Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich is working to ensure that Cape May County residents have access to Diamond Beach, by enforcing the Public Trust Doctrine.
Philadelphia Inquirer article 1 and article 2.
Our firm represents community groups against improper billboard proposals and zoning ordinances.
Protesters celebrate demise of billboard plan
Billboard foes keep them out of sight
Board advises not to allow billboards
View a second article about the Mansfield Township Billboard challenge
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich Defeats Harmful Billboard Ordinance in Burlington County
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT: Buying/selling contaminated property
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich represents organizations with regard to municipal Fair Share Plans and other COAH issues. The firm’s experience in practicing before municipal land use boards and various state and federal agencies lend to our ability to effectively represent our clients’ interest in COAH proceedings.
12/09/06 Update on the Franklin Township COAH Plan
An update on the Franklin Township Housing Plan as of 2/9/06.
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich represents many community/citizen groups and non-profit organizations in local and regional land use, zoning, planning and environmental matters. These efforts may include participation in planning or zoning board hearings, initiation of administrative challenges, as well as the filing of state or federal lawsuits.
L&B Represents Neighborhood That Opposes Industrial Recycling Facility Within Community
Read About Stuart Lieberman’s Galloway Twp. Triumph in the Atlantic City Press
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich Retained to Oppose Hillsborough 1500 Unit Age-Restricted Mega Project
Local officials questioned by prosecutor’s office
Stuart Lieberman Hired to Oppose a Temple Proposed in Franklin Township
Development heading to court for hearing Sept. 18
Judge: Point Beach must maintain lake
Lawsuit ripples community lake
Decision delayed once again on North Bruns. farm’s fate
Eagleswood backs state dredging of Westecunk Creek Residents fear location of material, noise
Stuart Lieberman Files Suit to Protect Historic Forney House in Milltown
Stuart Lieberman Files Suit Regarding Highlands-Sea Bright Route 36 Bridge
Group says bank threatens lawsuit
Warehouse foes fear contamination
Facing Angry Crowd, DOT Defends Decision To Replace Highlands Bridge
Citizens group hires law firm over drawbridge replacement
Attorneys seek state records on bridge project
Hamilton residents sue to halt strip mall
We are hired to stop inappropriate coastal dredging project.
Court date set in Meirs Road warehouse case
Lawsuit reveals residents’ deep dissatisfaction with shallow lake
Citizens sue borough over health of Lake of the Lillies
An Update on the Lake Grinnell Bridge Preservation
More information about the Lake Grinnell Bridge Preservation
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich successful in halting destruction of historic bridge
Eminent Domain can be used to preserve property and fend off overdevelopment.
A behind the scenes look at an epic land use fight in Somerset County, NJ
Our successful efforts to save a battlefield site from becoming a chain drug store location
A challenge to a municipal Zoning Board for improperly granting a use variance.
Read more about the case in Howell
Read about Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich’s work before the Bernards Township Planning Board.
6/19/2006 Hear Wall Street Journal Radio’s Gordon Deal interview Stuart Lieberman on the recent Supreme Court decision RAPANOS v. United States. This decision determines whether limits exist to the federal government’s authority to re
gulate Wetlands under the Clean Water Act, specifically in navigable waters.
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich concentrates in environmental land use issues, including the implementation of the Highlands Act, CAFRA, and the Pinelands Act. For an example of our firm’s work in a Holland Township case, click here.
For an example of a preservation case in Bernards Township, which was recently upheld by the State Superior Court, click here
Regulatory Takings/Inverse Condemnation
WETLANDS: Regulation, Permitting, Litigation.
View the table of contents of the book “Wetlands 2001 Update
Read the latest about regulatory takings
Contamination Discovered on or Under Your Property
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Administrative and judicial challenges.
Judge Allows Chromium Clean Up Litigation In Jersey City To Move Forward
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich Sues Over Radon Gas Exposure in Lopatcong
Lawsuit blames backyard pile of problems on Princeton University
Petersburg couple demands state remediate high groundwater salt content
“Civil war” still raging over lake
Fair Lawn noise dispute tabled again
$124M contract awarded for new Highlands bridge
Lawsuit ripples community lake
Eagleswood backs state dredging of Westecunk Creek Residents fear location of material, noise
Firm files suit over mercury contaminated day care center
Central New Jersey and Southern New Jersey both plagued by contamination caused by major oil companies.
