Education
Seton Hall University, J.D.
Princeton, B.A.
Bar Admissions
State of New Jersey
United States District Court - District of New Jersey
Memberships
Chair, Environmental Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association, May 2021
Served two terms on the Board of Directors, New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
Legislative Liaison, New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
Chairman, Stephen D. Meluso Scholarship Fund
Appointed to the Executive Committee (Secretary) of the New Jersey State Bar Association – Environmental Law Section in 2018
Honors
New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2024
Recognized as one of the New Jersey Rising Stars® in the area of environmental litigation, as published in New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, every year from 2011 through 2014
Biography
As Chair of our Environmental Practice group, Eric E. Tomaszewski concentrates in all aspects of environmental law including transactional matters, redevelopment projects, site remediation, regulatory compliance counseling, permitting, solid waste and recyclables, wastewater, cost recovery litigation and insurance coverage litigation. His clients include industrial manufacturers, gasoline retailers, real estate developers, municipalities and public entities.
Eric has practiced environmental law in New Jersey since 2005 and has worked on many notable projects involving the redevelopment of contaminated property in many of the largest municipalities in New Jersey. He has also been involved in the defense and trial of several high-profile environmental litigations including claims related to the Passaic River Restoration Initiative undertaken by the U.S. EPA, the trial of a former energy company against $160 million environmental and construction claims related to the development of waterfront property in Miami. Eric has extensive experience in due diligence and site remediation, including advising clients on compliance with the New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act and NJDEP regulations. Most recently Eric successfully negotiated a pre-trial, nuisance-value settlement of a lawsuit challenging the professional judgment of a New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional engaged in the remediation and redevelopment of a former chemical production facility.
In addition to environmental law, Eric previously served as General Counsel of a large New Jersey municipal public entity where he counseled the CEO and Board of Commissioners on the regulatory requirements for the collection and disposal of solid waste, the marketing and disposition of recyclables, and matters involving the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law and Uniform Shared Services Law.
Eric served as the Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section in 2021-22, having previously served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for nine years. He was recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer every year from 2021 through 2025 in the area of environmental law, as published in New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, having previously been named a New Jersey Rising Star for five consecutive years.
Eric is a co-author of the “New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook” (2014 and 2019) and frequently speaks on a variety of environmental law topics as part the New Jersey Bar Association’s continuing legal education program.
After graduating law school, Eric served as law clerk to the Honorable Harriet Derman, P.J.Cv. (Ret.), New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset County.
News
Rethinking Waste Management for a Sustainable NJ
Did you know that NJ's recycling industry contributes $6 billion annually to our economy and employs 27,000 people? However, over 90% of plastics still aren’t recycled, highlighting the urgent need for smarter waste management solutions.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing new rules, repeals, and amendments related to the Site Remediation Reform Act amendments.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing new rules, repeals, and amendments related to the Site Remediation Reform Act amendments. The Department is proposing to amend its site remediation rules to codify and implement the provisions of P.L. 2019, c. 263 (The SRRA 2.0 Act), which concerned the remediation of contaminated sites, and amended and supplemented various parts of environmental statutory law. The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New J
Diamond Nation Says Unrivaled Sports Acquisition Will Provide New Opportunities
Just like in sports, teamwork is at the core of MS&B’s mission. Case in point: MS&B attorneys’ successful representation of Diamond Nation, LLC in selling the company’s massive sports complex to Unrivaled Sports. Unrivaled Sports adds the acquisition to an impressive list of investments, including the 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, and the Prudential Center.
Partner Eric Tomaszewski Successfully Refutes Landlord Demand for PFAS Remediation for Industrial Tenant
Eric Tomaszewski, MS&B’s Chair of the Environmental Law Department, recently secured the favorable resolution of a landlord’s demand that an industrial tenant conduct an investigation and remediation related to PFAS contamination in groundwater.