Elsbeth

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 Accomplished attorney with a strong background in municipal law, land use, zoning, municipal tax appeals and public entity defense. Skilled municipal prosecutor. Prior experience includes drafting legislation and providing community outreach for elected officials on the state, county, and local level. Licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey.

Ms. Crusius grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, where the county seat and her office are located. A graduate of the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Forest Biology, she earned her Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law in 2006. Following her graduation, she was admitted to practice law before the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey in 2007. In 2010, she graduated from the Justice Morris Pashman American Inn of Court. 

• Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey 1986
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1986
• Areas of Practice:
  • Real Estate
  • Land Use
  • Municipal Law
  • Municipal Court Practice
  • Small Claims
  • Tax Appeals
• Education:
  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
  • J.D. - 2006
  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
  • B.S. - 1999
  • Major: Forest Biology
• Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Bergen County Bar Foundation, Vice President, 2012 - Present
  • Bergen County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Legislative Committee, 2010 - Present
  • Bergen County Environmental Commission
  • New Jersey State Prosecutors' Association
  • Bergen Bike Tour Steering Committee
  • Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
• Honors and Awards: 
  • Graduate: The Justice Morris pashman American Inn of Court, Hackensack, 2008 - 2010
• Prosecutor:
  • Township of South Hackensack
  • Borough of Bogota
  • Borough of New Milford
  • Borough of Wallington
• Alternate Prosecutor:
  • Edgewater
  • Ridgefield Park 
  • Ridgefield  
  • Wood-Ridge
  • East Rutherford Board of Health
• Published Works:
  • Property Tax Update, New Jersey Law Journal, September 30, 2002
  • Environmental Compliance and Litigation, Leader Publications, 2002
• Representative Cases
  • Price v. Hudson Heights Development, LLC, 417 NJ Super 232 (App Div 2011)
• Adjunct Professor
  • Alternatives to Domestic Violence - Legal Advocacy Project, 2009 - Present
  • Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition - Judge, 2009 - Present