Mitchell H. Kizner
- Cherry Hill
- T: 856.382.2247
- F: 856.661.1919
- Vineland
- T: 856.691.6200
- F: 856.696.8150
Mitchell H. Kizner, a member of the Litigation and Environmental Law Practice Groups, represents clients in environmental, insurance and other commercial matters as part of his active litigation and commercial law practice. He is also General Counsel to the firm.
As a member of Flaster/Greenberg’s Alternative and Renewable Energy Industry Group, he also represents clients engaged in or considering business ventures in emerging green energy fields such as solar, wind, geothermal, cogeneration, biofuels and biomass.
A frequent author of environmental law articles published in periodicals such as the New Jersey Law Journal, his past articles have included “No Further Action Letter May Be Unreliable” and “New Site Remediation Reform Act and Public Notice Requirements to Enhance the Role of Municipalities in Environmental Remediation Process.”
Mr. Kizner also is a frequent guest lecturer for environmental groups, bar associations and business organizations where he has presented seminars such as:
- "Insurance Coverage Litigation"
- “Recent Amendments to New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act”
- “Natural Resource Damages”
- “Recent Developments in Environmental Law”
- “Environmental Law for the General Practitioner”
He has also served as Solicitor to the Cumberland County Vocational Board of Education since 1995 and was special environmental counsel to the Borough of Woodbine between 1991 and 2005.
Representative Matters
- Recovered tens of millions of dollars in environmental insurance coverage actions for various fuel oil dealers, gasoline station owners and industrial concerns
- Obtained millions of dollars in insurance coverage for a physician whose malpractice carrier refused to settle a suit against a doctor within the policy limits
- Obtained no cause of action in a suit alleging environmental discharge by an environmental contractor and then recovered expert expenses and all counsel fees under the “New Jersey Frivolous Lawsuit Statute" Weed v. Casie Enterprise A-2554-93, 279 N.J. Super. 517 (App. Div. 1995)
- Assisted a client in the purchase of contaminated property in Winslow Township from a bank for a fraction of its value, and then assisted the client in arrangements for an extremely low-cost clean up of the property
Honors & Awards
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell
- Named a New Jersey "Super Lawyer," 2005 – 2012, by Thomson Reuters, publishers of New Jersey Super Lawyers
- Top Attorney List, SJ Magazine, 2011
Professional Affiliations
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Chair, Environmental Law Section
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Former member, District Ethics Committee
- Cumberland County Bar Association
- Former Chair, Judicial Screening Committee
- Member
Community Activities
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association of Cumberland County Foundation
- Board member
News
- Press Release(April 23, 2012)
- Press Release(April 11, 2012)
- Press Release(March 22, 2012)
- Press Release(September 6, 2011)
- Press Release(August 3, 2011)
- Press Release(July 28, 2011)
- Press Release(March 28, 2011)
- Press Release(November 3, 2010)
- Vineland Daily Journal(June 19, 2010)
- Press Release(June 1, 2010)
- Press Release(March 22, 2010)
- Press Release(November 4, 2009)
- Press Release(March 24, 2009)
- Press Release(April 16, 2008)
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Recent New Jersey Environmental and Energy LegislationThe New Jersey State Bar Association(April 4, 2012)
- Establishing the Foundation and Understanding Coverage OptionsNBI Insurance Coverage Seminar(September 22, 2011)
- Flaster/Greenberg and Roux Associates(November 18, 2009)
- New Jersey State Bar Association Environmental Law Section(May 8, 2008)
Articles & Alerts
- New Jersey League of Municipalities(November 2009)
- Legal Alert(August 10, 2009)
- New Jersey Law Journal, vol. CLXXIX, no. 10, index 984(March 7, 2005)
- New Site Remediation Reform Act and Public Notice Requirements to Enhance Role of Municipalities in Environmental Remediation ProcessNew Jersey League of Municipalities(March 7, 2005)
- New Jersey Law Journal, vol. CLXXV, no. 5, index 405(February 2, 2004)
Practice Areas
Industry Groups
News, Events & Articles
Admissions
- New Jersey (Certified Civil Trial Attorney)
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, J.D., with honors, 1979
- Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
