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Legal Team Supports League Efforts
NJLM LEGAL COUNSEL |
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EDWARD
J. BUZAK
Assistant Counsel
973-335-0600
ejb25@aol.com |
EDWIN SCHMIERER
Assistant Counsel
609-921-6543
ews@mgplaw.com |
ANGELO GENOVA and BRIAN KRONICK
Genova, Burns & Vernoia
Labor Relations Counsel
973-533-0777
bkronick@gbvlaw.com |
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Once again, developments in all three branches of state government have meant another busy year for the League legal staff. League Counsels have been very involved with the issue of affordable housing and the League’s challenge to the COAH regulations. NJLM filed its brief in January 2009. COAH filed its response brief in March, and the League in turn filed its reply in April. In total, there are 24 different challenges to the regulations, including those by the League, smaller coalitions of municipalities, individual municipalities, home builders, commercial developers and housing advocates. It is impossible to predict when the Court will schedule oral arguments or when a decision will be forthcoming.
The League Staff Attorney and League General Counsel, Bill Kearns, continued to monitor court decisions that may have an impact on municipalities. Important decisions were brought to the attention of municipal officials. The Staff Attorney monitors proposed state regulations and court rules, and together with outside counsel, has arranged for and prepared comments on those with municipal impact.
One of these was the pre-proposal on identity theft/ computer security rules issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs, revised after the League joined with other stakeholders and convinced the Division to reconsider the most burdensome part of these regulations. The League also commented on proposed changes by the Division of Pension and Benefits concerning State Health Benefit Plan regulations.
The Staff Attorney also responded to legal questions and issues from municipal officials through the NJLM Legal Consultation Service. And the Staff Attorney, General Counsel and other members of our legal team all consult with the Legislative Relations staff on bills introduced in the Senate and General Assembly.
The League considers requests from municipalities or municipal attorneys for intervention in court cases on behalf of specific local governments. Intervention requests are submitted to the League General Counsel and are considered by the Amicus Curiae Committee.
General Counsel |
Assistant Counsel |
Assistant Counsel |
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William John Kearns, Jr.
Kearns, Vassallo & Kearns
Willingboro |
Edward J. Buzak
Edward J Buzak
Montville |
Edwin W. Schmierer
Mason Griffin Pierson
Princeton |
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Staff Attorney |
Labor Counsel |
Assistant
Labor Counsel |
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Ed Purcell
League of Municipalities
Trenton |
Angelo J. Genova
Genova, Burns & Veronia
Livingston |
Brian Kronick
Genova, Burns & Veronia
Livingston |
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Associate Legal Counsels |
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Martin Allen
DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley,
Yospin, Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer
Warren |
John Belardo
McElroy, Deutsch,
Mulvaney & Carpenter
Morristown |
Joseph F. Betley
Capehart & Scatchard
Mount Laurel |
Duane Davison
Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Munoz
Freehold
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John Gillespie
Associate Legal Counsel
Parker, McKay & Criscuolo |
Steven Goodell
Herbert, Van Ness,
Cayci & Goodell, PC
Lawrenceville |
William Harla
DeCotis, FItzPatrick,
Cole & Wisler, LLP
Teaneck |
Jason Holt
City AttorneyY
East Orange |
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John Inglesino
Inglesino, Pearlman,
Wyciskala & Taylor
Parsippany |
Edward J. Kologi
City Attorney
Kologi - Simitz
Linden |
John Kraft
John L. Kraft, ESq. LLC
Livingston
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John Lloyd
League Tax Counsel
Nowell, Amoroso, Klein & Bierman, Hackensack |
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Edward McKenna
McKenna, DuPont,
Higgins & Stone
Red Bank |
Edward J. McManimon
Economic Development Counsel
McManimon & Scotland
Newark |
Matthew S. Rogers
Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Aminio, P.C.
Woodcliff Lake |
Joel Shain
Electric Deregulation Counsel
Shain, Schaffer & Rafanello, PC
Bernardsville |
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Douglas Steinhardt
Florio, Perrucci,
Steinhardt & Fader
Phillipsburg |
Jeffrey Surenian
Jeffrey R. Surenian
& Associates, LLC
Brielle |
Trishka Waterbury
Mason, Griffin & Pierson
Princeton
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Sharon Weiner
Murphy, Hubner,
McKeon, PC
Riverdale |
Saul Wolfe
League Tax Counsel
Skoloff & Wolfe
Livingston |
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