Kenneth D. Roth, a shareholder of Cureton Clark, joined the firm in 2000. His areas of practice include real estate and land use, corporate, business transactions, environmental and community association law. Ken has also acted as solicitor for municipalities, school boards, planning and zoning boards. Ken has represented clients in all aspects of real estate and business transactions, formation of business entities, purchase and sale of commercial, retail, office and apartment developments, medical, dental, commercial and industrial asset sales and purchases.

His environmental experience includes representation of the Monsanto Company in defense of a citizen’s suit under the Clean Water Act. The defense was successful in reducing the plaintiff's claims of 237 violations to 38 violations and claimed penalties of $17,000,000 to $380,000. Ken also served as a member of the GEMS Landfill Litigation Alleged Generator Steering Committee and the Defense Committee. His environmental clients have included the former Jersey Central Power & Light Company, City Federal Savings Bank, Rohm & Haas Company, American Cyanamid Company, Monsanto, Witco Corporation, as well as various smaller companies and individuals affected by environmental laws and regulations. He has counseled clients in the areas of the Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), the Superfund Act (CERCLA), the Clean Water Act, the underground storage tank regulations, and the New Jersey Spill Act.

Ken is a Past President of the Burlington County Bar Association, serving from June of 2008 until June of 2009. He was a Trustee of the Camden County Bar Association from 1990 to 1993. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar Association, where he has served as Section Delegate to the General Council. He is also named in “Who's Who” in American Law. Ken has lectured at the New Jersey State Bar Association annual meeting on the subject of defense of toxic tort actions, the Northwest Center for Professional Education on citizen suits under the Clean Water Act, the National Business Institute on the effect of environmental regulations on real estate transactions and for Lorman Education Services on Community Association Law. He has also lectured for the New Jersey Regional Council of the Community Associations Institute. Ken has been appointed to the Superior Court and United States District Court mediation and arbitration panels. He currently serves as a court appointed mediator and arbitrator for the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Recent Successes

 

• Successful completion of the $10M real estate and asset sale of a supermarket;
• Zoning variance and site plan approval for an automobile dealership;
• Completion of negotiation several commercial leases for national retailer in shopping centers and malls around the country;
• Completion of asset and franchise sale on behalf of franchisee;
• Completion of sale of accounting practice.

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey – 1973;
• United States District Court of the District of New Jersey – 1973;
• Supreme Court of the United States – 1977;
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit – 1978.

Education

• Rutgers-Camden Law School, cum laude, Juris Doctor - 1973
• Long Island University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – 1970

Reported Decisions

• Council of Private Schools for Children with Special Needs, Inc. v. Cooperman, 205 NJ Super. 544 (App. Div. 1985).
• Board of Ed. Of Vocational School in Camden County v. CAM/VOC Teachers Association183 NJ Super 206 (App. Div. 1982).
• Student Public Internet Research Group of New Jersey v. Monsanto Co., 600 F. Supp. 1474 (D.N.J. 1985); 727 F. Supp. 876 (D.N.J. 1989).
• State of New Jersey Dep’t of Environmental Protection v. Gloucester Environmental Management Services, Inc., 668 F. Supp. 404 (D.N.J. 1987)

Professional Associations and Activities

Current:

• Past President of the Burlington County Bar Association;
• Superior Court and United States District Court mediation and arbitration panels;
• Court appointed mediator and arbitrator for the Superior Court of New Jersey;
• Burlington County Chamber of Commerce, State Affairs Committee;
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law and Corporate Law Sections;
• Camden County Bar Association;
• Rutgers-Camden Law Journal.

Former:

• GEMS Landfill Litigation Alleged Generator Steering Committee and the Defense Committee;
• Trustee of the Camden County Bar Association 1990 to 1993;
• Environmental Law Section of the State Bar Association - Section Delegate to the General Council.

kroth@curetonclark.com