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Biography

Joseph P. Baumann, Jr. is Chairman of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC. He concentrates his practice in all aspects of redevelopment and development law, with a strong emphasis on complicated projects involving numerous stakeholders, difficult sites, complex capital stacks and extensive public sector involvement.

Having spent almost 30 years bringing these types of projects to completion gives Joe a unique ability to assist clients in navigating the often difficult public-private negotiations inherent in such projects. In such projects, Joe provides strategic and legal guidance designed to produce results for his clients. He represents public and private clients throughout New Jersey and in most every county, and has been counsel for signature projects that are transforming municipalities, such as Bayonne, Bloomfield, Carteret, Cranford and Atlantic City.

Joe also has experience in all aspects of public sector law, with a particular emphasis on public finance. He has represented the State, its agencies and numerous municipalities, counties, boards of education and authorities, as well as underwriters and trustees. Such representation has involved a broad range of transactions, including negotiated and competitive, special obligations and general obligations, current and advance refundings, and all aspects of redevelopment-related financings.

Finally, Joe’s public-private expertise extends to other areas as well, including P3 transactions for infrastructure. On behalf of the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority (BMUA), he negotiated a 40-year concession agreement with a private sector joint venture for the Authority’s water and wastewater systems. The BMUA transaction won national awards, and the “revenue path” model employed in that transaction promises to be replicated throughout the country. Joe has provided similar advice to other municipalities throughout New Jersey.

Joe routinely speaks in New Jersey and nationally on redevelopment, development and public-private partnerships, and has authored numerous articles on such topics. He is on the Advisory Board for the Rutgers Business School Center for Real Estate and is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Association, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Association of Environmental Authorities, the Atlantic County Economic Alliance and the National Association of Bond Lawyers.  Joe is currently serving on boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of essex, Hudson & Union Counties, University Hospital and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.  He is also a member of the City of Newark Commission on Homelessness. 

Joe has been recognized by Best Lawayers in America and New Jersey Super Lawyers.  He was also peer rated in Martindale-Hubble as "AV Preeminent". In 2025, he made the ROI-NJ list of Power Influencers.