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
- Permit Extension Act (PEA) Extension Bill Introduced in New Jersey - (Posted On Saturday, October 11, 2014)
- Failure To Record A Wetlands Conversation Restriction Comes Back To Haunt Years Later - (Posted On Monday, June 23, 2014)
- Open Public Records Act Request Must Be In Writing - (Posted On Tuesday, January 14, 2014)
- Extension of 2012 Water Quality Planning Act Sent to Governor Christie of New Jersey - (Posted On Tuesday, January 14, 2014)
- Homeowners May Still Get Compensation For Loss Of Ocean View - (Posted On Wednesday, November 06, 2013)
- Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waiver Rule Appeal - (Posted On Sunday, October 13, 2013)
- New Jersey Court Bars Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Reliance On “Guidance” For Stormwater Management Plans - (Posted On Tuesday, September 10, 2013)
- New Jersey Appeals Court Upholds Win In Builder’s Remedy Lawsuit - (Posted On Saturday, August 31, 2013)
- New Jersey Spill Act Claim Subject To Statute Of Limitations - (Posted On Thursday, August 29, 2013)
- New Jersey Governor Signs Automatic Variance Bill For Sandy Rebuilding - (Posted On Thursday, August 08, 2013)
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.