Practice Areas:
Environmental and Toxic Tort
Real Estate and Land Use

Heidi S. Minuskin is Of Counsel with the firm where she is a commercial attorney, specializing in the areas of environmental law and real estate. She has counseled clients on the impact of environmental law on real estate and business transactions, helping them assess and address potential liabilities under federal and state environmental laws, and providing solutions to allow development and transactions to proceed. Her practice encompasses all aspects of environmental law, including Brownfields redevelopment, ISRA, due diligence, disclosure obligations, environmental insurance matters, site remediation, and regulatory compliance and permitting issues. Ms. Minuskin represents a broad range of clients, from Fortune 100 major corporations to individual clients, in environmental litigation, penalty and enforcement matters, and cost recovery actions, involving federal and state statutes and regulations including CERCLA, RCRA, and New Jersey’s Spill Act. She has negotiated significant Superfund, Spill Act and remediation settlements with various federal, state and local agencies. Ms. Minuskin formerly served as Of Counsel to McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, LLP. She joined the law firm of Coughlin Duffy LLP at its inception in March 2004.

Education:
New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986)
Syracuse University (A.B., cum laude, 1983)

Professional Admissions:
State of New Jersey (1986)
State of New York (1987)

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1986)

Memberships and Professional Activities:
Member, American Bar Association (Section on Natural Resources)
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (Sections on Environmental, Corporate and Business Law)
Member, New York State Bar Association (Section on Environmental Law)
Member, Industrial/Commercial Real Estate Women of New Jersey (ICREW)
Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Member, Environmental Business Council of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (EBC)
Master, Justice Stewart G. Pollock Environmental Inn of Court

Chairperson, Real Property Council of the Commerce and Industry Association of NJ

Member, Chemical Council of New Jersey

Member, New Jersey License Site Remediation Professional Association

Committee Member, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Near-Term Priorities Committee

Publications:
Co-Author: “ECRA Compliance,” Mathew Bender New Jersey Transaction Guide (1989)

Co-Author: “Cleaning Your Neighbor’s Property,” New Jersey Law Journal (2002)

Co-Author: "The Hidden Costs of a Home Purchase," Garden State Woman Magazine (Issue 47)

Author: "NRD Claims: What's Recoverable, What's Not?", NJPA Real Estate Journal (August 25, 2006)

Co-Author: "In Hot Pursuit of NRD Claims," Environmental Claims Journal, 19(4):219-238 (2007)

Co-Author: "Keeping Your Neighbor in the Loop: Public Notice of Site Remediation" CIANJ Magazine (November, 2008)

Speaking Engagements:

Lecturer, NJSCPA (2008)
Lecturer, New Jersey Real Estate Commission (1989)
Lecturer, HazMat International (1989-1990)
Lecturer, Monmouth County Board of Realtors (1990)
Lecturer, Majess Lecture Series (1995)

Honors:

Selected for inclusion New Jersey Super Lawyers,  Environmental, 2009

Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Law Firms, Environmental, 2008 and 2009

AV Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6026
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
hminuskin@coughlinduffy.com