Afiyfa focuses her practice in litigation and appeals with an emphasis on contract, business, commercial, environmental and land use. She analyzes case law pertinent to a variety of legal disputes and prepares detailed memoranda regarding the viability of related litigation. Afiyfa prepares complaints, answers, motions, trial briefs and other legal pleadings in support of her clients' positions. She represents clients before state and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution forums.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Environmental - Litigation
- Construction Law & Litigation
- Insurance Law
Practice Focus
- Appellate Advocacy
- Chancery Division
- Contract Disputes
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Construction Law and Litigation
- Land Use & Development Litigation
More Legal and Business Bylines From Afiyfa H. Ellington
- The Disaster Control Act Does Not Grant A Municipality With The Power To Acquire Perpetual Interests In Property - (Posted On Friday, February 27, 2015)
- Permit Extension Act (PEA) Extension Bill Introduced in New Jersey - (Posted On Saturday, October 11, 2014)
- New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms That Not Every Impairment In Property Value Will Establish A Government Regulatory Condemnation Claim - (Posted On Friday, April 11, 2014)
- The Guaranty Association Is The Insurer Of The Last Resort Requiring Claimants To First Exhaust The Policy Limits Of Solvent Insurance Companies - (Posted On Wednesday, September 25, 2013)
- The Appellate Division Reconfirms The Process For A Municipality To Voluntarily Conform To A Highlands Region Planning Area - (Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2013)
- The War On Property Owners Refusal To Execute Easements For Sand Dunes Are Heating Up Down The Shore - (Posted On Friday, May 10, 2013)
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Has Issued Proposed Amendments To The Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules - (Posted On Wednesday, February 20, 2013)
- First Lawsuit Filed Over Gloucester County Train Derailment of November 30, 2012 - (Posted On Saturday, January 05, 2013)
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Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla’s New Jersey Environmental Law & Land Use practice group is recognized as a Go-To Thought Leader for their coverage and analysis of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) permit extensions, including extensions for remediation activities, environmental compliance updates due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, amendments to surface water quality and other environmental standards and statutory and common law environmental cleanup claims. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla's Environmental and Land Use team provides timely regulatory and litigation updates which are invaluable to construction, real estate professionals and other parties interested in New Jersey environmental standard. Giordano Environmental and Land Use Practice Group legal editors include Michael J. Gross, Marc D. Policastro, Paul H. Schneider, Steven M. Dalton, David J. Miller and Afiyfa H. Ellington.