Susanne Peticolas

Susanne Peticolas handles general commercial litigation, environmental litigation and toxic tort litigation. Ms. Peticolas represents clients in Superfund cases as well as in companion personal injury and property damage matters. Ms. Peticolas also has extensive regulatory experience before administrative boards and agencies on air, hazardous waste, water and noise pollution matters. She counsels clients on general regulatory compliance questions, including issues relating to RCRA, TSCA, OSHA and reporting requirements under the New Jersey Spill Act and other environmental statutes and regulations.

Rutgers University School of Law - Newark (J.D., high honors, 1980)
Rutgers Law Review, Member 1978-1979 and Managing Editor 1979-1980

Barnard College (B.A., cum laude, 1971)

State of New Jersey, 1980

State of New York, 2007

District of Columbia, 2002

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1980

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1980

United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 2000

Master of the Inn, Justice Stuart G. Pollock Environmental American Inn of Court, 2005-2006

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Co-Chair, Superfund Committee of Environmental Section

New Jersey Governor's Trade Mission delegate to the Far East, May, 2000

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Editor, Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Law Alert blog (www.rpelawalert.com)

"NJ Assembly Gives Affordable Housing Bill a Summer Vacation," RPE Law Alert, July 6, 2010

"EPA Announces Energy Star Program Available for Data Centers," RPE Law Alert, July 1, 2010

"New Jersey Joins OffShore Wind Consortium," RPE Law Alert, June 29, 2010

"NJ Passes Bill to Foster Development of OffShore Wind Generation," RPE Law Alert, June 29, 2010

"Bill on Affordable Housing Approved by NJ Senate, Heads to Assembly," RPE Law Alert, June 28, 2010 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Susanne Peticolas)

"The Licensed Site Remediation Professional: Friend or Foe?," New Jersey Law Journal, December 28, 2009

"CERCLA and New Jersey Environmental Law (Chapters 26 and 27)," Thomson Reuters/West Business Law Deskbook (Volumes 49 and 50 of New Jersey Practice), December 2009 (Susanne Peticolas, Paul M. Hauge)

"EPA Region 2 Announces "Clean & Green" Policy for Remediation Projects," In-Sites, May 5, 2009

"Pollution Exclusions: How Broad Are They?," New Jersey Law Journal, February 23, 2009 (Susanne Peticolas, Paul M. Hauge)

"Is There a Hidden Omission in Your E&O Policy?," Environmental Law360, December 16, 2008

"New Jersey courts require substantial evidence," NJPA Real Estate Journal, September 28, 2007 (Susanne Peticolas, Ivette P. Alvarado)

"The Duty of Environmental Consultants," New Jersey Law Journal, August 27, 2007 (Susanne Peticolas, David A. Brooks)

"Keeping the Facts (And Advice) Straight: Recognizing and Preventing Conflicts of Interest When You Hire an Environmental Consultant," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2007 (Susanne Peticolas, David A. Brooks)

"Immigration Law," Inside Supply Management, April 2007

"Dealing with Kelo: New Jersey legislature considers redevelopment reforms," NJPA Real Estate Journal, October 27, 2006 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Susanne Peticolas)

"Chancery Judge Takes DEP to Task for Making Developer Wait for Highlands Act Decision," In-Sites, October 31, 2005 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"Look Before You Buy - Due Diligence: check title, zoning, permits, environment," NJ/PA Real Estate Journal, August 26, 2005 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Susanne Peticolas)

"Natural Resource Damage -- Corporate Hazard Ahead," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2005

"CERCLA Chapter West Publisher's Deskbook Series," West's Minnesota, Arizona, New Jersey, California Deskbooks, 2007

"Environmental Chapter of New Jersey Deskbook," West Publisher, 2007

"Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY 2005 Impacts Programs for Temporary Foreign Workers," The Employment and Labor Law Alert, December 23, 2004

"An Overview of New Jersey's Natural Resource Damage Program," Business Week, November 15, 2004 (Edward F. McTiernan, Susanne Peticolas, Arthur J. Clarke)

"US Citizenship and Immigration Services Cuts Off H-1B Visas for 2005," The Employment and Labor Law Alert, October 22, 2004

"Owens-Illinois, Carter-Wallace Bar Enforcement of Non-Cumulation Clauses in Environmental Contamination Cases, New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Key Insurance Case," In-Sites, August 29, 2003 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"Round Three: Claims for Intentional Discrimination, Private Nuisance Survive in South Camden Environmental Justice Case," In-Sites, August 29, 2003 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"Indication of Environmental Harm That Points to Need for Investigation, Not Actual Sampling Results, Is Sufficient Notice Under New Jersey's Discovery Rule, Says Federal Judge," April 9, 2003 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"We Need to Look Abroad in this Nursing Shortage," Home News Tribune, January 15, 2003

"State Appellate Court Approves Use of Environmental Reservation Clauses that Leave Condemnees Potentially Liable for Future Cleanup Costs," In-Sites, October 31, 2002 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"NLRB Issues Guidance to Regions on Procedures and Remedies After Supreme Court Decision in Hoffman," The Employment and Labor Law Alert, August 5, 2002

