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Kenneth Shelley Kamlet

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Overview

Practice Areas

50% Environmental / Natural Resources
38 years, 12 cases
50% Land Use / Zoning
38 years, 6 cases

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Free Consultation (30 minutes)

Payment types

Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

P.O. Box 5250

700 Security Mutual Building

Binghamton, NY 13901

Office: 607-231-6914

Mobile: 607-343-2713

Fax: 607-723-6605
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Languages Spoken

French
German

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I am a member of the New York, District of Columbia andMaryland Bars. My practice focuses on environmental and land use law. With a Ph.D.-level degree in the... more

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Client Reviews	Average Client Rating Former client? Write a review 3 reviews “A quarter century of successful work!” Posted by: George Akel, over 1 year ago. Client Review: I have known Ken for the better part of 25 years. Our development company needed an expert Environmental lawyer for a difficult project. Ken was... more Flag “Ken Kamlet, Esq.” Posted by: David, over 1 year ago. Client Review: Ken is an excellent attorney with deep knowledge of all aspects of environmental and land use law. He is highly respected by all agencies that he... more Flag View all 3 reviews
Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 4 endorsements Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer I have known Ken for years as a fellow lawyer. We occasionally pick each others brain. He has good judgment, intuition and a strong ethical sense. Endorsement from lawyer: Richard Brickwedde , Syracuse (NY), Over 1 year ago I endorse this lawyer. Ken is truly dedicated to his practice. He gives of his intellect and self to help advance the economic development of his... more Endorsement from lawyer: Lawrence Brinker , Binghamton (NY), Over 1 year ago View all 4 endorsements

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3 reviews

“A quarter century of successful work!”

Posted by: George Akel, over 1 year ago.

Client Review: I have known Ken for the better part of 25 years. Our development company needed an expert Environmental lawyer for a difficult project. Ken was... more

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“Ken Kamlet, Esq.”

Posted by: David, over 1 year ago.

Client Review: Ken is an excellent attorney with deep knowledge of all aspects of environmental and land use law. He is highly respected by all agencies that he... more

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4 endorsements

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I have known Ken for years as a fellow lawyer. We occasionally pick each others brain. He has good judgment, intuition and a strong ethical sense.

Endorsement from lawyer: Richard Brickwedde , Syracuse (NY), Over 1 year ago

I endorse this lawyer. Ken is truly dedicated to his practice. He gives of his intellect and self to help advance the economic development of his... more

Endorsement from lawyer: Lawrence Brinker , Binghamton (NY), Over 1 year ago

Résumé

License

38 years since Kenneth Shelley Kamlet was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Dist. of Columbia	Active	1973	12/27/2011
Maryland	Active	1995	02/11/2009
New York	Currently registered	1999	05/21/2011

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Special Counsel at Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP	2010–present
Director of Legal Affairs at Newman Development Group, LLC	1997–2010

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
University of Pennsylvania Law School		J.D.	1973
Yale University	Biochemical Sciences	M.Phil. (Ph.D.-minus-dissertation)	1970

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Small Business Advocate of the Year	Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce	2008
Small Business Advocate of the Year	Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce	2003

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	National Brownfield Coalition	2010-present
Member	New York State Brownfield Coalition	2010-present

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Portfolio

Contribution

Contributor Level 7

Answers:	2	Legal Answers
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Cases

Bennett v. Plenert

Outcome: Favorable to amici

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
"If My Property is Contaminated, Am I Entitled to a Property Tax Reduction?" (Mar. 2011)	Hinman, Howard & Kattell Newsletter	2011
As An "Innocent" Landowner or Prospective Purchaser, How Do I Minimize My Liability if the Land is Contaminated?	Hinman, Howard & Kattell Newsletter	2011

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Environmental Innovation: Brownfield Redevelopment in Binghamton/Recycling Contaminated Land	Pro-Seminar in Civic Entrepreneurship (Apr. 6)	2011
Environmental Law: What Every Business Lawyer Should Know	Seminar for Business Law Practice Group	2010

Brownfields and Greater Binghamton Revitalization	Presentation	2010
School District Consolidation Opportunities in Greater Binghamton: Points of Departure	Consolidation Committee - Aug. 4	2008
Liabilities Turned Opportunities: Transforming Brownfields and Toxic Waste Sites	Unifying Economic Development and the Environment - Sep. 28	2007
Brownfields in the Southern Tier--Blight or Bounty?	Southern Tier East - 2007 Spring Regional Leadership Conference - June 1	2007
Building Wealth and Health by Recycling Previously Used Urban Land	Presentation	2007
Potential Litigation Issues Under NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program	CLE Program, Binghamton Regency - Jan. 11	2007
Gannett (Brownfield) Site Redevelopment	2007 APA Upstate New York Chapter Annual Conference - Sep. 19	2007
Of Shoes, Newspapers and Revitalization: A Brownfields Success Story...	Owners and Developers Reception, Yonkers, NY (Mar. 2)	2005
Vaporization of Contaminants from Soil and Groundwater into Indoor Air Environments	Legislative Field Hearing in Ithaca, NY - Apr 21	2005
Brownfield Resurgence: How Much Carrot and How Much Stick?	Sierra Club Susquehanna Group (May 20)	2003
DEC's Draft Voluntary Cleanup Program Guide	Industry Environment Conference - Oct 18	2002
Brownfields in Broome County	Presentation - Jun 25	2001
Remarks in Support of Governor Pataki's Superfund Reform Bill	May 3	2001
Using Brownfield Initiatives to Attract and Retain Prime Customers and to Gain Market Advantage: A Proposal	Presentation (June 24) to Potomac Electric Power Co.	1997
Voluntary Cleanup/Brownfields	The Environmental Legislative Agenda in the 1996 General [Assembly] Session and Other Issues	1996
Building wealth and health by recycling previously used urban land	Annual Meeting and Conference	1996
Clarifying and managing risk	Hunting for (and finding) gold in the brownfields	1995
Maryland Brownfields Redevelopment Initiatives	Environmental Network	1995
Innovative State Approaches to Voluntary Cleanup Programs and Brownfields Redevelopment	Conference on Capitalizing on Brownfields Redevelopment Opportunities	1995
Strategies for securing regulatory agency approvals and getting off the liability hook	Conference on Capitalizing on Brownfields Redevelopment Opportunities	1995

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