Environmental Law Forum 2024

NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

Friday, June 21 | 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 22 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 23 | 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

ICONA Avalon
7849 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202


Earn up to 11.7 credits, including 2.4 in ethics.

2024 Environmental Law Forum

NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.


Friday, June 21 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, June 22 | 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 23 | 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

ICONA Avalon
7849 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ 08202


Earn up to 11.7  credits, including 2.4 in ethics.

TUITION FEES:

Environmental Law Section: $429
NJSBA Member:
$450
Non-Member: $500

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Please Note: Registration for the Environmental Law Forum is now closed.

The cruise on Friday evening is now full – no additional reservations can be added.

 

Our Presenters

 

Environmental Law Section Chair and Moderator:
Monica P. Schroeck, Esq.
Norris McLaughlin, PA, Bridgewater

 

Presenters:
Andrew T. Alessandro, Esq.
Gibbons P.C., Newark
Anita Locke
Geosyntec Consultants
Matthew Ambrusch
Langan, Parsippany
Nicole E. Noelliste, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC
Danielle Bagwell, Esq.
Manko Gold Katcher & Fox, LLP
Raymond S. Papperman, Esq.
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., Newark
Vinita Banthia, Esq.
Archer & Greiner, Voorhees
Malory Pascarella, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP, Newark
Robert S. Baranowski, Jr., Esq.
Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP, Marlton
Joe Perse
Tetra Tech
Scott Bisbort
Langan, Parsippany
Bethanne S. Prugh, Esq.
Office of Attorney General
Janice Brogle
Executive Director, LSRPA
Andrew B. Robins, Esq.
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., Newark
Kimberly A. Cahall, Esq.
Office of Attorney General
Marc A. Rollo, Esq.
Archer & Greiner PC, Voorhees
Inga C. Caldwell, Esq.
Cole Schotz, P.C., Hackensack
Debra S. Rosen, Esq.
Archer & Greiner PC, Voorhees
Robert F. Chimchirian
Roux, Logan Township
Dawn Santoianni
Haley & Aldrich
Geoff Clark
Tetra Tech
Steven T. Senior, Esq.
Riker Danzig LLP, Trenton
Melissa Clarke, Esq.
Saul Ewing LLP, Princeton
Michael Sheehan
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Brittany W. DeBord, Esq.
Lieberman Blecher Sinkevich, Princeton
Diana A. Silva, Esq.
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP
Heather L. Demirjian, Esq.
Cole Schotz, P.C., Hackensack
William B. Silverstein
GEI Consultants, Mount Laurel
Charles J. Dennen, Esq.
Archer & Greiner PC, Voorhees
Al Smith, PG, LSRP
First Environment, Inc.
David F. Edelstein, Esq.
Archer & Greiner, Voorhees
Shanisha Smith, Esq.
LyondellBasell
Michele J. Glass, Esq.
Gibbons P.C, Newark
Kathi Stetser
GEI Consultants, Mount Laurel
Sunila Gupta
Program Manager – Senior Associate, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Parsippany
Eric E. Tomaszewski, Esq.
McManimon & Scotland & Baumann LLC, Roseland
Justin Kowalkoski
Roux, Logan Township
Joanne Vos, Esq.
Maraziti Falcon LLP, Cedar Knolls
Irene Kropp
President, Kropp & Associates
Sonya Ward
Tetra Tech
Shawn M. LaTourette
Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
 

Every year, over 100 of New Jersey’s most prominent environmental attorneys gather for the Environmental Law Forum, a three-day, in-depth review of the latest developments and practice concerns in environmental law. This year is no exception as the Environmental Law Forum heads to the lovely ICONA Avalon in Avalon, NJ.

Program Agenda:

Day 1 | Friday, June 21

  • 12:30 | Commissioner Opening Remarks – NJDEP Commissioner, Shawn LaTourette
  • 1:15 | Regulator-Initiated Environmental Litigation in NJ – Vinita Banthia, Esq.; David F. Edelstein, Esq.; Marc A. Rollo, Esq.; Kimberly A. Cahall, Esq.; Bethanne S. Prugh, Esq.
  • 2:15 | Break
  • 2:30 | Responding to Climate Change: Flood Hazard Regulations & Development in the Garden State – Robert S. Baranowski, Jr., Esq.; Michele J. Glass, Esq.; Michael Sheehan
  • 3:30 | Reducing Environmental Justice Risks – Monica P. Schroeck, Esq.; Nicole E. Noelliste, Esq.; Shanisha Smith, Esq.; Dawn Santoianni; Sunila Gupta
  • 4:30 | Adjourn

Day 2 | Saturday, June 22

  • 8:30 | TSCA Regulatory and Agency Challenges – Justin Kowalkoski; Robert F. Chimchirian; Debra S. Rosen, Esq.
  • 9:15 | A-901 and Dirty Dirt – Kathi Stetser; William B. Silverstein; Malory Pascarella, Esq.
  • 10:00 | Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Lawyers – Heather L. Demirjian, Esq. ; Inga C. Caldwell, Esq.
  • 10:30 | Break
  • 10:45 | GSR Remediation: NJDEP’s New Guidance and a Practical Approach for Remediating Parties – Andrew T. Alessandro, Esq.; Matthew Ambrusch; Scott Bisbort; Eric E. Tomaszewski, Esq.
  • 11:30 | Attorneys & LSRPs – Perfect Together – Melissa Clarke, Esq.; Joanne Vos, Esq.; Anita Locke; Sonya Ward
  • 12:15 | SRRA at 15 – Andrew B. Robins, Esq.; Steven T. Senior, Esq.; Raymond S. Papperman, Esq.; Joe Perse; Geoff Clark 
  • 1:30 | Adjourn

Day 3 | Sunday, June 23

  • 8:30 | ESG and Ethics – Danielle Bagwell, Esq.; Brittany W. DeBord, Esq.; Diana A. Silva, Esq.; Al Smith, PG, LSRP
  • 10:30 | Adjourn
A Special Thank You to our Sponsors

 

First Environment

Langan

Roux Environmental Consulting & Management

Haley Aldrich

GEI Consultants

Maser Consulting

Tetra Tech

Lisko Environmental

EWMA
Geosyntec Consultants

Room Reservation Information at ICONA Avalon
To reserve your rooms at ICONA Avalon, call the hotel directly at 609-551-0101 and mention that you are with the New Jersey State Bar Association group or you can reserve online by clicking here.

Total CLE credits for all three days:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 11.7 hours of total CLE credit, including 2.4 in Ethics (NJ Ethics: 2.4, NJ General: 9.3)
NY CLE (nt): NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 2.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 9.0
PA CLE: PA Ethics Credit: 2.0, PA Substantive Credit: 7.5
New: No PA CLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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