Jaclyn is a strategic thinker who is skilled at navigating complex matters. Her practice focuses on advising and advocating for clients throughout the land use approvals process, as well as litigating Article 78 actions and matters involving real property. 

She is experienced in navigating local laws and municipal board proceedings to obtain the land use approvals clients need to advance their projects. Jaclyn works collaboratively with design professionals and environmental consultants to craft successful development projects that balance development and community interests. She focuses on the facts to present strong legal arguments for application approval and to compile a thorough administrative record to protect clients’ rights and interests.

Jaclyn also has a strong background in defending clients’ interests in litigation matters involving issues relating to SEQRA, the legality of municipal board approvals, adverse possession, encroachments, contracts, and other real property issues. She is skilled in preparing arguments to support or oppose motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, and regularly works to support clients through discovery.

Before joining Zarin & Steinmetz, Jaclyn served as a Research and Writing Editor of the Pace Environmental Law Review and worked as an intern and research assistant at the Land Use Law Center, where she worked on projects that involved developing zoning strategies that municipalities can implement to increase and diversify their housing stock through the introduction of accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and missing middle housing. Jaclyn also interned with the Litigation Bureau at the Westchester County Law Department.

Jaclyn received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where she also received an Advanced Certificate in Environmental Law. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics, with a minor in Environmental Studies from Boston College.