k A. Blount, Esq., is a partner of Tesser & Cohen. Mr. Blount concentrates his practice on residential and commercial land use and zoning matters ranging from major commercial site plans to residential variance applications. He has represented owners, developers, construction managers and municipalities in all aspects of land development - from land acquisition and financing through the site plan, subdivision or variance approvals process to the ultimate lease or sale of the approved projects. He also handles appeals and litigation relating to the approvals process. Mr. Blount has extensive experience in corporate and commercial transactions as well as complex civil litigation.

Mr. Blount is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Blount is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the past President of the Morris County Bar Foundation. He was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the District X Ethics and Fee Arbitration Committees. He also serves as a member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Minority Concerns Committee for the Morris/Sussex Vicinage.

Mr. Blount graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and received his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law.