Janine G. Bauer

Janine G. Bauer,has successfully represented clients in environmental matters for 28 years. Whether you need advice about which path to take in a toxic clean-up, representation in a lawsuit (brought by you or against you), insurance coverage, or a defense to an enforcement action by an agency, Janine can help you. She will also review your purchase and sale agreements in real estate matters, achieve compliance with sale requirements and provide oversight regarding remedial investigation and clean up actions. Janine cuts through complex problems to find cost-effective solutions that achieve a fair and efficient outcome for the client. Janine is a strategic and experienced trial lawyer, and a former prosecutor.

In 2003, Janine also started a transportation and infrastructure practice. If you are in the transportation business, whether by sea, rail, highway, or air, or you are involved in a business, such as at the ports, that depends on the transportation system, Janine can help you achieve success. She will help you sort through the maze of transportation, land use and environmental regulations and laws. Janine will obtain approvals, bring or defend lawsuits and challenge fees or fines. She also advises municipalities and other public entities on transportation matters to reduce tort liability, and increase safety, specifically promoting Complete Streets as a way to accommodate seniors, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Janine also practices land use law, zoning, redevelopment and historic preservation law. She is also a registered legislative agent in New Jersey, and lobbies in the tri-state area.

Areas of Practice

Transportation and Infrastructure
Environmental, Land Use and Redevelopment
Historic Preservation, Complex Litigation

Articles:

Janine Bauer Helps Client Preserve History and Open Space

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Camden, New Jersey, 1984 J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
Best Brief, Moot Court Am. Jur. Award
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, B.A

Honors and Awards

New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Professional Achievement Award, 1990
Law Journal Editorial Board: Rutgers Law Journal, Symposium Editor, Editorial Board, 1983 – 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

Federal Highway Administration National Review Panel for Environmental Streamlining, 2001 – Present
Elected Trustee, South Orange Village, NJ, 2009 – Present
Rahway River Greenway and Bike Trail Implementation Committee, Committee Chair
MOVE NY/ NYC Economic Development Corporation, 1999 – 2003
Professional Women in Construction
Women’s Transportation Seminar
Society of Women Environmental Professionals

Past Employment Positions

Janine G. Bauer, New York, Philadelphia, Solo Practitioner, 2003 – 2007
Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Inc., New York, NY, Executive Director, 1993 – 2003
Mercer County Prosecutors Office, Trenton, NJ, Assistant Prosecutor, 1991 – 1993
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, Watter & Blader, Lawrenceville, NJ, Associate Attorney, 1985 – 1991
Hon. Alan B. Handler, New Jersey Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1984 – 1985
Society of Women Environmental Professionals

Boards and Other Positions

Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment
General Counsel, American Planning Association- N.J. Chapter
Member of the Board and Treasurer, Delaware Riverkeeper Network