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Author Archives: Stuart Lieberman
Happy Historic Preservation Month
May is Historic Preservation month in New Jersey, and the 23rd Annual Preservation awards were just presented by the State Historic Sites Council. Congratulations to the award recipients! See the original release with the list of winners from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection here. The preservation process is one that entails planning, patience,… Read More »
New Online Services Announced to Accelerate Applications for Permits and Public Notifications
In an effort to continue reducing red tape and delays in vital Sandy rebuilding and recovery projects, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced May 9, 2013, that a new series of online services has been launched. These services are aimed to streamline and digitize the permit application and public notification process. Both… Read More »
State Assembly Passes Bill that Strips Some Government Agency Heads of Veto Power
On April 29, 2013, the New Jersey State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that will have far reaching impacts on administrative law in New Jersey. The bill known as A-1521 would effectively strip certain agency heads of their current veto powers over the decisions of administrative law judges in contested state agency decisions. The bill… Read More »
Post-Sandy Dune Construction: Not So Fast
Did Superstorm Sandy make it safe for the State to deride waterfront property owners for refusing to allow the State to erect two-story beach dunes on their waterfront property? The State may think that such extreme protective measures may be more politically palpable because, after living through Sandy and witnessing her destruction, New Jerseyans better… Read More »
Shari M. Blecher to be Honored for Committment to Women’s Philanthropy
Lieberman & Blecher, P.C. is proud to share that one of our founding shareholders, Shari M. Blecher, is to be honored at the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks’ Women’s Philanthropy Spring Luncheon! Ms. Blecher is to receive the “Young Leadership Award” to commemorate her devotion and dedication to Women’s Philanthropy, and to the communities… Read More »
Limiting Liability for Condominium, Homeowner and other Community Associations
On March 20, 2013, the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled in Irma Sanchez v. The Villages Association that the burden of proving the validity of a community association’s bylaws limiting its liability in personal injury cases rests with the injured plaintiff. It is beneficial for community associations, their boards, professional managers and unit owners… Read More »
Environmental Litigator Michael Sinkevich Becomes Shareholder at Lieberman & Blecher
Lieberman & Blecher, P.C. is delighted to announce that attorney Michael G. Sinkevich, Jr. has become a shareholder of the firm. Michael G. Sinkevich, Jr. has practiced extensively in the environmental and land use areas since arriving in New Jersey in 2007. With a focus on complex environmental litigation, he assists our business, individual, non-profit and… Read More »
NJDEP “Waiver Rule” Upheld by Appellate Court
On March 21, 2013, an Appellate Division panel upheld the controversial “waiver rule” adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) last March. The rule has been promulgated at N.J.A.C. 7:1B-1.1, et seq. An outgrowth of Governor Chris Christie’s effort to reduce bureaucracy and encourage economic growth through application “common sense principles,” the… Read More »
NJ Appeals Court Reverses Lane Use Variances in Closter Case
Applicants before zoning boards and planning boards must prove that their application is consistent with local zoning. In other words, as a general matter, only residential applications can be approved within zones that are limited to residential use. Likewise, commercial applications are only acceptable in zones that have been designed for that type of use. When an… Read More »
Firm Pursues Lawsuit for Victims of Derailed Train that Spilled Vinyl Chloride
The environmental attorneys at Lieberman & Blecher are filing what will be the third in a series of lawsuits relating to a train that derailed in Paulsboro, NJ, releasing vinyl chloride (a carcinogen) into the environment, when a bridge collapsed beneath it on the morning of November 30, 2012. This case, brought on behalf of… Read More »
