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Kenneth S. Kamlet
 


Biographical Summary – Kenneth S. (Ken) Kamlet

  •     Current Position: Director of Legal Affairs, Newman Development Group—a pre-eminent shopping center developer in the Southern Tier of New York.  A number of NDG’s successful projects in the Binghamton area are located on former industrial sites (brownfields)

  •     Current Volunteer Positions: Member-at-Large, Broome County Environmental Management Council (appointed by County Executive); Chairman, EMC Brownfields Subcommittee; Member and Vice-Chair, The Broome Chamber, Small Business Council Legislative Committee and Member, Government Affairs Committee (recipient of 2003 Small Business Advocate award); Member, Broome County Bar Association Corporate Counsel Committee; Member, New York State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section.  New: Co-Chair, Developers' Group, New York State Chapter, National Brownfields Association; Member, Management Team, Broome County Brownfields Pilot Program; Member, B.C. Plan (Greater Binghamton Sustainable Economic Development Plan) Steering Committee.

  •    Relevant Prior Background: (1) Helped develop the State of Maryland’s statewide brownfields program as a member of the Governor’s “Voluntary Cleanup [Brownfields] Program Task Force”; (2) Charter Member, of the Baltimore [Maryland] Brownfields Industrial Redevelopment Council; (3) directed the Pollution & Toxic Substances program of the country’s largest membership-based environmental advocacy group, the National Wildlife Federation (1973-1985); (4) chaired two National Academy of Sciences’ studies on contaminated marine sediments; (5) was a member of the ASTM Drafting Task Force that developed widely accepted Phase I environmental site assessment standards; (6) provided inputs to Congress that contributed to enactment of Federal Superfund and RCRA (hazardous waste) legislation; and (7) for 12 years (1985-1997) as an environmental consultant and (later) as a private practice attorney, helped business clients solve hazardous waste, brownfield, and other environmental problems.

  •     Academic Background: (1) Undergraduate degree in Biology from CCNY (1966); (b) Ph.D.-level graduate degree in the Biochemical Sciences from Yale University (1970); and (c) Law Degree (J.D.) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1973).

  •      Bar Memberships: Member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and New York (and of numerous Federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court).

      Bill-signing ceremony for new Maryland brownfields legislation as key stakeholders look on.  (Ken Kamlet stands immediately behind Governor Glendening.)


Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening Signs New Brownfields Legislation,

January 23, 1997

(Seated, L-R: Senate President, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.; Governor Parris N. Glendening; House of Delegates Speaker, Casper R. Taylor, Jr.  Standing, L-R: George W. Kelly, Esq.; Rena Steinzor, Esq.; Dru Schmidt-Perkins; Michael C. Powell, Esq.; Kenneth S. Kamlet, Esq.; Tom Grasso [Chesapeake Bay Foundation]; James Hollerbach; Ronald Nelson [Maryland Chamber]; Ev Paull [Baltimore City Planning].)

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Publications

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., "Protections for Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Properties," Real Estate/Environmental Liability News, January 26, 1996, pp. 4-7.  Click here.

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., "Turning Brownfields Green: New EPA Guidance," Probate & Property (American Bar Association), May/June 1996, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 20-27.  Click here.

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., Guide to Redeveloping Underutilized Industrial and Commercial Properties Under Maryland's "Brownfields" Law.  1997.  (Sponsored by: Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, EA Engineering, Science & Technology, Mellon Bank, AIG Environmental, AIG Environmental Management, Inc., and Maryland Association of Counties.) Click here (for excerpts).

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., "Brownfields Regulation in New York State: A Disappointing Report Card," New York State Bar Association, The Environmental Lawyer, Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter 2002, pp. 2-24.  Click here.  link enabled 1/7/05

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., "Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanups: Does New York Measure Up or Miss the Mark?," Part I, Environmental Due Diligence Guide, Section 231.1321, pp. 1321-1334, June 2002, The Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C.   Reprinted in: (1) Toxics Law Reporter, Vol. 17, No. 30, pp. 735-745, August 1, 2002; (2) Daily Environment, No. 155, pp. B-1 - B-11, August 12, 2002; and (3) Environment Reporter,  Vol. 33, No. 33, pp. 1831-1841, August 16, 2002. Environment Reporter link added 1/7/05

* Kamlet, Kenneth S., "Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanups: Does New York Measure Up or Miss the Mark?," Part II, Environmental Due Diligence Guide, Section 231.1335, pp. 1335-1351, July 2002, The Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C.  Reprinted in: (1) Toxics Law Reporter, Vol. 17, No. 31, pp. 766-778, August 8, 2002; (2) Daily Environment, No. 156, pp. B-1 - B-13, August 13, 2002; and (3) Environment Reporter,  Vol. 33, No. 34, pp. 1885-1897, August 23, 2002.  Environment Reporter link added 1/7/05