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Leah C. Healey Of Counsel
Leah C. Healey, Esq.
For 15 years, Leah C. Healey has represented governmental entities and businesses in transactions involving the redevelopment of contaminated properties. Her particular specialty is representing municipalities regarding New Jersey's Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. Ms. Healey advises clients on matters of redevelopment, brownfields, regulatory compliance and transactional law. In 1998, Ms. Healey was appointed by Governor Christine T. Whitman to serve on the New Jersey Brownfields Task Force. She is a member of the Morris County Bar Association's Environmental Law Committee and the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar. She is also a member of the Perth Amboy Brownfields Advisory Committee, a member of the Regional Plan Association's Metropolitan Brownfields Initiative Steering Committee and a frequent lecturer on the topic of Redevelopment and Brownfields. Ms. Healey is the former president and present trustee of the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy and the former Vice Chair of the Hoboken Waterfront Development Corporation.
MARAZITI, FALCON & GREGORY
Partner, 1991 to 1993
Associate, 1987-1991
Engages in private practice of law, focusing on redevelopment and brownfield areas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Ms. Healey is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences. Among her speeches are the 1996, 1999 and 2000 National EPA Brownfield Conferences in Pittsburg, Dallas and Atlantic City. She was a guest speaker for the Rutgers Bloustein Department of Urban Planning Graduate studies classes in 2000 and 2005 on the topic of redevelopment. She also spoke at September 2001 Governors Conference on Housing and Community Redevelopment in Atlantic City and for the past three years has spoken at the Cook College Brownfield Redevelopment Seminar. (See speaking engagements at the end of this resume)
APPOINTMENTS
Commissioner, New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force
Appointed by Governor Whitman in 1998 and reappointed by Governor McGreevy in 2000 to serve on Task Force and advise on Brownfield Redevelopment issues in New Jersey. Chair of Policy and Legislative Committee.
Vice Chair, Hoboken Waterfront Corporation
Appointed by Mayor Russo in 1993 to 1994 to serve as advisory Board to Planning Board on waterfront development.
Chair, Hoboken Shade Tree Commission
Appointed for a five year term by Mayer Dowd Roberts to serve as Chairman in 2002.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New Jersey State Bar Association - Environmental Law Section
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Newark Brownfields Task Force
Committee formed to advise and implement Newark Brownfields Pilot Project.
Perth Amboy Brownfields Advisory Committee
Committee formed to advise and implement Perth Amboy Brownfields Pilot Project.
Member, Regional Plan Association's Metropolitan Brownfield Initiative Committee preparing Report on New Jersey's progress in Brownfields.
Trustee, Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy of New Jersey
Non-profit corporation organized to plan and design development of the 18-mile Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.
Advisory Committee, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Formed to address waterfront issues of the Hudson ___________ ??????
PUBLICATIONS
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"Curbing the Power to Condemn," New Jersey Law Journal, June, 2000
"Financial Incentives Under the Brownfield Act," New Jersey Law Journal, February, 1999.
"Off-Site Disclosure Act Requires Utilities to Take Stock," Association of Environmental Authorities, Autumn, 1995.
"Taking by Environmental Regulation: The Lucas Decision," Environmental Law Notes, Fall, 1992.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Brownfields Redevelopment A New Jersey Opportunity, sponsored by Rutgers - Cook College,
June 26, 2003.
Partnership Opportunities for Municipalities and Developers, sponsored by The League of Municipalities, June 25,2003.
Redevelopment Tools Workshop, sponsored by NAIOP, April 9, 2003.
Partnership Opportunities for Municipalities and Developers, sponsored by The League of Municipalities, June 25,2002.
Brownfields Redevelopment A New Jersey Opportunity, sponsored by Rutgers - Cook College,
June 26, 2002.
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance - Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, May 15, 2002.
Seventh Annual Governor=s Conference on Housing & Community Development - Redevelopment, City of Perth Amboy Perspective, September 25, 2001.
New Jersey Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities - Redevelopment Initiatives, September 25, 2001.
Attracting and Retaining Business in New Jersey=s Municipalities, sponsored by The New Jersey League of Municipalities, Holmdel, New Jersey, April 19, 2001.
Brownfields and Dredge Sediment, Synergistic Partnerships in the Redevelopment of Impaired Properties, sponsored by the Hazardous Waste Committee of the New Jersey Water Environmental Association, Iselin, New Jersey, March 29, 2001.
Brownfields 2000 Research & Regionalism, sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 11, 2000.
Brownfields Redevelopment A New Jersey Opportunity, sponsored by Cook College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 4, 2000.
Brownfields >99 Alliances for the 21st Century Livability - Environmental Challenges and Solutions, sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, Texas, December 7, 1999.
Site Redevelopment and Remediation, sponsored by the New Jersey Environment Association Hazardous Waste Committee and The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Atlantic City, May 3, 1999.
Private Development Parks and Public Trust, sponsored by the Regional Plan Association, New York, New York, April 29, 1999.
New Incentives for Development of Contaminated Properties in New Jersey, sponsored by Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, Short Hills, New Jersey, April 27, 1999.
Redevelopment of Brownfields, sponsored by Women in Housing and Finance, Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 4, 1998.
Brownfield Transactions Conference, sponsored by Ironbound Association, Newark, New Jersey, June 16, 1997.
Association of New Jersey Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators Conference, Hazardous Household Waste/Waste Flow Issues, Union County, June 3, 1997.
PSE&G Underground Storage Tank Seminar, Underground Storage Tanks - Relief In Case Of Release, sponsored by PSE&G, Newark, New Jersey, April 22, 1997.
Land Use Law Update in New Jersey, Environmentally Distressed Property/Brownfields Initiatives, sponsored by National Business Institute, February 1997.
Brownfields '96, A New Environmental Frontier, sponsored by United States Environmental Protection Agency, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 20 and 21, 1996.
