Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. Welcomes Commercial Real Estate Co-Chair Patrick A. Haggerty
Hackensack, NJ (July 1, 2025) - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is pleased to announce that Patrick A. Haggerty has joined as co-chair of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Haggerty was a partner in White and Williams LLP’s Real Estate and Finance departments.
Haggerty focuses his practice on a wide range of commercial real estate transactions and financings. His practice includes the representation of real estate developers, owners, investors, international and domestic banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and insurance companies in the acquisition, development, financing and disposition of commercial real estate assets. Additionally, he has represented numerous institutional investors and homebuilders in large scale land banking transactions spanning the country. Having represented land banking clients in closing in excess of $1 billion in aggregate project value over the past five years, Patrick is regarded as an authority in the land banking sphere.
“Patrick is a diligent and creative attorney with an exceptional background in real estate law,” said Scott R. Lippert, co-chair of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate practice. “His unique experience, spanning in-house counsel roles, real estate development, and prior experience as a real estate investment banking analyst, adds tremendous value to our team and clients. He brings a true understanding of clients’ needs and what matters most to them in their transactions. We are thrilled to welcome him to Pashman Stein.”
“I am excited to join Scott as co-chair of the practice group,” said Haggerty. “I have long known Pashman Stein for its acclaimed litigation practice as well as its sophisticated corporate and transactional side. I look forward to working alongside Scott in growing the team, expanding the practice, and advising investors, developers, owners and lenders and more in their real estate needs, including land banking. In addition, I already appreciate Pashman Stein’s unique culture and the opportunity to offer the efficiencies and top-notch service that the firm provides to its clients.”
Haggerty’s experience includes drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, land banking documents, construction and permanent loans, asset-based loans and revolving credit facilities. Leveraging his combined experience in business and law, he appreciates both the business and legal points in each transaction, has a keen understanding of the pressure points in a deal, and provides clear and effective communication with all parties in a transaction.
Haggerty’s previous experience includes serving as in-house counsel and managing director at a large Pennsylvania-based real estate development firm. Prior to earning his law degree, he worked for several years as a real estate investment banking analyst in northern New Jersey. Prior to entering the business world, Haggerty played professional soccer as a defender for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
Haggerty earned his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in 2014, and his B.A. from Boston College in 2005.