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DOMINIC CORDISCO
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Admissions:

Admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey;
1995, New York;
U.S. District Court, Southern District
of New York

Education:

State University of New York
at Plattsburgh (B.A.,1990)

Fordham University Law School
(J.D., 1994)

Publications:

“Navigating Through Rapanos: An Update on
Federal Wetlands Issues,”
Municipal Lawyer, a publication of the
New York State Bar Association,
Vol. 22, No. 2, 2008

Co-Author: Bright with Promise:
A Pictorial History of SUNY Plattsburgh,
The Donning Company, 1989

Background:

Past Regional Attorney,
Region Three, New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation

Co-Chair, Alliance for Balanced Growth

Board Member, Port Jervis Industrial Development Agency

Lecturer, New York State Bar Association:
- "Wetlands,” Environmental Law Section Fall Meeting, 2007
- “Navigating Through Rapanos: An Update on
Federal Wetlands Issues,” 2007
- "How to Handle a Mining Case in New York ," 2002

Lecturer, New York State Association of Towns:
- “Introduction to SEQRA,” 2009
- “Navigating Through Rapanos: An Update on
Federal Wetlands Issues,” 2008

Lecturer, Orange County Municipal Planning Federation:
- “Introduction to SEQRA,” 2008

Lecturer, New York Planning Federation:
- “SEQRA Lead Agency Disputes” and
“Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the Local Level.” 2009

Recipient, Fordham University School of Law
Murray Award for Outstanding Public Service

Finalist, Fordham University School of Law
Wormser Moot Court Competition

Moot Court Judge, Senior Prize Trials,
Albany Law School, 1998 –

Member: Orange County and
New York State Bar Associations
(Member, Environmental Law Section;
Co-Chair, Committee on Mining,
Oil & Gas Regulation, 2001 –)

Practice Areas:

Environmental Law; Municipal Law;
Zoning, Planning and Land Use