Matthew L. Capone

Matt focuses his practice on a variety of environmental and land use matters. He navigates his clients through the land use approval process and related environmental matters at the municipal, county, state and federal levels. 

Practice Areas

• Environmental - CERCLA/Superfund
• Environmental - Land Use and Permitting
• Environmental - Litigation
• Environmental - Site Remediation and Brownfields

Professional Activities

• Builders League of South Jersey
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Atlantic County Bar Association
• New Jersey Association for Justice

Admissions

• New Jersey

Education

• Rutgers Law School, J.D. (2018)
• Rutgers University, B.A. (2013)

Honors/Awards

• Rutgers Nathan Baker Mock Trial Competition – 1^st Place, April 2018
• American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Regional Mock Trial Competition – 1^st Place, November 2016

Articles/Publications

• "NJDEP Issues Major Environmental Justice Decision Imposing Special Conditions," The National Law Review, July 24, 2024
• "NJDEP Proposes Bald Eagle Removal and Other Changes to New Jersey's Threatened and Endangered Species Lists," NJ Environmental Law Blog, June 6, 2024
• "Appellate Division Provides Insight Into Rights Inherent to Tidelands Grants and Tidelands Licenses," NJ Environmental Law Blog, May 20, 2024
• "NJDEP Adopts More Stringent Residential Soil Remediation Standards for Lead," NJ Environmental Law Blog, May 7, 2024
• Remediation Programs Update from NJDEP, NJ Environmental Law Blog, November 9, 2023
• NJDEP Creates Avenue for Prioritized RAP Application Review, NJ Environmental Law Blog, July 11, 2023
• First Of Its Kind With More to Follow: NJDEP Settlement Proposal Addresses PFAS Contamination, NJ Environmental Law Blog, July 11, 2023

Seminars/Presentations

• Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Rising Stars Panel, May 2019