John (Jack) Van Dalen
Partner
Location:
Trenton, NJ
Phone:
Email:
Areas of Practice
- 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
Litigation Percentage
- 40% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
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—32 CLE credits on various legal topics--2014-2016
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 (New Jersey Appellate Division 2009)
South Camden Citizens in Action v. New Jersey DEP (obtained dismissal of Environmental Justice claims against client ), 254 F. Supp. 2d 486 (District of New Jersey 2003)
In re Egg Harbor Associates (won broad interpretation of NJDEP powers under CAFRA), 94 NJ 358 (1983)
South Camden Citizens in Action v. New Jersey DEP (obtained dismissal of Environmental Justice claims against client ), 254 F. Supp. 2d 486 (District of New Jersey 2003)
In re Egg Harbor Associates (won broad interpretation of NJDEP powers under CAFRA), 94 NJ 358 (1983)
Representative Clients
- Fidelity National Title Group Inc
- Borough of Sea Girt NJ
- Stewart Title Guaranty CO
- Ocean City Yacht Club NJ
- Corinthian Yacht Club, Cape May
- Heritage Building Group, PA and NJ
- One of the largest retailers in US (name withheld at client’s request)
- Various single family home or condo owners
Classes/Seminars
- New Jersey Environmental Law, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 to Present
- Inverse Condemnation/Regulatory Takings, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 to Present
- 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 to Present
- N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Stewart Title Guaranty Co, 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey Bar Association
Past Employment 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
Pro Bono Activities
- Mentor, Trenton Public Schools, 1996
Languages
- English