Over 80 collective years of
environmental and land use issues
John (Jack) Van Dalen
John (Jack) Van Dalen
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Practice Areas
- Environmental Land Use Permitting
- Environmental Penalty Defense
- Tidelands Ownership Matters
- Eminent Domain and Takings Cases
- General Administrative Law Matters
- Appellate Cases
- Real Estate Title Disputes
- State Government Contracting
- Pollution Remediation
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Publications
- Contributing author to the 2014 and 2019 Editions of the New Jersey Environmental Handbook
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A.
- Honors: Merit Scholarship
- Major: History
- Major: Russian
- Major: Political Science
- Continuing Legal Education—Earned all required credits
Professional Associations
- New Jersey Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Van Note-Harvey Associates v. New Jersey Schools Development Authority (compelled the addition of client to approved bidders list), 407 NJ Super 643, 2009, New Jersey Appellate Division
- South Camden Citizens in Action v. New Jersey DEP (obtained dismissal of Environmental Justice claims against client ), 254 F. Supp. 2d 486, 2003, District of New Jersey
- In re Egg Harbor Associates (won broad interpretation of NJDEP powers under CAFRA), 94 NJ 358 , 1983
Classes & Seminars
- New Jersey Environmental Law, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 to 2015
- Inverse Condemnation/Regulatory Takings, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 to 2015
- N.J. Riparian/Tidelands law, Copland School of Real Estate, 2008
- N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Stewart Title Guaranty CO, 2007
- N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Sothebys Realtors, Monmouth County, 2012
- CAFRA Permitting, Rowan University, 2011
- N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Stewart Title Guaranty Co, 2016
Pro-Bono Activities
- Mentor, Trenton Public Schools, 1996 – Present
Representative Clients
- Fidelity National Title Group Inc
- Boroughs of Allenhurst and Fair Haven
- Stewart Title Guaranty CO
- Spray Beach Yacht Club NJ
- Corinthian Yacht Club, Cape May
- 300 Unit Condominium in Edgewater
- Apartment Building Owner, Long Branch
- Various single family home or condo owners
Past Positions
- New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Chief Counsel, 2000 to 2002
- Senior Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey Attorney General Office, 1972 to 1999
- Hon. John J.Gibbons, US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Judicial Clerk, 1970 to 1971
Languages
- English