2026 Environmental Law Forum
Date: Jun 28, 2026 12:00 p.m. – Jun 30, 2026 10:30 a.m.
Location: ICONA Avalon, 7849 Dune Dr, Avalon
Member Price: $475.00
Non-Member Price: $525.00
Section Price: $450.00
Areas of Law: Environmental
Earn up to 12.3 credits, including 2.4 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- David J. Miller, Esq.
- Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C., Red Bank
- Michael G. Sinkevich, Esq.
- Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich, P.C., Princeton
Presenters
- Andrew T. Alessandro, Esq.
- FBT Gibbons, Far Hills
- Janine G. Bauer, Esq.
- Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader, Lawrenceville
- Kate Campbell, Esq.
- Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, Bala Cynwyd
- Robert Chimchirian, PE, LSRP
- Roux Associates, Inc., Swedesboro
- Melissa A. Clarke, Esq.
- Saul Ewing LLP, Princeton
- Richard Erickson
- First Environment
- Mark D. Fisher, LSRP, CHMM
- Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Princeton
- Jeanne M. Fox, Esq.
- Columbia University
- Michele J. Glass, Esq.
- FBT Gibbons, Newark
- Gabrielle Grillo, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Kelly A. Hanna, Esq.
- Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, Philadelphia
- Mark S. Heinzelmann, Esq.
- Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Roseland
- Vanessa Huerta
- First Environment, Inc., Butler
- Jon Jacobs, Esq.
- First Environment, Inc., Butler
- Jhansi Kandasamy
- The Nuclear Company
- Zachary A. Klein, Esq.
- Van Dalen Brower LLC, Mount Holly
- Justin Kowalkoski, PG, LSRP
- Roux Associates, Inc., Swedesboro
- Whitney LaMarche
- Tetra Tech, Inc., Whitehouse Station
- Dawn Lamparello, Esq.
- K&L Gates LLP, Newark
- Elizabeth Limbrick
- New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- Anita M. Locke, LSRP
- Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., Pennington
- Valentina Miller, PE
- Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
- Heidi S. Minuskin, Esq.
- Schenck Price Smith & King LLP, Florham Park
- Raymond S. Papperman, Esq.
- Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., Newark
- Malory Pascarella, Esq.
- K&L Gates LLP, Newark
- Jonathan Perse
- Tetra Tech, Inc., Whitehouse Station
- Ed Potosnak
- Acting Commissioner, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
- David M. Reap, Esq.
- Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York
- Sara Redding, MS, PG, LSRP
- Roux Associates, Inc.
- Andrew B. Robins, Esq.
- Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
- Danielle Sandella, CHMM
- Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
- Michael S. Spinello, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Steven A. Spinello
- Skyports Infrastructure
- Kathleen Stetser, P.G., LSRP
- GEI Consultants, Inc., P.C., Mount Laurel
- Dennis M. Toft, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Paola Toro, Esq.
- Bressler, Amery & Ross, Florham Park
- Joanne Vos, Esq.
- Maraziti Falcon LLP, Cedar Knollsis a Partner in Maraziti Falcon, LLP in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. She focuses her practice in environmental law, including compliance, environmental litigation, sustainability and land use, as well as redevelopment and complex transactional work. She routinely counsels clients in connection with real estate purchase and sale agreements, commercial lease agreements, asset purchase agreements, access agreements and redevelopment agreements; and also counsels clients on contamination and remediation issues including federal and state due diligence requirements and ISRA compliance. Ms. Vos has successfully litigated numerous environmental matters involving both private and public entities. She is a former Special Environmental Counsel for the City of Newark and serves the Township of Millstone in that capacity, and represents the Cities of Asbury Park, Hoboken and Summit, as well as the Township of Neptune, in redevelopment transactions.
Ms. Vos is admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Past President of the Middlesex County Bar Association and the New Jersey Defense Association, she is Chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the latter. Ms. Vos is a member of the Legal and Legislative Committee of the Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association, the Environmental Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Society of Women Environmental Professionals and Commercial Real Estate Women of New Jersey. She is Chair/Mentor of the Middlesex County Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee, sits on the Board of Directors of Continuing Professional Education Services, Inc. and is a former member of the District X Fee Arbitration Committee.
