Publications
"CERCLA Arranger Liability & Apportioning Costs," Suffolk Lawyer, May 2009
"Consultant Liability – Avoiding the Pitfalls" (Long Island Association of Professional Geologists - November 20, 2008)
"DEC Orders on Consent: Perils, Pitfalls and Possible Solutions," 8 Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law 91, 1992
"Retroactive Application of the Legislature's Approval of Private Causes of Action Under the Strict Liability Provisions of the Oil Spill Act," Environmental Law Section Journal 11, February 1992
"Oil Spill Liability and Compensation In New York: Overview and Analysis of Navigation Law Article 12," 7 Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law 1, 1991;
"The District Attorney's Role in the Prosecution of Environmental Crimes," The New York Environmental Law Handbook Second Edition, 1992
"Concurrent State and Local Jurisdiction Over State Mapped Freshwater Wetlands," Environmental Law Section Journal 18, February-May, 1991
"SARA, LUST, and Other Rarely Mentioned Matters: Will Real Estate Transactions Ever Be the Same?" 4 Hofstra Env. L. Digest 11, 1987
"The Meaning of the So-Called Inadvertence Requirement for Plain View Seizures - A Missed Opportunity to Eliminate a Wholly Unnecessary Limitation on Police Conduct," 3 Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law 25, 1983
"Limitations on the Right to Introduce Evidence Pertaining to the Prior Sexual History of the Complaining Witness in Cases of Forcible Rape: Reflection of Reality or Denial of Due Process?" 3 Hofstra Law Review 403, 1975
Co-Author: "The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA") - The County Perspective," County Attorney News, January, 1988.
In addition, Fred prepares detailed handouts each time he lectures.
Lectures
Fred lectures frequently to Bar Associations, as well as private Continuing Legal Education providers, professional organizations, and community groups on varied environmental and municipal law subjects. Examples of programs he has participated in as a lecturer:
"The Redevelopment of Contaminated Property: NYS Brownfield Program and Beyond". (Panel Member, NYSBA, June 12, 2009).
"Consultant Liability – Avoiding the Pitfalls" (Long Island Association of Professional Geologists, November 20, 2008).
"NYS DEC Tidal and Freshwater Wetlands Permits" (SCBA - May 7, 2008)
"Underground Oil Tanks and the Havoc They Wreak: Navigating the New York Navigation Law" (SCBA - May 29, 2008)
"Bridge the Gap - Environmental Law" (SCBA – 2007 and 2008)
"Nuts and Bolts of the Administration and Enforcement of Land Use Laws and Regulations - SEQRA Practice Points and Tips" (NYSBA - June 3, 2005)
"New York Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision and Zoning Law (Environmental Concerns for Developers)" (National Business Institute, July 9, 2003).
"New York Environmental Law Practical Skills" (NYSBA)
"Administrative Practice Before the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation" (NYSBA)
"Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions and Litigation Strategies" (NYSBA)
"New York Environmental Law Update" (many times for SCBA)
"Practice Before the Suffolk County Department of Health Services" (SCBA)
"Cost Recovery Litigation in CERCLA and Navigation Law Litigation" (SCBA)
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