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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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    Environmental - Litigation

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla's Environmental and Land Use, Litigation and Permits Practice is highly proficient in a broad variety of land use, development and environmental litigation matters. Our attorneys protect the rights of developers and businesses in litigation with municipal, state and federal agencies, such as planning and zoning boards, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We have an extensive background in representing clients in controversial projects and aggressively defending developers from objector lawsuits. Our experience includes representing clients in governmental enforcement actions relating to commercial and industrial sites, landfills, power plants and construction sites, and we assist clients with air permits for those sites. In addition, we regularly handle lawsuits between parties contesting liability for the costs of pollution cleanups.

    We assist our clients in prosecuting and defending litigation matters, as well as defending against enforcement actions by government agencies, in the following areas:

    • Contaminated site liability (NJ Spill Act, CERCLA and RCRA)
    • Redevelopment/Brownfields
    • CAFRA, wetlands, flood hazard area, stream encroachment, sewer and water service permits and other approvals
    • Highlands area development
    • Pinelands area development
    • NJ Environmental Rights Act
    November 2023

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024

    August 2023

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla is Proud to Have Three Lawyers Recognized as "Lawyers of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America® (2024 Edition)

    August 2023

    Four GH&C Attorneys have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®

    August 2023

    Twenty-Two GH&C Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

    June 2023

    Ten Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2023

    May 2023

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    November 3, 2022

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked in U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers," 2023 Best Law Firm Rankings

    August 2022

    24 Lawyers from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Were Recognized in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America®

    August 2022

    Four Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named 2023 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Woodbridge Area

    August 2022

    Four Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™

    June 14, 2022

    Eleven Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2022

    May 2022

    Shore Builders Association Honors Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla

    March 2022

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    November 2021

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked in U.S. News & World Report - "Best Lawyers," 2022 Best Law Firm Rankings

    August 2021

    24 Lawyers from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P. C. Were Recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

    August 2021

    Four Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named to 2022 Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch

    August 2021

    Four Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named 2022 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Woodbridge Area

    June 2021

    In Unusual Move, Developer Is Awarded Attorneys' Fees and Costs Over Town's Settlement Breach

    May 20, 2021

    Eleven Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2021

    March 23, 2021

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    January 2021

    National Publication Honors 6 at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla For Articles on Environmental and Land Use Law

    November 2020

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked in U.S. News & World Report - "Best Lawyers," 2021 Best Law Firm Rankings

    August 2020

    Five Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

    August 2020

    23 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List

    June 2020

    Hunterdon County, Raritan Township Pursue Legal Case against NJDEP Stream Protection Rule

    March 13, 2020

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    January 2020

    Steven Dalton and Michael Gross Selected for NJ Builders Association Awards

    January 2020

    Governor Murphy Releases 2019 Energy Master Plan – New DEP Rules Will Require Builders to Consider Climate Change

    November 2019

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked in U.S. News & World Report - "Best Lawyers," 2020 Best Law Firm Rankings

    September 2019

    Shore Builders Celebrates a Night of Honor and Awards Presentation for Annual Associate Appreciation Month

    June 2019

    New Public Access Law: A Codification of the Public Trust Doctrine?

    April 2019

    NJDEP Establishes New Groundwater Standards

    March 2019

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    January 2019

    Seaside Park Is Handed a Legal Victory Over Riparian Swath

    December 2018

    Appellate Panel Countenances Beach Easement Condemnations for Federal Funding

    August 2018

    Five Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named 2019 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Woodbridge Area

    August 2018

    22 Attorneys from Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List

    June 2018

    Marc Policastro Authors Article "Natural Resource Damages: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?" in New Jersey Law Journal

    June 2018

    Natural Resource Damages: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

    March 2018

    Michael Gross Chosen to Receive NJBA's Committee Chair's Award

    March 9, 2018

    Court Establishes Affordable Housing Obligations for West Windsor and Princeton

    November 1, 2017

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked in U.S. News & World Report - "Best Lawyers", 2018 Best Law Firms Rankings

    May 30, 2017

    Ten Giordano Attorneys Ranked in 2017 Chambers USA

    March 15, 2017

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Attorneys Selected as 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

    November 2, 2016

    Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. Ranked In U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers, 2017 "Best Law Firms" Rankings

    May 2016

    Eleven Giordano Attorneys Ranked in 2016 Chambers USA

    January 1900

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    Paul H. Schneider
    Paul H. SchneiderShareholder

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