"U.S. Supreme Court Holds that NLRB Cannot Award Backpay to Undocumented Aliens as a Remedy for Violations of National Labor Relations Act," The Employment and Labor Law Alert, June 28, 2002

"New Jersey Hit with Mandatory Statewide Water Restrictions," In-Sites, May 2, 2002

"Third Circuit Closes Second Door on Plaintiffs In South Camden Environmental Justice Case," In-Sites, May 2, 2002 (Paul M. Hauge, Susanne Peticolas)

"New Laws Give Spouses of Alien L and E Visa Holders the Right to Work in the U.S.," February 20, 2002

"H-1B Issues to Consider in a Downturn Economy," The Employment and Labor Law Alert, January 25, 2002

"EPA Launches New Hospital and Healthcare Environmental Enforcement Initiative," In-Sites, January 14, 2002 (Susanne Peticolas, Arthur J. Clarke)

"Internet Access: Should Your Company Restrict Employee Internet Use?," September 10, 2001

"Tougher Rules Could Dry Up Pool of Foreign Talent," Pharmaceutical Formulation & Quality Magazine, April/May 2000

"Blunting the Millennium Bug's Bite: The EPA's Year 2000 Penalty Waiver Policy," New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CLV, No. 7, February 15, 1999

"Electronic Communications in the Workplace: A New Challenge in Employment Law," Legal Report, Society for Human Resource Management, Winter, 1999 (Susanne Peticolas, Kerrie R. Heslin)

"Stay Connected When You're on the Road," Trial Magazine, November, 1997

"Internet Access: Should Your Company Restrict Employee Internet Use?," Director's Monthly, Vol. 21, No. 8, August, 1997

Quoted in "Mayor blames police for racial profiling," The Star Ledger, October 18, 2007

Interviewed in "Gibbons Women's Initiative Reaches New Levels," Garden State Woman, Financial Guide, January 14, 2005

Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, "The Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) Program and the Site Remediation Reform Act - An Update and Roundtable for Practitioners, " Avalon, NJ. June 25, 2010

Speaker, The Gibbons Women's Initiative and The Women's Networking Committee of NJCCA, "Going Green - Why Sustainability is Important to Your Company, Your Customers and Your Bottom Line," Morristown, NJ. June 3, 2010

Speaker, The Gibbons Women's Initiative, "Protecting Corporate Privacy and Security in a Rapidly Changing Legal and Technological World" Newark, NJ. May 15, 2007

Moderator, The Gibbons Women's Initiative, "Ten Savvy Financial Steps for the Overworked Woman" Newark, NJ. June 8, 2006

Speaker, "Ethics," Federal Bar Association, New Jersey and Central Jersey Chapters, Twenty-Fifth Annual Immigration Conference, May 25, 2006

Co-Chair, "Environmental Coverage Issues" presentation for Stuart J. Pollock Environmental American Inn of Court, March 1, 2006

Panelist, "Resources Available for New Jersey Immigrant Workers," Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University, March 18, 2003

Guest Lecturer: Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, E-Commerce Class, "The Sun Also Sets: The Tale of An Ailing Dot.com," March 26, 2001

Panelist, "Personal Healthcare Information from the Internet: Doing it Right," Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, May 2, 2000

Moderator and Panelist, "The Electronic Communications Employment Law Workshop," The 5th National Conference for Women Employment & Labor Law Counsel, April 12-13, 1999, Washington, D.C.

Speaker, "The Impact of Voicemail, E-Mail, the Internet and Intranet on Employment Law," The Third National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, October 28-29, 1998, Chicago, IL

Chair, Panel on Environmental Crisis Management, Environmental Forum Weekend, sponsored by The New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, Environmental Law Committee and the New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section, June 26-28, 1998

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, 2010

Listed in Super Lawyers, Environmental, 2006-2010

AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Rutgers University, Center for Women and Work, Tenth Anniversary Celebration Honoree, November 12, 2003

Gibbons Director Susanne Peticolas Named One of New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business

Law Secretary to Honorable Harold A. Ackerman, U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey, 1980-1982

Chair, Barriers to Work Committee Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board, 2004-present

Member, Human Resources Advisory Committee Urban League of Essex County, 2008

Trustee, Urban League of Essex County, 1996-2005

Board Attorney, Borough of Highland Park Rent Leveling Board, 1983-1985

Environmental

Counsel to companies in multi-party regulatory investigation of Passaic River pursuant to an Administrative Order on Consent

Counsel to paint company on challenge to National Priorities Listing on grounds of improper aggregation of sites.

Counsel to PRPs in federal court CERCLA litigation.

Counsel to detinning company in private party CERCLA/RCRA litigation.

Immigration

Obtained extraordinary ability O-1 visa for University Professor of Religion, for University Professor of English, Consultant on ISO-9000 certification, and for Quantitative Analyst.

Obtained approval of H-1B visas for non-degreed Dairy Specialists, computer analysts, sports program directors, degreed preschool aftercare director, and sales psychologist.

Convinced INS to accept nunc pro tunc adoption in connection with permanent residence application for 12 year old.

Obtained labor certification for commodities analyst, marketing analyst, and for frozen seafood salesman position requiring foreign language ability.

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