Dorian Reiser

Dorian Reiser is a Partner at KKC Law in Vernon, Connecticut, with a practice focused on real estate, land use and zoning, and land use litigation. Her official profile describes more than 25 years of experience representing developers, landowners, financial institutions, and individuals. She handles legal issues involving development approvals, zoning and wetlands matters, property transactions, financing, easements, leases, and disputes that can proceed before local boards, commissions, and courts.

Reiser earned a B.A. in Political Science from Providence College in 1993, graduating cum laude. She received her J.D. from Western New England College School of Law in 1996, also graduating cum laude, and served on the Western New England Law Review. Her academic background in law and public institutions supports a practice that regularly involves municipal regulations, property rights, administrative processes, transaction documents, and litigation over land use decisions.

Reiser’s land use work includes subdivision and site plan applications, special permits, variances, zoning regulation amendments, wetlands matters, enforcement issues, environmental intervention, sewer permits, and planning questions. Her real estate practice includes title issues, acquisitions and sales, financing, easements, and residential and commercial leases. She represents clients before municipal boards and commissions and, when needed, in trial and appellate courts on disputes arising from land use decisions.

Dorian Reiser combines transactional real estate work with land use advocacy and litigation experience. Her practice allows her to assist clients from the planning and approval stages of a project through purchase, financing, leasing, or a contested administrative or court proceeding. She helps developers, property owners, lenders, and individuals understand regulatory requirements, structure transactions, and address disputes involving zoning, development, access, title, environmental concerns, and other real property issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kahan Kerensky Capossela, LLP
• Current Member and Past Chair of the Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section, Connecticut Bar Association
• Member, Tolland County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Member, Connecticut Developers Council

Licensed State

• Connecticut

Education

• Western New England College School of Law
  J.D., Honors: Cum Laude
• Providence College
  B.A., Political Science, Honors: Cum Laude

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