Stephen B. Genzer


Partner
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 1520
Newark, NJ 07102-5426
Phone: 973.286.6712
Fax: 973.286.6812
sgenzer@saul.com




Mr. Genzer brings more than 30 years' experience in public utility law to Saul Ewing where he concentrates his practice on regulatory and rate issues. His clients include water, electric, and gas utilities, whom he represents primarily before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and state appellate courts. Mr. Genzer is the former chair of Saul Ewing’s Energy and Utilities Practice Group.

During his legal career, Mr. Genzer has been involved in representing clients or the public interest before and working with governmental agencies. He has been integrally involved in the restructuring of the New Jersey energy industry, and has also played a major role in the regulation of other regulated industries.

Mr. Genzer has been actively involved in the New Jersey Bar Association's Public Utility Law Section, was Chair of that section, and is now a member of its Board of Consulters. In 2001, he served as Co-Chair of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Transition Team. He participates in both formal and informal task forces and working groups affecting or coordinated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.


Honors and Awards

  • Named a "Top Attorney in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut," for Energy Law and Water Law, by New York Magazine, 2010
  • Named to "The Best Lawyers in America" list, Energy Law and Water Law, Woodward White, 1995 to present
  • Recipient of Distinguished Service Award, New Jersey Utilities Association, June 2005
  • Designated a "New Jersey Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine, 2006 to present

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, Public Utility and Administrative Law Sections, American Bar Association
  • Former Chair and current Member of the Board of Consulters of the Public Utility Law Section, New Jersey Bar Association
Education
  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1976
  • A.B., Lafayette College, 1973, magna cum laude
    • Phi Beta Kappa
Firm Leadership Positions
  • Newark Office, Office Managing Partner
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, New York

Articles, Updates & Newsletters

  • Financing a Major Water Supply Facility: A Case Study in Cooperation

    Public Utilities Fortnightly
    June 26, 1986

In The News

  • Genzer Files Amicus Curiae brief in Subrogation Suit

    "Utility at fault; insurer still liable; Court knocks out subrogation suit", New Jersey Lawyer
    July 31, 2006
  • New Leadership Announced for Saul Ewing's Utility Practice

    April 7, 2006
  • New Jersey Utilities Association Honors Stephen B. Genzer, Esq.

    July 1, 2005
  • Newark Office and Expansion of Utility Practice Mentioned in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

    "Partner Notes", The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
    May 2005
  • Saul Ewing LLP Announces Expansion on Two Fronts

    April 4, 2005
  • Saul Ewing Opens Newark Office

    "Saul Ewing Opens Newark Office", New Jersey Law Journal
    April 4, 2005

Past Events

  • Fourth Annual Public Utility Symposium

    May 24, 2010
    J. Joseph Curran, III, Stephen B. Genzer, Wendell F. Holland
  • 2009 Annual Public Utility Symposium

    June 2, 2009
    J. Joseph Curran, III, Stephen B. Genzer, Wendell F. Holland, Orlan M. Johnson
  • 2008 Annual Public Utility Symposium

    June 9, 2008
    J. Joseph Curran, III, Stephen B. Genzer, Orlan M. Johnson
  • 2007 Annual Utility Conference

    May 21, 2007
    J. Joseph Curran, III, Stephen B. Genzer
  • Third National Drinking Water Symposium

    October 30, 2005 - November 3, 2005
    Stephen B. Genzer