Brad Carney

Brad Carney is a partner at the law firm of Maraziti Falcon, LLP, where he advises and represents public sector clients in the areas of qualified opportunity funds, redevelopment, resiliency, municipal and construction law.  He represents municipal county utilities authorities and sewerage authorities on issues relating to the public water supply, solid waste flow control, sewerage infrastructure, sewer connection fees, sewer user fees, electric energy procurement, and Green Acres diversion and disposal applications for public works projects.

Mr. Carney represents various municipalities in the negotiation of redevelopment agreements for projects involving environmentally contaminated sites and has defended challenges to redevelopment plans, redevelopment area designations, and the acquisition of industrial and commercial properties necessary for mixed-use redevelopment projects. He also represents municipal county utilities authorities and sewerage authorities on issues relating to public water supply and solid waste flow control, sewerage infrastructure construction disputes, connection fees and sewer user fees, respectively.

Mr. Carney has been engaged in the procurement of single stream recycling and NJDEP permit compliance for solid waste capacity and air permitting issues involving solid waste transfer stations.  He has litigated issues regarding public water supply for a number of inclusionary developments.  Mr. Carney has litigated the enforcement of host community benefit payments involving a coal-powered cogeneration plant for the production of electricity and steam.  He represents a variety of clients in connection with Green Acres diversion matters, including the disposal and replacement of funded and unfunded parkland necessary for public purposes.  Mr. Carney represents public clients involved in energy aggregation for the procurement of electric generation services and regularly counsels public clients on the Local Public Contracts Law, including providing a defense to bid challenges in federal and state courts.

Mr. Carney advises a variety of municipal and sewerage authority clients regarding construction projects, some of which involve new sewer lines through environmentally contaminated sites, including a Superfund site, and defends his clients regarding construction claims for differing site conditions, equitable adjustments, change order disputes, delay, disruption, loss of productivity, extended engineering costs and warranty claims.

Mr. Carney is an experienced litigator representing the firm’s clients in federal and state courts, alternative dispute resolution and before administrative agencies.