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
- New Jersey Court Does About-Face, Sides With Landowner in Preserved Farm Dispute - (Posted On Wednesday, October 19, 2016)
- New Jersey Court Rules Time of Application Rule is Shield Not Sword - (Posted On Tuesday, August 02, 2016)
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) To Ramp-up Waterfront Development Compliance Efforts - (Posted On Saturday, June 04, 2016)
- New Jersey State’s New Construction Code Provides for Stricter Building Requirements in Coastal Areas - (Posted On Tuesday, October 27, 2015)
- Appeals Court Questions Municipal Ordinances On Abandonment Of Nonconforming Use - (Posted On Friday, April 10, 2015)
- No Statute Of Limitations For New Jersey Spill Act Contribution Claims - (Posted On Wednesday, January 28, 2015)
- Ocean City, New Jersey Need Not Address Zoning Master Plan Change - (Posted On Monday, January 19, 2015)
- Safe Dam Act Casts Broad Net - New Jersey - (Posted On Tuesday, January 06, 2015)
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Needs Court Order to Seize Control of Private Property - (Posted On Wednesday, November 19, 2014)
- New Jersey Municipal Engineer Is A “Public Employee” Entitled With Tort Claims Act Protections - (Posted On Wednesday, October 22, 2014)
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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.