By Erin Faltin
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2011
Contact: Erin P. Faltin
732-476-3278
[email protected]
Hillsborough Resident Joanne Vos Appointed State and Local Defense Organization Liaison to Defense Research Institute’s Women in the Law Committee
Joanne Vos, resident of Hillsborough and a lawyer in the Real Estate Department at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP, was recently appointed by the New Jersey Defense Association to serve as the State and Local Defense Organization ("SLDO") Liaison to the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Women in the Law Committee.
Ms. Vos, a member of the Environmental Practice Group, focuses her practice in environmental law, environmental litigation, contamination and compliance, land use, regulatory and toxic tort/asbestos litigation. She has successfully litigated numerous complex environmental matters, based in both equity and non-equity, and predicated upon concepts of general negligence and strict liability within the context of the New Jersey Spill Compensation & Control Act. She has represented clients in both the public and private arenas and she has served as Special Environmental Counsel to the Township of North Brunswick. She has also represented property owners, individuals, proprietors, and small businesses such as gas stations, auto repair / body shops, and dry cleaners in insurance coverage disputes as well as environmental compliance matters prosecuted by local and state authorities. Ms. Vos has also assisted in the coordination of remedial action plans on behalf of large, privately-owned, and regulated businesses including solid waste management and Class B recycling facilities.
Ms. Vos is Chairman of the Board (2010-2011 term) and chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the NJDA. She is also a past chair of the Diversity, Scholarship, and Young Lawyers Committees, member of the Editorial Board, and member of the Long Term Planning Committee of the NJDA. Ms. Vos is a member of the Defense Research Institute; the New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association; the Environmental Committee of the New Jersey Builders Association; and the United States Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter.
Ms. Vos is listed in Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition in the Environmental category since 2007 and is identified as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation 2009. In 2009 she was selected as one of Real Estate New Jersey magazine’s Women of Influence.
She is a graduate of Montclair State University and received her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.
In 2011 Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP celebrates its 97th year of building business in New Jersey. The firm has over 100 attorneys in four main practice departments, Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate, and Tax, Trusts and Estates, and 19 practice areas offering comprehensive legal services. The firm has offices located in Woodbridge and Roseland, New Jersey. For more information, call Erin P. Faltin at 732-549-5600 or visit the firm’s web site at www.greenbaumlaw.com.
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