John Farrell

Background

About John Farrell

John Farrell concentrates his practice in the areas of zoning and land use planning, environmental law, litigation and appeals and municipal law and legislative practice. Mr. Farrell represents developers, property owners and franchisees in land use approval cases, municipal litigation and real estate transactions. Mr. Farrell began his career in public service as an Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Babylon, where he served as counsel to the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board. He also acted as lead prosecutor for zoning violations in the Town. After leaving the Town, Mr. Farrell was associated with several prominent Long Island law firms before joining Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC. Recently, Mr. Farrell was appointed to the Advisory Board of Touro Law School’s Land Use & Sustainable Development Law Institute. The Institute is dedicated to issues that are very important to Mr. Farrell such as addressing some of Long Island’s most pressing social concerns, including climate change and natural disaster resiliency; the creation of thriving urban centers and downtowns; affordable housing; and the management of water resources, including stormwater, waste water, and drinking water.