local boards for development approvals and the acquisition, leasing, sale and financing of commercial and residential properties. Berger also concentrates on the formation of condominium and cooperative public offering statements, condominium and cooperative conversions, construction law and the acquisition and sale of liquor licenses. Berger also represents property owners in pursuing real property tax appeals throughout New Jersey before the County Board of Taxation and the New Jersey Tax Court. For her accomplishments, Berger has been awarded an AV-rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals. Cole Schotz serves clients throughout the U.S. with offices in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Texas. The firm represents hundreds of closely-held businesses and individuals - many for decades - as well as Fortune 500 companies. She is a member of the bar in New York and New Jersey, and has been admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. An active member of the legal community, she served a three-year membership on the Bergen County Judicial Appointments Committee, Judicial Performance Committee, the Ethics Committee and the Nominating Committee, and is the former chairperson of the Bergen County Bar Association's Land Use and Real Property Committees. She was named a New Jersey Super Lawyer in 2005 and was named in the prestigious Best Lawyers in America from 2008 to 2010. Most recently, Berger was included in 201 Magazine's list of Top Lawyers in Bergen County for 2011. Currently the treasurer for NYCREW, the N.Y. chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, Berger also is a member of and has spoken before the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). She also has been a featured speaker for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Bergen County Bar Association and the Bergen County Board of Realtors.