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Areas of
Practice
Environmental Litigation, Environmental Compliance
Counseling and Negotiation, Environmental Risk Analysis in Real Estate and
Business Transactions
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina, 1976
M.A., Regional Planning, University of North Carolina,
1976
B.S.,
University of Florida, 1967
Representative Experience
Represents numerous municipalities and
industrial clients in obtaining and defending permits for wastewater
treatment plants, solid waste landfills and other municipal facilities.
Have worked with BFI, several counties and private landowners in obtaining
the necessary regulatory approvals for landfills and or related legal and
compliance matters
Represents industrial clients in negotiating
and litigating scope of liability, response obligations, remediation, and
contribution actions under Superfund and State laws regarding hazardous
substances and petroleum releases
Represented major lender in designing and
implementing environmental due diligence requirements for borrower and in
analyzing environmental risks to a lender for a $50 million refinance of
convenience stores
Counsels major lenders in developing
environmental due diligence requirements for borrowers and training loan
officers
Represents developers and lenders in
analyzing environmental risks for major construction projects and loan
transactions
Counsels property owners and major developers
regarding wetlands, stormwater compliance, wastewater treatment permits, and
coastal development issues
Has written manual for municipal clients
regarding environmental due diligence in acquiring property and aided in
training personnel
Counsels major public and private developers
regarding Environmental Impact Statement requirements
Represents municipal clients in obtaining and
defending permission for interbasin transfers of water
Legal Counsel to the Lower Neuse River Basin
Association and Neuse River Compliance Association, formed voluntarily by
point source dischargers to promote nutrient reduction in the Neuse River
Represents major international airport regarding
environmental compliance mattersNotable Accomplishments
Ranked among Law & Politics
magazine's North Carolina “Super Lawyers” (Environmental Law), 2006 – 2008
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Environmental Law, 1989 – 2008 and Water Law, 2008
Recognized in Business North Carolina
Magazine's "Legal Elite" as the best attorney in the field of Environmental
Law, 2004
Recognized in Business North Carolina
Magazine's "Legal Elite Hall of Fame"
Counsel to North Carolina Office of Coastal
Management, 1976 – 1981
Counsel to Governor’s Waste Management Board,
1981 – 1984
Director, Office of Legal Affairs of the
North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development,
1984 – 1985
North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental
and Natural Resources Section Council and Administrative Law Section Council
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