Paul M. Hauge

Paul M. Hauge represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings brought under federal and state environmental statutes and common law, including New Jersey Spill Act directives, EPA investigations, brownfield disputes, Spill Act and CERCLA/Superfund cost recovery and contribution actions, natural resource damage suits, and toxic tort litigation. He has handled matters involving landfills, other disposal sites, and industrial facilities in New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. He also teaches Environmental Law, and has taught a seminar on the Clean Water Act, as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Hauge spent nearly ten years as an environmental scientist and environmental policy specialist, for an environmental consulting firm, a private non-profit environmental organization, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), where he managed and conducted research on coastal pollution and resource contamination, performed risk assessments, and provided technical support for natural resource damage claims related to several large oil spills. He has authored numerous articles and reports on both scientific and legal aspects of environmental issues.

Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995)

Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, Biology, 1980)
Boston University (A.M., Biology, Marine Program, 1981)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., Technology & Policy, 1983)

State of New York, 1996

State of New Jersey, 1995

Member, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

"When and Who?: New Jersey, U.S. Supreme Courts Grapple With Beachfront "Takings" Issues," RPE Law Alert, July 28, 2010

""Standing" Up for Yourself: Landowner Can Appeal Denial of Use Variance When a Contract Purchaser Filed the Variance Application," RPE Law Alert, July 12, 2010

"How Dirty Is Dirty?
Court of Appeals Says Even Minimally Contaminated Sites Can Qualify for New York Redevelopment Incentives," In-Sites, March 9, 2010 (Paul M. Hauge, John H. Klock)

"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)

"DEP Issues New Rules Governing Site Cleanups," In-Sites, November 30, 2009

"Changing the Climate for Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Decisions by Appellate Court and EPA May Help to Pave the Way for Comprehensive Federal Legislation," In-Sites, September 25, 2009

"A New ‘Arrangement’ for Cleanup Cases," New Jersey Law Journal, July 20, 2009 (Paul M. Hauge, Edward F. McTiernan)

"Supreme Court Narrows Reach of 'Arranger' Liability, Potential for Joint and Several Liability Under CERCLA," In-Sites, May 8, 2009

"Ensuring True Environmental Disclosure," Law360, March 17, 2009 (John H. Klock, Paul M. Hauge)

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

"New Jersey Appellate Court Holds That Denial of Subdivision Approval was Arbitrary Where DEP Would Have Final Say on Key Issues," In-Sites, November 3, 2008

"Statute Gives New Jersey DEP Greater Enforcement Powers and Penalty Authority," In-Sites, July 18, 2008

"New Jersey Mandates Recycling of Televisions and Computers," In-Sites, February 27, 2008

"New Law Broadens Notification Requirements for New Jersey Site Remediation Projects," In-Sites, February 27, 2008

"When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Supreme Court Holds That 'Potentially Liable Volunteers' Can Recover CERCLA Cleanup Costs," The Real Estate Finance Journal, Fall 2007

"New Jersey Files Massive New Set of NRD Lawsuits," In-Sites, August 22, 2007

"New Jersey Governor Signs Global Warming Response Act," In-Sites, August 22, 2007

"When One Door Closes, Another Opens: U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Potentially Liable "Volunteers" Can Recover CERCLA Cleanup Costs," In-Sites Special Alert, June 15, 2007

"Public Advocate Releases Report on Eminent Domain Abuse, Calls For Action on Pending Reform Legislation," In-Sites, June 1, 2007

"High Court Rules That EPA Has Authority To Regulate CO2 Emissions From Cars, Must Provide Explanation For Deciding Not To Regulate ," In-Sites, April 18, 2007

"Will The Other Shoe Drop?: Supreme Court To Decide Whether Potentially Liable "Volunteers" Can Recover CERCLA Cleanup Costs ," In-Sites, April 18, 2007

"New Jersey Supreme Court Approves of Condemnation to Stop Development: Mount Laurel Township v. MiPro Homes, L.L.C.," In-Sites, December 13, 2006

"A New 'Default' Rule for Buyers of Industrial Sites -- EPA and ASTM issue new standards for pre-acquisition due diligence," Commerce Magazine, April 2006 (Paul M. Hauge, Michelle A. Shaw)

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

"You Can't Take That Away From Me -- Limits on the Right of Redevelopment," New Jersey Lawyer, March 21, 2005 (Paul M. Hauge, Howard D. Geneslaw)

"You Can't Take That: Judge Blocks Township's Bid To Declare Property As 'Area In Need Of Redevelopment' To Make Way For New Pharmacy," In-Sites, January 27, 2005 (Howard D. Geneslaw, Paul M. Hauge)

"Unpaid Volunteers?: Supreme Court Cuts Off CERCLA Contribution Actions By Parties That Have Not Faced Government Suits," In-Sites, January 27, 2005

"Spill Act Amendment Provides Protection From NRD Claims; Proposed Law Would Make Funds Available For Redevelopment," In-Sites, January 25, 2005 (Paul M. Hauge, Michelle A. Shaw)

"State Takes Control Over Development Decisions for Hundreds of Thousands of Acres as Highlands Act Becomes Law of the Land in Much of Northern New Jersey," In-Sites, October 15, 2004 (Paul M. Hauge, Douglas J. Janacek)

"COAH Proposal Would Overhaul Affordable Housing Policy, Abandon Past Approaches to "Fair Share" Determinations by Linking Municipal Obligations to Actual Growth," In-Sites, March 8, 2004 (Paul M. Hauge, Howard D. Geneslaw)

"Third Circuit Addresses Scope of 'Arranger' Liability Under CERCLA: Mere Ownership or Possession of Hazardous Substances is Insufficient," In-Sites, March 8, 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)

"Island Ventures Court Holds Bona Fide Purchaser Not Bound By Unrecorded CAFRA Restriction," In-Sites, August 29, 2003

"Affordable Housing Advisors Subject to Conflict Rules," In-Sites, August 29, 2003 (Paul M. Hauge, Nancy A. Lottinville)

"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)

"Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Builder's Remedy in Mount Laurel Litigation, Approves Consideration of Market Demand in Assessments of Municipalities' Compliance with Fair Housing Requirements," In-Sites, October 31, 2002 (Paul M. Hauge, Howard D. Geneslaw)

"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)

"Supreme Court Rejects Rule That Would Have Required Compensation For All Temporary Development Bans, Holds That Such Bans Must Be Evaluated Under Penn Central Multi Factor Test," In-Sites, July 31, 2002

"Congress Moves to Encourage Redevelopment of Brownfields in New Superfund Amendments," 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)

"Recently Enacted Changes in CERCLA Liability Scheme," In-Sites, January 14, 2002 (Paul M. Hauge, Edward F. McTiernan)

"Supreme Court Decision Rejects Harsh Rule That Would Have Barred Regulatory Takings Claims By Property Owners Who Took Title After Regulations Were In Place," In-Sites, January 14, 2001

Law clerk to the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Newark, New Jersey (now Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court), 1995-1996

Legal Intern, Office of the United States Attorney, New York, New York
July-August 1994

Legal Intern, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, New York
June-July 1994

Legal Intern, Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts
Summer 1993-January 1994

Research Scientist, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Research, Trenton, New Jersey, 1988-1992

Staff Scientist, Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985-1988

Environmental Planner, Jason M. Cortell and Associates, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1983-1984