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Ronald Steinvurzel

Principal

Ronald Steinvurzel has extensive experience representing commercial and industrial real property owners and operators, as well as remediation and construction contractors, and engineers. Ron has worked on projects across the nation and in Europe. In addition to his legal experience, Ron has a background in the environmental sciences and environmental policy. Having worked on a broad 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.

Education

Pace University School of Law, J.D. and Certificate in Environmental Law, 1999 (cum laude), Pace Law Review
Union College, B.S. Environmental Studies/Mathematics, 1995, Highest Honors in Environmental Studies

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Publications

“Municipalities and Natural Gas Extraction… What the Frack?,” New York Law Journal, May 2012.
“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, 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

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

Memberships

Westchester County Bar Association, 2012-2015
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 State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section, 1997-2005
Ironbound Business Association, Environmental Committee, 1999-2004
New Jersey Bar State Association, Environmental Law Section, 1999-2005

Presentations

Speaker, “Municipalities and Natural Gas Extraction … What the Frack” Annual Meeting of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee on Soil and Rock, January 29, 2013, Jacksonville, Florida.
Faculty Speaker, “Major Land Use Laws in New Jersey,” National Business Institute, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, July 2004
Moderator, “Enforcement of Environmental Law and Policy in New York State,” New York County Lawyers’ Association, New York, New York, April 2004
Moderator, “The Impact of Environmental Law on Real Estate Transactions,” New York County Lawyers’ Association, New York, New York, April 2003
Judge, “National Environmental Moot Court,” Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 2002-2010
Faculty Speaker, “United States Environmental Law Considerations for Foreign Corporations,” Fact Finding Tour of Chinese Delegates, Chappaqua, New York, June 1997

Prior Affiliations

Steinvurzel Law Group, Principal
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, Associate, Real Estate, Environmental and Construction Law Practice Group
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., Associate, Environmental and Real Estate Practice Group
Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., United States District Court, S.D.N.Y., Law Extern
Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Litigation Intern
Witco Corporation, Law Department, Intern