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Patrick McNamara has extensive
experience in environmental, redevelopment and land use law and
related litigation. His activities include the representation of
developers and public entities in preparation of and presentations
before land use boards, redevelopment agencies, as well as county,
regional and state agencies.
Mr. McNamara provides advice regarding
compliance for both state and federal environmental programs, as
well as local land use ordinances. Mr. McNamara has assisted
numerous municipal clients and private sector developers with
Brownfield Redevelopment issues and land use approvals and related
permitting and transactional issues.
Mr. McNamara has represented numerous
commercial and residential real estate developers; he has also
represented over 20 planning and zoning boards throughout the State.
Since 1999, he has served as Lead Counsel to the City of Elizabeth
Planning Board. As counsel to the Elizabeth Planning Board, Mr.
McNamara is involved in the review of a myriad of brownfield
redevelopment projects; the recent approval of the City’s Master
Plan Re-examination Report; and applications to develop numerous
extended stay hotels and warehouse projects in the redevelopment
area that includes the Jersey Gardens Mall.
Mr. McNamara serves as General Counsel
to the National Association of Flavor & Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS),
a national trade association of manufacturers, processors and
suppliers of fruits, flavors, syrups, colors, sweeteners and related
food and flavor ingredients, to the Chemical Sources Association, a
trade association of food and flavor ingredient companies; to the
Society of Flavor Chemists; and the Flavor Heritage Society. Mr.
McNamara served as an Associate Editor of Food Executive Magazine,
and as a contributing editor of Food Product Design magazine, where
he authored or collaborated on numerous articles on legal
developments of interest to the food industry.
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RELATED
PRACTICES |
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Environmental and Land Use Law
Public Law |
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EDUCATION |
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Rutgers School of Law, Camden (JD,
1987)
Eagleton Institute of Politics,
Rutgers University (MA, 1985)
Rutgers College (BA, 1981) |
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BAR ADMISSIONS |
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New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the
District of New Jersey
Pennsylvania |
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AFFILIATIONS |
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New Jersey State Bar
Association (Land Use Law Section; Environmental Law Section
- Board of Directors, 2002-; Treasurer, 2004-2005; Secretary
2005-2006; Vice Chair, 2006-2007; Chair, 2007-2008)
Environmental Law Institute,
Washington, D.C.
Rutgers Alumni Association
(Board of Directors, 1990-2000) |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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Navigating the Redevelopment Process -
Development New Jersey, May 2006
Injunction Stopping Issuance of Air
Permit Thrown Out on Title VI Grounds - Environmental Compliance &
Litigation Strategy, January 2002
Assessing the New Jersey Redevelopment
Law - Commerce (The Magazine of the Commerce and Industry
Association of New Jersey), January 2002
New Jersey’s Environmental Agenda:
Suggestions for the Next Governor - New Jersey Law Journal, July 9,
2001
High Court Affirms EPA Authority Over
National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Environmental Compliance &
Litigation Strategy, April 2001
EPA Becomes Involved in the
Genetically Modified Foods Industry - Environmental Compliance &
Litigation Strategy, November 2000
EPA’s Revised Final Self-Audit Policy
Maintains Basic Conditions for Mitigation - Environmental Compliance
and Litigation Strategy, April 2000
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SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS |
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Environmental Issues in New Jersey -
Panelist/Moderator, 2008 NJ ICLE Land Use Institute
Smart Growth and the Environment -
Panel Moderator, NJSBA Environmental Law Section Forum, June 21,
2003
Managing Water - Panel Moderator,
NJSBA Environmental Law Section Forum, June 21, 2002
Presentation for the January 2002
Joint Meeting of NAFFS, the Chemical Sources Association and the
Society of Flavor Chemists
Brownfields Redevelopment - After the
Cleanup - NJSBA Environmental Law Section Forum, June 22, 2001
(Chair and Panelist)
Presentation on the New Organic Food
Regulations - February 2001 Joint Meeting of NAFFS and the Chemical
Sources Association
NAFFS Annual Convention (1995-2007)
Cost-Saving Wastewater Management
Strategies for the Food and Flavor Industries - Rutgers University,
Center for Advanced Food Technology, November 12, 1997 (Panelist)
Environmental Law - A Survival Guide
for the High-Tech Industry - American Electronics Association, New
Jersey Chapter, September 30, 1997
Developments in Water Pollution
Control Laws - NJSBA Environmental Law Section Forum, June 21, 1996
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