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Steven M. Dalton
Shareholder
Mr. Dalton's primary practice is in Environmental Law. Mr. Dalton is able to utilize his background in environmental sciences to anticipate, understand and address the issues that his clients confront. He assists business and individual clients in state and federal environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, solid and hazardous waste remediation, underground storage tank compliance, land use matters and related civil and appellate litigation. Mr. Dalton has experience in handling litigation before COAH to preserve water and sewer for affordable housing developments and in administrative law matters defending DEP enforcement actions and challenging permit denials. Mr. Dalton has participated in numerous challenges to environmental agency rule-making on behalf of builder groups and individual clients. He also assists clients with real estate transactional work including drafting contractual provisions, due diligence review and Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) review.
Articles/Publications
Flood of Proposed DEP Regulations
"Grandfathering" under the New Flood Hazard Rules
"DEP's Settlement Discretion Scrutinized" New Jersey Law Journal
"Highlands 'Grandfather' Exemption" Dimensions
"DEP Limits Development Opportunities In Disturbed C-1 Buffers" Dimensions
"Ground Truthing Needed for Environmentally Sensitive Areas" New Jersey Law Journal
"COAH 3rd Round Regulations Overturned"
"Toms River Development Restrictions Sought" Dimensions
"COAH's 3rd Round Regulations- Navigating the COAH Objection Process"
"DEP Gets Tough" New Jersey Law Journal
"Smart Growth: Dagger Through Affordable Housing's Heart" New Jersey Lawyer
"Recording Act Takes Precedence Over CAFRA" New Jersey Law Journal
"UST Owners and Operators Should Start Planning for NJDEP's Proposed Financial Responsibility Requirements"
"Legal & Legislative Update July/August 2007" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update May/June 2007" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update March/April 2007" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update January/February 2007" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update November/December 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update September/October 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update March/April 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update July/August 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update May/June 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update January/February 2006" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update November/December 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update September/October 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update July/August 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update May/June 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update March/April 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
"Legal & Legislative Update January/February 2005" SBACNJ Bulletin Board
Professional Activities
Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Section
Member of the New York State Bar Association, Environmental Section
Member of the National Association of Home Builders Legal Action Network for Development Strategies (LANDS)
Member of the New Jersey Builders Association
Member of the Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey
Press Mentions
"Borough to Seek Sewage Treatment for Planned Center" Asbury Park Press
Honors/Awards
Selected as 2007 Super Lawyers New Jersey Rising Star
NJBA Associates Committee Chairman's Award 2006/2007-Environmental Committee
Other Professional and Personal Information.
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