NEW JERSEY DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
President

PRESIDENT
Joanne Vos, Esq.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis
99 Wood Avenue South
Iselin, NJ 08830
(732)549-5600
jvos@greenbaumlaw.com
Associate, Real Estate Department
Member, Environmental Practice Group
Member, Green Building Practice Group

Practice Focus
Ms. Vos focuses her practice in environmental law, environmental litigation, contamination and compliance, land use, regulatory and toxic tort/asbestos litigation.

Ms. Vos 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.

Professional Activities / Honors
bullet President of the New Jersey Defense Association for the 2009-2010 term.
bullet Chair of the Environmental Law and Public Relations Committees of the New Jersey Defense Association.
bullet Past Chair of the Diversity, Scholarship, and Young Lawyers Committees of the New Jersey Defense Association.
bullet Member of the Editorial Board, Finance Committee and Long Term Planning Committee of the New Jersey Defense Association.
bullet Member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI).
bullet Member of the Environmental Committee of the New Jersey Builders Association.
bullet Member of the United States Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter.
bullet Listed in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition in the Environmental category, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
bullet Identified as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation 2009.
bullet Selected as one of Real Estate New Jersey magazine's Women of Influence (December 2008).
bullet Member of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
bullet Member of the Middlesex County Bar Association.
bullet Adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
bullet Member of the Hillsborough Republican Committee.

Publications / Articles / Presentations

bullet Author, "The Residential Development Solar Energy Systems Act, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, July 2009
bullet Author, "Franklin Mutual Insurance Company v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company: Application of Continuous Trigger Theory, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, June 2009.
bullet Author, "Recent Federal Tax Incentives for Building Green, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, June 2009.
bullet Author, "Public Outreach for Contaminated Site Cleanups, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, October 2008.
bullet Author, "The Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2008 - September 2008,"Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, September 2008.
bullet Author, "DiPaolo v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Classification of Freshwater Wetlands based upon the presence of Threatened or Endangered Species, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, August 2008.
bullet Author, "Permit Extension Act, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, July 2008.
bullet Author, "NJDEP Cannot Waive CAFRA Requirement in Absence of Waiver Provision, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, June 2008.
bullet Author, "E-Waste Recycling Law, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, May 2008.
bullet Author, "NJDEP's White Papers Stakeholder Process, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, April 2008.
bullet Author, "Deed Notices Required for Naturally Occurring Arsenic, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, March 2008.
bullet Author, "Environmental Stewardship Program," Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, February 2008.
bullet Author, "2008 Climate Change Bill Package, "Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, January 2008.
bullet Co-Author, "Going Green by Building Green, "Exhibit A, Winter 2008, Vol. 11 No. 3.
bullet Author, "Case Summary: Natural Resource Damages, "New Jersey Defense, Volume 24, Issue 2.
bullet Author, "New Notification Requirements Onerous, "New Jersey Law Journal, November 12, 2007.
bullet Author, "Updates from the Diversity Committee, "New Jersey Defense, Volume 24 Issue 1.
bullet Author, "Strides in Diversity, "New Jersey Defense, Volume 23, Issue 2.
bullet Author, "Individual Facts Dictate Contamination Coverage, "New Jersey Law Journal, June 26, 2006.
bullet Author, "Who Is Responsible? Personal Liability of Corporate Officers, "New Jersey Law Journal, October 24, 2005.
bullet Presenter, "Environmental Case Law Update," Annual New Jersey Defense Association Convention, Cooperstown, NY, June 2008.
bullet Presenter, "Environmental Case Law Update," Annual New Jersey Defense Association Convention, Cambridge, MD, June 2007.
bullet Presenter," Challenges & Consideration for Solo Practitioners and Small Practices, "Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 2007.
bullet Presenter," Professional Liabilities & Ethics, ”Institute of Continuing Legal Education, April 2006.
bullet Presenter," Women – Builders of Communities and Dreams, ”Women in the Law Committee, Gloucester County Bar Association, March 2006.
bullet Frequent lecturer on the topic of diversity and women in the law.

 

Bar Admissions

bullet New Jersey, 1999
bullet United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1999

 


 
 

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