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800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N319
Rye Brook, New York 10573 (Westchester Co.)
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(Main Office) The firm's capabilities include trial and appellate litigation in state and federal court, primarily with respect to environmental matters, toxic tort defense, overseeing Superfund and other contaminated site cleanups, and providing business advice and counseling on a range of environmental issues. The firm acts as common defense counsel to companies under joint defense or similar arrangements, and handles complex matters such as judicial review of agency action and Article III standing issues related to the defense of environmental citizen's suits. Recent publications include articles on the London AIM market, EPA's ozone regulations, and a Primer on Global Carbon Markets-2008. See www.nwbllc.com. Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Contract Litigation, Environmental Business Law, Environmental Corporate Law, Environmental Liability, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Regulation, Federal Civil Practice, Lead Poisoning, Oil Spills, Pollution, Property Remediation, Superfund, Toxic Substance Liability, Toxic Exposure, Toxic Tort Defense, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Administrative Agency Practice, Administrative Litigation, Federal Administrative Law, Judicial Review. Firm Size: 3
Address800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N319
Rye Brook, NY 10573, (Westchester Co.)
PhonePhone: 914-358-3500
Fax: 914-701-0707
Websitehttp://www.nwbllc.com
Norman W. Bernstein (Member) born 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1983, Michigan. Education: Columbia University School of Law (LL.B., cum laude, 1964). Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Law Review, 1963-1964. Author: "The Enviro-Chem Settlement; Superfund Problem Solving," Environmental Law Reporter, December, 1983; "To Clean Up Landfills, The Leader Should Be Municipalities Using Economic Incentives to Settle," Environmental Law Reporter, January, 1989; "Superfund Reform Needs Drastic Simplification," Environmental Law Reporter, January, 1995. Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Law School, Torts, 1987. Guest Lecturer on Hazardous Waste Site Matters: Yale Law School, 1985; University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1986. Faculty Member, The Practicing Law Institute's 1988 Conference on Hazardous Waste Litigation. Coordinator, New York Landfills Litigation Settlement Group, 1987-1988. Associate Counsel, Ford Motor Company, 1979-1988. President, Columbia Club of Michigan, 1980-1983. Member: State Bar of Michigan; New York State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re the Revenue Properties Litigation Cases, 451 F.2d 310 (1st Cir. 1971); Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S.E.P.A., 683 F.2d 752 (3rd Cir. 1982); National Association of Metal Finishers v. E.P.A., 719 F.2d 624 (3rd Cir. 1983); General Motors Corp. v. U.S.E.P.A., 738 F.2d 97 (3rd Cir. 1984); City of New York v. Exxon Corp., 633 F.Supp. 609 (2nd Cir. 1986); State of N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection v. Gloucester Environmental Management Services, Inc., 719 F.Supp. 325 (3rd Cir. 1989); U.S. v. Kramer, 757 F.Supp. 397 (3rd Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., et al, 964 F.2d 252 (3rd Cir. 1992); American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 965 F.2d 962 (11th Cir. 1992); U.S. v. Alcan Aluminum Corp., 990 F.2d 711 (2nd Cir. 1993); Honeywell International, Inc. v. E.P.A., 372 F.3d 441 (D.C. Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Occupational Safety & Health Litigation.Email: Norman W. Bernstein
ASSOCIATELisa Lebowitz (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: Barnard College (B.A., cum laude, 1987); New York University (J.D., 1990). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Lisa Lebowitz
OF COUNSELLowell D. Willinger (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, March 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1964); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Zoning Against Cellular and Radio Towers, Metes & Bounds, Fall 1997. Co-Author: "Preparation of Residential Contract of Sale by Real Estate Brokers", Metes & Bounds, Spring 2000. Author: "Brokers Preparing Sale Contracts", New York Law Journal, August, 2001. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Real Property Law); New York State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Committee). Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development; Conveyancing; Commercial Leasing.Email: Lowell D. Willinger
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