The Road Ahead: The Obstacles and Pitfalls to New Jersey’s Implementation of the LSRP Program -- CLE

This ABA Section of Litigation Environmental Litigation Committee live presentation will take place on October 27, 2010 at Seton Hall Law School, 1109 Raymond Blvd,
1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102.

Registration Deadline: October 20, 2010

This program will be an interactive seminar involving nationally known environmental lawyers, in-house counsel and consultants who will discuss the details and implications of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act, in particular the Licensed Site Remediation Professional Program. The impact of this program on environmental practitioners will be far reaching and extraordinary. From the manner in which environmental consultants will be retained and site investigations & clean-ups accomplished, to the ethical, work product and litigation considerations counsel will need to evaluate and address, the LSRP Program represents a sea-change in the way environmental counsel will practice their trade in the years to come.

The Road Ahead: The Obstacles and Pitfalls to New Jersey’s Implementation of the LSRP Program -- ABA CLE

This live ABA Continuing Legal Education program is an interactive seminar involving nationally known environmental lawyers, in-house counsel and consultants who will discuss the details and implications of New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act, in particular the Licensed Site Remediation Professional Program. The impact of this program on environmental practitioners will be far reaching and extraordinary. From the manner in which environmental consultants will be retained and site investigations & clean-ups accomplished, to the ethical, work product and litigation considerations counsel will need to evaluate and address, the LSRP Program represents a sea-change in the way environmental counsel will practice their trade in the years to come.


Issues to be addressed include:
• A summary of New Jersey's SRRA/LSRP, an overview of the privilege/ethics issues raised by this program and an out of state attorney's view of how a similar program works in other states.
• Legal issues that need to be clarified and addressed in order for New Jersey's program to be effective, including contractual issues, risk management and liability issues, agency issues and the independence of the LSRP.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1:30pm - 3:45pm
Seton Hall Law School
Newark, NJ

MCLE credit has been requested.
Meeting Registration Fees:
Section of Litigation Member - $40.00
Non-Section Member - $95.00

Privatizing the Cleanup of Hazardous Sites: How the New Jersey Approach Transforms the Field

When New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law the Site Remediation Reform Act on May 6, he set in motion the long-awaited reform of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's site remediation program. This new law transforms how New Jersey manages the cleanup of its contaminated sites by authorizing the NJDEP to accept certifications of "licensed site remediation professionals," or "LSRPs," that a contaminated site has been adequately investigated and cleaned. Previously, NJDEP was directly responsible for the cleanup of contaminated sites.

New Jersey joins Connecticut and Massachusetts in allowing private outside contractors to supervise the remediation of contaminated sites. Other states are expected to look at the NJ law as a model for similar programs.