William Ginsberg

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William Ginsberg (1930–2006) was an attorney, environmentalist, author and professor of environmental law. Ginsberg served as commissioner of parks and recreation in New York City, to which post he was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay in 1968.

Ginsberg litigated a landmark case in environmental law decided by the highest court in New York State, called Mohonk v. Town of Gardiner (N.Y. 1979), a case which involved the

Ginsberg served as the hearing officer for the New York state panel investigating the Love Canal pollution site in 1979. He authored the state's report on the site.

He was co-author of Environmental Law and Regulation in New York, the leading treatise on the subject.

He attended

Further reading

Dennis Hevesi, William Ginsberg, Advocate For Preservation of Open Space, New York Times, May 19, 2006

External links

• William R. Ginsberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Hofstra University School of Law
• William Ginsberg Used Law for Nature (reprint of New York Times obituary)
• Sive, Paget & Riesel, PC
• Hofstra University, School of Law official website