Contamination Discovered on or Under Your Property
FERTILIZER: Use, abuse, exposure and illness.
$124M contract awarded for new Highlands bridge
Bank files suit in Forney House battle
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich assists property owners and those affected by leaking underground storage tanks. Our firm handles tank leak problems for residential and commercial property owners on a routine basis. We can help you communicate with the Department of Environmental Protection, insurance carriers, and warranty issuers. Our firm has also been instrumental in obtaining cleanup funding through various grant and loan programs, enabling our clients to accomplish removal or remediation of leaking USTs in a cost-effective manner. We can also save a pending real estate transaction and if necessary, commence a lawsuit to protect a client’s rights. When it comes to tank cases, our experience is unsurpassed.
Read more about how leaking underground storage tanks can affect your home
Contamination Discovered on or Under Your Property
In the Region/ When Buying a House, Beware the Buried Oil Tank
Insuring Your Underground Storage Tanks
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich P.C. serves as special counsel to numerous municipalities. The services provided by our attorneys have varied from general counseling to extensive litigation on the state and federal levels. In addition to addressing a municipality’s special needs, the attorneys at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich are also qualified to fulfill the role of Municipal Attorney and address a governing body’s general legal needs
A legal loophole may prevent Meadowlands open space from being preserved.
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich retained by a North Jersey community to raise legal and land use challenges to a mega development in the New Jersey Meadowlands
Fair Lawn noise dispute tabled again
NOISE POLLUTION: Nuisance and quality of life claims
Our litigation regarding noise and air pollution from Teterboro
Airport
How to Handle Your Noisy Neighbor
Smoking Out Your Nasty Neighbor
A Neighborhood Exposed to Toxic Substance
Development at higher elevations causing flooding on your property?
Stuart Lieberman Hired to Oppose a Temple Proposed in Franklin Township
Another story on the tragic Bedmister Church Case
Read a recent updated column concerning this controversial issue
Learn how federal law relates to zoning issues and houses of worship. For more information, refer to this newspaper account which summarizes RLUIPA claims in New Jersey.
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich represents clients in both commercial and residential real estate transactions and is uniquely qualified to assist clients in addressing the environmental complications that sometimes affect their real estate transactions.
Builders And Insurers Are Placing “Mold Clauses” In Their Contracts
When Your Septic System Fails…
Public Drinking Water vs. Private Wells
Contamination Discovered on or Under Your Property
Environmental Disclosure Statements
Pesticide Use Around the Home, Natural Pesticide Options
Freon vs. Puron Air Conditioning
Green Laws and Runoff Problems
Group says bank threatens lawsuit
Environmental whistleblower cases.
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich is co-council in massive drinking water case against DuPont.
Tainted water suit allowed to proceed
Warehouse foes fear contamination
Appellate court upholds Chevron responsibility for cleanup at gas station site
Gas station ordered to compensate couple
Click here to review a recent journal article regarding the Dupont matter.
During the last century, we talked about how chemicals would enhance our lifestyles, as a result, we then stopped talking, and started producing. In this century, the focus is now on how these chemicals have entered our drinking water, and what we must do to reduce the risk. If you are interested in learning more, read an article written by attorney Stuart J. Lieberman entitled Benzene Can Make You Very Sick, Know The Risks And Reduce The Odds.
Representation in Water Contamination cases
One of our drinking water contamination cases against the big oil companies
Public water supply contaminated with uranium
School Bus Emissions May Harm Children
Public Drinking Water vs. Private Wells
Pesticide Use Around the Home,Natural Pesticide Options
Residents sue to block cell tower in Essex Fells
Residents oppose plan for two cellular towers
Cell tower opponents say property values will fall
FH Sets Cell Tower Height Demo
Another Cell Tower Bites The Dust
See another Liebermnan & Blecher cell tower case in Monmouth County
Opposing Cell Towers and Cell Antennas.