Ms. Vos is a Former Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickenson University’s Paralegal Studies Program and her articles have appeared in The Middlesex Advocate, the New Jersey Defense Association Magazine and other publications. The recipient of the Middlesex County Bar Association’s Transactional Attorney of the Year Award and several other honors, she has lectured for ICLE, the New Jersey and Middlesex County Bar Associations, the New Jersey Defense Association and other organizations.
Ms. Vos received her B.A. from Montclair State University and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. She was Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Stephen E. Mochary, J.S.C., Essex County.
(9/23) - Sonya Ward, PG, LSRP, LRS, CPG, CGWP, CHMM
- Tetra Tech, Inc., Whitehouse Station
- Chris Whitehead, QEP, CESM
- Chris Whitehead Consulting, LLC
Every year, over of 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 practice. This year is no exception as the Environmental Law Forum heads to the lovely ICONA Avalon in Avalon, NJ.
Room Reservation Information
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Environmental Law Forum Agenda:
Sunday, June 28
- 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Microplastics - Small Plastics, Big Liability - Danielle Sandella, CHMM, Langan; Valentina Miller, PE, Langan; Mark S. Heinzelmann, Esq., Lowenstein Sandler
- 1:15 - 2 p.m. | Nuclear Development in New Jersey with Focus on Environmental Protection, Nuclear Technologies, and Nuclear Waste Management - Whitney LaMarche, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Jonathan Perse, Tetra Tech, Inc.; Jhansi Kandasamy, The Nuclear Company
- 2 - 2:45 p.m. | When Innovation Outpaces Regulation: Advising Clients in Emerging Industries - Michael Spinello, Esq., CSG Law;Zachary A. Klein, Esq., Van Dalen Brower LLC; Chris Whitehead, QEP, CESM, Chris Whitehead Consulting LLC; Steven A. Spinello, Skyports; Jeanne M. Fox, Esq., Columbia University
- 3 - 3:45 p.m. | Cautionary Tales from N.J.S.A. 58:10B-16: Does The Access Statute Facilitate Remediation, or Just Raise Questions - Janine G. Bauer, Esq., Szaferman Lakind; Gabrielle Grillo, Esq., CSG Law
- 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. | Data Centers - Kate Campbell, Esq., Manko Gold; Kelly A. Hanna, Esq., Manko Gold
Monday, June 29
- 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | PFAS Standard of Care - Vanessa Huerta, First Environment; Richard Erickson, First Environment; Jon Jacobs, Esq., First Environment
- 9:15 - 10 a.m. | Site Remediation Rules Update - Kathleen Stetser, P.G., LSRP, GEI Consultants; Mark Fischer, LSRP, CHMM, Haley & Aldrich; Heidi S. Minuskin, Esq., Schenck Price
- 10:15 - 11 a.m. | NJDEP Asks, Do You Have to Answer? - Michele Glass, Esq., FBT Gibbons; Andrew Alessandro, Esq., FBT Gibbons; Justin Kowalkoski, PG, LSRP, Roux Inc.; Robert F. Chimchirian, PE, LSRP, Roux Inc.
- 11 - 11:45 a.m. | Navigating Complex ISRA Triggers in Multi-Stakeholder Scenarios - Dawn M. Lamparello, Esq., K&L Gates; Malory M. Pascarella, Esq., K&L Gates; Sara S. Redding, MS, PG, LSRP, Roux
- 11:45 a.m. - 12:30pm | Issues, Including Transactional, In Development and Redevelopment of Environmentally Constrained Sites - Raymond S. Papperman, Esq., Sills Cummis; Andrew B. Robins, Esq., Sills Cummis; Elizabeth Limbrick, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | Commissioner Keynote - Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak
Tuesday, June 30
- 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | ERA and Ethics - David M. Reap, Esq., Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; Dennis M. Toft, Esq., CSG Law
- 9:30am - 10:30am | Equity in the Environmental World - Joanne Vos, Esq., Maraziti Falcon LLP; Melissa Clarke, Esq. Saul Ewing; Anita M. Locke, LSRP, Geosyntec Consultants; Paola Toro, Esq., Bressler, Amery & Ross PC; Sonya Ward, PG, LSRP, LRS, CPG, CGWP, CHMM, Tetra Tech Inc.
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