A graduate of New York University School of Law, Scott Haworth has practiced law in New York for over two decades. Scott Haworth leverages his experience to lead as partner of Haworth Coleman & Gerstman, LLC, where he and his fellow attorneys have obtained favorable outcomes in a number of cases, including a case in which they successfully defended a New Jersey municipality.

1. Haworth Coleman & Gerstman, LLC
- Defending a New Jersey
Municipality
Scott Haworth

2. Introduction
• A graduate of New York University School of Law, Scott
Haworth has practiced law in New York for over two
decades. Scott Haworth leverages his experience to lead
as partner of Haworth Coleman & Gerstman, LLC, where
he and his fellow attorneys have obtained favorable
outcomes in a number of cases, including a case in which
they successfully defended a New Jersey municipality.
In the aforementioned case, Haworth joined associates
Richard Barber and Barry Gerstman to defend a New
Jersey municipality that was facing a lawsuit related to a
retaining wall on a commercial building owner’s
property.

3. Haworth Coleman & Gerstman, LLC
• The wall was built following state approval of an
improvement project involving a wetlands area creek
and culvert situated between the municipality’s property
and that of the building owner. The owner claimed that
the retaining wall caused damage to his building and that
the state had unconstitutionally taken over part of his
property.
The court granted the municipality’s motion for a
summary judgment, citing the pre-approval of the
project by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection. The court also stated that the municipality
was not liable for damages, per the Design or Plan
Immunity provision of the state’s Tort Claims Act.