Education:
College:
Union College 1995
B.S. Environmental Sciences/Mathematics
Honors:
Highest Honors in Environmental Sciences
Law School:
Pace University School of Law 1999
J.D. and Certificate in Environmental Law
Honors:
cum laude
Pace Law Review
Prior Affiliations:
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP,
Associate,
Real Estate, Environmental and Construction Law Practice Group
New York, NY
December 2004 – May 2007
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., Associate, Environmental and Real Estate Practice Group Morristown, NJ, September 1999 - December 2004
Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., United States District Court, S.D.N.Y., Law Extern White Plains, NY, January 1999 - April 1999
Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Litigation Intern White Plains, NY, August 1998 - May 1999
Witco Corporation, Law Department, Intern Greenwich, CT
May 1998 - May 1999
Memberships:
Professional: New York County Lawyers' Association, Environmental Law Committee, 2000 - 2007; Co-Chair, 2001 - 2006
Legislative Agent No. 786-03, State of New Jersey, 2000 - 2004
New York Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1997 - 2005
Ironbound Business Association, Environmental Committee, 1999 - 2004
New Jersey Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1999 - 2005
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey Bar, 1999
United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1999
New York State Bar, 2000
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2004
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005
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RONALD STEINVURZEL
Ronald Steinvurzel has extensive experience representing commercial and industrial real property owners and operators, as well as remediation and construction contractors nationally and in New York and New Jersey in particular. In addition to his legal experience, Ron has a background in the environmental sciences and environmental policy. Having worked on the complete spectrum of corporate, litigation, construction and regulatory matters for clients of all sizes, Ron appreciates and has knowledge of not only the time-sensitive nature of matters, but also the need to develop a solution that relates benefit to cost.
PUBLICATIONS:
- “Call Before You Dig! NYCDOB Issues New Rule Regarding Notification Prior to Initiation of Earthwork,” THS&H Environmental Newsletter, October 2006.
- “Don’t Knock It Down … Yet; NJDEP Issues New Guidance on Sampling Concrete Prior to Building Demolition,” THS&H Environmental Newsletter, August 2006.
- “Comment on A04231 - An Act to Amend the Environmental Conservation Law in Relation to Conservation Easements,” New York County Lawyers’ Association (www.nycla.org), October 2003.
- "Bankruptcy Law, Meet Environmental Law," New Jersey Law Journal, August 11, 2003.
- "Ethical and Public Policy Implications of Non-Lawyers Involvement in the Practice of Immigration Law
as a Result of Recent Amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations," New York State Bar Association Compendium of Law Student Legal Ethics Award Winners, September 1998.
PRESENTATIONS:
- Faculty Speaker, "Major Land Use Laws in New Jersey," National Business Institute, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, July 22, 2004.
- Moderator, "Enforcement of Environmental Law and Policy in New York State," New York County Lawyers' Association, New York, New York, April 22, 2004.
- Moderator, "The Impact of Environmental Law on Real Estate Transactions," New York County Lawyers' Association, New York, New York, April 8, 2003.
- Judge, "National Environmental Moot Court," Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, February 2002, February 2003, February 2004.
- "United States Environmental Law Considerations for Foreign Corporations," Fact Finding Tour of Chinese Delegates, Chappaqua, New York, June 1997.
HONORS:
- Klaus Eppler Committee Awardee, New York County Lawyers' Association, 2004.
- New York State Bar Law Student Legal Ethics Awardee, 1998.
- Pace University Essay Competition in Ethics, Winner, 1998-1999.
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