John (Jack) Van Dalen - Haddonfield, NJ

Education

• Legal Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    B.A.
    Honors: Merit Scholarship
    Major: History
    Major: Russian
    Major: Political Science
  • Continuing Legal Education—Earned all required credits

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Chief Counsel, 2000 - 2002
• Senior Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey Attorney General Office, 1972 - 1999
• Hon. John J.Gibbons, US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Judicial Clerk, 1970 - 1971

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• New Jersey Environmental Law, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 - 2015
  
• Inverse Condemnation/Regulatory Takings, Rutgers Bloustein School of Graduate Studies, 1998 - 2015
  
• N.J. Riparian/Tidelands law, Copland School of Real Estate, 2008
  
• N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Stewart Title Guaranty CO, 2007
  
• N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Sothebys Realtors, Monmouth County, 2012
  
• CAFRA Permitting, Rowan University, 2011
  
• N.J. Riparian/Tidelands Law, Stewart Title Guaranty Co, 2016

Pro Bono Activities

• Mentor, Trenton Public Schools Students

Representative Clients

• Fidelity National Title Group Inc

• Boroughs of Allenhurst and Fair Haven

• Stewart Title Guaranty CO

• Spray Beach Yacht Club NJ

• Corinthian Yacht Club, Cape May

• 300 Unit Condominium in Edgewater

• Apartment Building Owner, Long Branch

• Various single family home or condo owners

Representative Cases

• Van Note-Harvey Associates v. New Jersey Schools Development Authority (compelled the addition of client to approved bidders list)
  • Citation: 407 NJ Super 643
  • Court: New Jersey Appellate Division
  • Year: 2009
• South Camden Citizens in Action v. New Jersey DEP (obtained dismissal of Environmental Justice claims against client )
  • Citation: 254 F. Supp. 2d 486
  • Court: District of New Jersey
  • Year: 2003
• In re Egg Harbor Associates (won broad interpretation of NJDEP powers under CAFRA)
  • Citation: 94 NJ 358
  • Year: 1983

Published Works

Articles

• Contributing author to the 2014 and 2019 Editions of the New Jersey Environmental Handbook
  

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Other Affiliations

• New Jersey Bar Association