Some useful and important information touching upon the law about environment and its essencce.
Environmental Law
Man’s nature is to strive for a higher quality of life.This desire of a higher quality sometimes sacrifices the quality of the environment.Some solutions provide the desired business result while protecting our environment at the same time. Our firm is dedicated to helping our clients find these solutions.
Our government is fully committed to protecting the environment.Congress and state legislatures have passed a plethora of laws and regulations regarding the environment. These laws have an effect on almost every business decision being made today.Click here to learn more
Environmental Advice and Counseling
Our practice is devoted to counseling clients on a broad range of environmental law issues. We frequently are asked to comment upon agency rulemaking or other proposed public agency activities, and we strive to keep our clients abreast of significant new laws and regulations that may affect their business practices.We help clients work through permitting requirements and other regulatory compliance issues which can complicate new industrial construction projects as well as ongoing operations. We know how to structure real estate transactions so that the client can intelligently assess, and plan for, any associated environment liabilities.We stand ready to identify those situations where a proactive, voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties may best serve a client’s interest.
Environment Criminal Defense
Over the last two decades criminal enforcement of state and federal air, water, and hazardous waste laws has increased markedly.We established the environment criminal defense practice group.We successfully defend corporate and individual clients in a wide range of matters including:
-internal investigations,
-search warrant response planning,
-establishment of compliance programs,
-response to grand jury investigations, and
-defense of criminal charges.
Environmental Insurance Litigation
The firm represents individuals, corporations and other business entities facing significant environment liabilities in coverage litigation against insurance carriers. Firm attorneys handle coverage actions and issues involving:
-pollution exclusions,
-owned property exclusions,
-waste disposal exclusions,
-late notice,
-policy triggers,
-occurrences, and
-damages.
Environment and Regulatory Litigation
Our group handles a wide variety of environment litigation, including administrative hearings and litigation in state and federal courts.
The firm also has a leading role in the deals linked with representing permit applicants who are the subject of citizen challenges to the permitting of chemical companies and hazardous waste facilities.
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