OUR APPROACH

Through our counseling efforts, we seek to help clients comply and make whatever modifications are required in their activities and their operations to keep pace with the rapidly changing and complex environmental laws and regulations. We counsel clients about the meaning and interpretation of the laws and we often represent clients by drafting and negotiating environmental clauses of commercial contracts, environmental compliance and due diligence reviews, and environmental audits to avoid unnecessary and expensive enforcement efforts against our clients. Focused on a cost-effective and results oriented approach when seeking favorable solutions to clients environmental problems, our attorneys explore all forms of advocacy in resolving compliance and transactional matters.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Our philosophy is to consistently achieve the results that our clients expect through effective, resourceful, efficient, and responsive representation. We practice law with the highest integrity, professionalism, and a firm commitment to excellence. Within this framework, we strive to offer cost-effective, innovative, comprehensive, and practical advice and solutions.

OUR SERVICES

Our attorneys provide our clients with a full range of environmental services. Members of the environmental practice area represent clients in all major areas of environmental law —

• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate and real estate transactions
• Litigation

The Environmental Services that we have provided to our clients include the following:

• Conducting due diligence, advising clients, and draft contract language on real estate transactions and on corporate mergers and acquisitions and management of Phase I and Phase II investigations and disclosure and reporting obligations
• Assisting clients with internal audit and self-disclosures under state statutes and federal guidance policies
• Counseling clients in all aspects of regulatory compliance with statutes such as:
  • Clean Air Act permitting and compliance work
  • Clean Water Act wet ones permitting
  • NPDES permitting
  • RCRA regulatory compliance
  • New construction permitting
  • TSCA pre-manufacturing notice and other compliance issues
  • FIFRA labeling issues
  • OSHA employee health and safety issues
  • MSHA EPCRA waste handling and disposal
  • Negotiating fines and penalties, including supplemental environmental projects
  • Insurance coverage and insurance litigation
  • Super fund litigation with private parties and governmental agencies
  • Nuisance and trespass litigation
  • Underground storage tank regulations
  • Private water law issues regarding water rights, transfers, and acquisitions
  • Lead-based paint
  • Asbestos
  • Toxic tort claims in litigation
  • Criminal enforcement by state and federal agencies