Alan S. Ashkinaze was recently admitted as a Master of the Justice G. Pollack American Inn at Court. The Inn promotes the study and practice of environmental law in New Jersey and collegiality, civility and professionalism among attorneys and judges of all experience levels.
Read MoreBeware of environmental remediation on property adjacent to yours! Spurred by new changes to the state’s environmental remediation laws (SRRA), more and more property owners are facing the dilemma of what to do when an environmental remediation contractor requests access to your property as part of an enviromental remediation project ocurring on an adjacent property. […]
Read MoreThe New Jersey State Supreme Court will soon decide whether a six (6) year statute of limitations applies for Spill Act contribution/recovery actions- and at what point does the statute of limitations begin to toll. Lawyers, developers, property owners, and the business community are awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling in Morristown Associates v. Grant […]
Read MoreMay 2014 Remedial Investigation Completion Deadline is drawing close The May 7, 2014 deadline for completing the required Remedial Investigation is drawing close. The New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1 et seq.), or SRRA, requires NJDEP to undertake direct oversight of a remediation of most contaminated sites when the person responsible for […]
Read MoreKudos and thanks to the NJDWSC staff for their work on the newly revised, user friendly website. Please vist the new site: www.njdwsc.com
Read MoreBY WILLIAM LAMB STAFF WRITER The Record A politically connected Hackensack attorney was one of three people whom Governor Christie nominated on Monday to serve on the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. Alan S. Ashkinaze of Oradell, whose law practice has offices in Hackensack and Nyack, N.Y., served on the New Jersey steering committee […]
Read MoreOn March 23, 2011, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an important decision regarding a property owner’s liability pursuant to the New Jersey Spill Act. In NJDEP v. Dimant, the Appellate Court held that liability under the Spill Act requires proof of some nexus (or connection) between the use or discharge of a hazardous substance […]
Read MoreThis is an article I wrote for the New Jersey Gasoline Retailers Association in December 2008. Despite the span of time, and the implementation of SRRA, the suggestions here are worth reviewing. Although this was written for operating a gasoline station, the suggestions here are also applicable to many other environmentally sensitive or environmentally contaminated […]
Read MoreSince the implementation of SRRA, the pace of obtaining ISRA approvals and final approvals (RAO) for current remediation cases has significantly quickened. During the last several months, many of my clients have obtained ISRA approvals in transactions (some “easy” cases, others more difficult) in a fraction of the time they thought possible. Additionally, many clients with long “open” […]
Read MorePart One in a Two Part Series By Alan Ashkinaze Leasing a gasoline station in the current economy is fraught with many challenges; and one of the most important (yet overlooked) challenges is avoiding the environmental traps caused by the actions or inactions of your tenant. Lessors of gasoline service stations live in constant fear […]
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