U. Nkechi Nwachukwu is Senior Counsel at J&G Law, LLP, and is a seasoned New York land use and municipal law attorney with over 25 years of experience. Nkechi has advised public entities and quasi-judicial boards on statutory compliance, regulatory interpretation, environmental review, and land development matters. She also advises planning boards, zoning boards of appeals, and architectural review boards on land use, zoning, and environmental matters, including SEQRA compliance.
For four years, Nkechi taught college courses in law, government, and politics as an adjunct professor in the political science department of Lehman College.
Nkechi earned her bachelor's degree in political science from Lehman College in the Bronx in 1992. She received her Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1996.
Nkechi resides with her family in Mount Vernon, New York, and enjoys gardening and reading.
