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Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. offers exceptional career opportunities to lawyers, aspiring graduates and business support professionals in an environment that is challenging and rewarding. Our continued success depends on our most important asset – our people – which is why we take care in recruiting and retaining the best. We look for candidates with academic excellence, proven commitment and self-motivation.

As a forward-thinking and client-oriented law firm, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla is continually seeking out new talent to join our team. We look for team players possessing the ability to work individually and as a part of our departmental teams.

If interested, we encourage you to submit a cover letter and resume directly to James D'Arcy, via email to info@ghclaw.com or via fax to (732) 224-6599.

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    Paul H. Schneider
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    Paul focuses his practice in environmental, redevelopment, land use, regulatory, real estate and affordable housing law, and litigation. He also handles a wide variety of redevelopment matters as well as corporate and commercial litigation. In addition to handling major litigation before both the state and federal courts and the Office of Administrative Law, he has extensive experience before the New Jersey Supreme Court and the Appellate Division.

    Paul represents real estate developers and other businesses in all types of environmental and land use matters, including permitting and compliance in the areas of water, wetlands, waste, and air; brownfields redevelopment; site remediation; and transactional. He also represents landowners in cost recovery actions, as well as in enforcement actions brought by government or environmental groups.

    Practice Areas
    Practice Focus
    • Environmental Law and Litigation
    • Real Estate and Land Use Law and Litigation
    • Redevelopment Law and Litigation
    • Affordable Housing Law and Litigation
    • Litigation of Commercial and Business Disputes
    Professional Activities
    • Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental and Land Use Sections
    • 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
    Other Professional and Personal Information
    Paul served as a Senior Deputy Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, where he was the Chief of the Tort Claims Litigation Section. During his tenure with the Attorney General's Office, he also represented the Department of Insurance, Department of Transportation, and Department of Environmental Protection.

    Paul has written for the New Jersey Lawyer, and is a frequent lecturer before various business and legal organizations.


    Admissions
    • New Jersey
    Education
    • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., with honors (1978)
    • Rutgers University, B.A. (1975)
    Honors/Awards
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    Best Lawyers Award Badge


    News
    Articles/Publications
    Press Mentions
    Seminars/Presentations
    • Panelist, "Legal Trends II - Environmental Law," Atlantic Builders Convention 2013, April 2013
    • "Legal Trends-Part II, Environmental Law," Atlantic Builders Convention, sponsored by the New Jersey Builders Association, 2012
    • "Legal Trends-Part II, Environmental Law," Atlantic Builders Convention, sponsored by the New Jersey Builders Association, 2011
    • "Stormwater Seminar," NJBA, December 8, 2011
    • "Legal Trends-Part II, Environmental Law," Atlantic Builders Convention, sponsored by the New Jersey Builders Association, 2010