Maraziti, Falcon, & Healey, LLP - Attorneys At Law | Attorneys

Christopher H. Falcon represents public and private clients on environmental, land development, local government and regulatory issues. Mr. Falcon represents a number of public authorities and private companies in environmental matters involving infrastructure projects, land use, industrial pretreatment, wastewater discharges and permitting. He is a member of various professional and civic organizations including the Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section of the American Bar Association and was a delegate to the Moscow Conference on Law and Economic Relations in 1990. He has served as chair of the Local Government Section and as a member of the Environmental and Land Use Sections of the New Jersey State Bar Association. A former legislative assistant in the New Jersey Senate, he presently serves as a legislative assistant in the New Jersey Assembly. He is the Chairman of Morris 2000, and a member of the Environmental and Economic Development Committees of the N.J. Chamber of Commerce and the Academy of Political Science.

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Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1972
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Education

J.D., Villanova University Law School, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1971
B.A., Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1968

Professional Experience

MARAZITI, FALCON & HEALEY - Partner, 1995 to Present
MCMANIMON & SCOTLAND - Partner, 1994-1995
MARAZITI, FALCON & GREGORY - Partner, 1985 to 1993
EISMEIER AND FALCON - Partner, 1977 to 1985
YOUNG AND SEARS - Associate, 1972 to 1977
Engages in private practice of law with emphasis in the area of land use, local government law, redevelopment law, environmental law, litigation and administrative law.
Litigates issues involving interpretation of statutes including Local Public Contracts Law, Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, Municipal Land Use Law, the Sewerage Authorities Law, the Clean Water Act, Solid Waste Management Act, New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act, Spill Act and related regulations.
Represents public bodies as general and special counsel in enforcement of zoning laws, condemnation actions, municipal regulatory ordinances, environmental standards involving both the securing of injunctive relief, the negotiation of administrative consent orders, and the imposition of fines and penalties. Represents private clients in various zoning and planning matters, site contamination remediation matters, and resolution of water compliance issues.
Testified before the Assembly Local Government Committee on Assembly Bill 1512 drafted on the subject of wastewater utility charges and rates; April, 1993

Memberships

Institute of Municipal Attorneys
New Jersey Planning Officials - Assistant Counsel, 2004 to Present
Association of Environmental Authorities
New Jersey Water Environment Association
Water Environment Federation
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey

Professional Activities

New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Environmental Litigation, Member, 1990
American Bar Association - Member, Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section - Member, Local Government Law Section
New Jersey Bar Association - Board of Directors, Local Government Section, 1981 to 2002 - Chairman, Local Government Law Section, 1983 and 1984 - Environmental Law Section, 1992 to date - Land Use Law Section, 1996 to date
Morris County Bar Association - Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1984 and 1985 - Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 1990 to 1995