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NJDEP Updates Elevation Standards and Flood Maps

By | Published April 10, 2013 | Posted in Climate Change, Development, Environmental Issues, Land Use, Legislation and Rulemaking, Planning, Redevelopment, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On March 26, 2013 the Administration of Governor Christie filed an adoption package that will set new statewide elevation standards, based on flood maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This package will keep an emergency rule from January 2013 in place. The update reflects the first change to New Jersey’s coastal county flood Read More

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Shari M. Blecher to be Honored for Committment to Women's Philanthropy

By | Published April 5, 2013 | Posted in Firm News, Newsletters | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich 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 Read More

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Limiting Liability for Condominium, Homeowner and other Community Associations

By | Published April 3, 2013 | Posted in Community Associations, Condominium Associations, Homeowner Associations | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

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Environmental Litigator Michael Sinkevich Becomes Shareholder at Lieberman & Blecher

By | Published April 1, 2013 | Posted in Firm News | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich 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 Read More

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NJDEP "Waiver Rule" Upheld by Appellate Court

By | Published March 25, 2013 | Posted in Administrative Law, Appeals, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Development, Land Use, Legislation and Rulemaking, New Jersey Environmental Laws, Permitting, Planning, Redevelopment, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

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Recent NJ Appeals Court Ruling May Bring Trouble for Victims of Superstorm Sandy

By | Published March 22, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Development, Land Use, Permitting, Redevelopment, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Property owners affected by Superstorm Sandy may be in for a big surprise as they try to re-build their homes and businesses. In a recent NJ Appellate Division case, Motley v. Borough of Seaside Park, No. A03214-11 the Court strictly construed N.J.S.A.40:55D-68, holding that the statute only allows a nonconforming structure to be rebuilt if Read More

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Firm Congratulates its "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars"

By | Published March 21, 2013 | Posted in Appeals, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Land Use, Litigation | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich is pleased to announce that founding partners Stuart J. Lieberman and Shari M. Blecher*, as well as recently named shareholder Michael G. Sinkevich, Jr.*, have been named “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers Magazine.**  This is a continued honor for our founding partners, who were excited to discover that Read More

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Billboards: A Constitutional Battleground

By | Published March 21, 2013 | Posted in Constitutional Law, Development, First Amendment, Land Use, Permitting, Planning, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

As Justice Byron White brought to our attention, “[e]ach method of communication has its own set of laws, and we deal here with the law of billboards.” This “law of billboards” seeks to resolve the confluence between the First Amendment and the billboard, a particularly unique means of expression–especially in our ever increasingly technical society Read More

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January 2013 Environmental Law & Land Use Update

By | Published February 1, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Newsletters, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our latest newsletter is out! In this issue, our attorneys discuss: The latest developments in New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (“Spill Act”) jurisprudence; Updates to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Vapor Intrusion Guidance; Challenges to the NJDEP’s controversial “waiver rule;” An update concerning our firm’s efforts to help residents of the Paulsboro, NJ community Read More

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NJDEP Updates Vapor Intrusion Guidance

By | Published February 1, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), Landfills, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Site Remediation Reform Act | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Effective this month, the NJDEP has updated its vapor intrusion guidance.  Vapor intrusion or “VI” refers to hazardous substances in contaminated soil or groundwater that may volatilize (i.e., disperse as a gas) and migrate upward through subsurface soils or other pathways and impact the indoor air quality of overlying buildings.  Depending on the extent of hazardous substances Read More

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    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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