Nielsen V. Lewis, of West Windsor, and a partner at the Carnegie Center law firm of Hill Wallack, was a featured panelist at the recent New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar, “Environmental Risks and Business Solutions,” at the New Jersey Law Center. He gave a presentation on the acquisition of properties with pre-existing contamination and the availability of cleanup liability defenses and shelters for qualified land owners, purchasers, and developers under New Jersey’s Spill Act and Industrial Site Recovery Act.##M:[more]##
Partner-in-charge of Hill Wallack Environmental Law Practice Group, Lewis counsels and represents corporations, public entities, and individuals on a wide range of environmental and land use matters, including local development applications; environmental permitting; regulatory compliance; and environmental litigation, including complex CERCLA (Superfund), RCRA, and New Jersey Spill Act disputes.
A frequent lecturer and writer on environmental and insurance topics, he is a past chair of the NJSBA’s Insurance Law Section, a member of its Environmental Law and Dispute Resolution Sections, and a Master of the Justice Stewart G. Pollock Environmental American Inn of Court. Lewis is admitted to the Superior Court Roster of Court-Approved Mediators.
Lewis received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
