Paul, Chair of the Environmental & Land Use Litigation Practice Area, focuses his practice in environmental, redevelopment, land use, regulatory, real estate and affordable housing law, and litigation. He also handles a wide variety of redevelopment matters as well as corporate and commercial litigation. In addition to handling major litigation before both the state and federal courts and the Office of Administrative Law, he has extensive experience before the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Appellate Division.
Paul represents real estate developers and other businesses in all types of environmental and land use matters, including permitting and compliance in the areas of water, wetlands, waste, and air; brownfields redevelopment; site remediation; and transactional. He also represents landowners in cost recovery actions, as well as in enforcement actions brought by government or environmental groups.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Paul H. Schneider
- NJDEP Notice of Rule Waiver/Modification/Suspension: Extension of Timeframes for Certain Remediation Activities - (Posted On Tuesday, August 25, 2020)
- Governor Murphy Signs Permit Extension Act of 2020 - (Posted On Thursday, July 02, 2020)
- NJDEP Upgrades Protections for 600 Miles of Rivers and Streams - (Posted On Friday, May 08, 2020)
- NJDEP Extends Certain Site Remediation Deadlines - (Posted On Monday, April 27, 2020)
- NJDEP Deadlines and Other Requirements Remain in Effect Despite COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Wednesday, April 22, 2020)
- EPA Relaxes Environmental Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic - (Posted On Thursday, April 02, 2020)
- Clock Starts on DEP Stormwater Management Green Infrastructure Rule - (Posted On Friday, March 20, 2020)
- Governor Murphy Releases 2019 Energy Master Plan – New DEP Rules Will Require Builders to Consider Climate Change - (Posted On Monday, January 27, 2020)
- NJDEP Releases Report on Sea-Level Rise in New Jersey - (Posted On Friday, December 13, 2019)
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Municipal Court Jurisdiction to Enforce Spill Act Penalties - (Posted On Monday, December 02, 2019)
The National Law Review names Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. and authors Michael J. Gross, Marc D. Policastro, Paul H. Schneider, Steven M. Dalton, David J. Miller, and Afiyfa H. Ellington as Go-To Thought Leaders in the field of State and Local Law. The firm’s May 2022 article, “NJDEP Announces FHA Emergency Rulemaking,” gained considerable traction for its coverage of the latest developments in New Jersey flood hazard rulemaking, demonstrating the firm’s impressive depth of knowledge with their timely and relevant thought leadership.
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla’s New Jersey Environmental Law & Land Use practice group is recognized as a Go-To Thought Leader for their coverage and analysis of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) permit extensions, including extensions for remediation activities, environmental compliance updates due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, amendments to surface water quality and other environmental standards and statutory and common law environmental cleanup claims. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla's Environmental and Land Use team provides timely regulatory and litigation updates which are invaluable to construction, real estate professionals and other parties interested in New Jersey environmental standard. Giordano Environmental and Land Use Practice Group legal editors include Michael J. Gross, Marc D. Policastro, Paul H. Schneider, Steven M. Dalton, David J. Miller and Afiyfa H. Ellington.