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Martin A. Shelton
Holly P. Cole
Andrea Pawlak
Jennifer L. Pennington
Environmental Law

Our environmental practice group has extensive experience in both compliance with Federal, State and local environmental statutes as well as environmental and land use litigation throughout Georgia, the District of Columbia, the Southeastern and Pacific Northwestern United States. We serve a wide range of corporate and individual clients through regulatory, compliance, enforcement, property damage and environmental clean up litigation for impacted clients.

  • Clean Water Act (CWA) and related federal and state water pollution control and management statutes and regualtions
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and related federal and state solid and hazardous waste management statutes and regulations
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  • Hazardous Site Response Act (HSRA) and related state hazardous substance regulations and statutes
  • Hazardous Site Reuse and Redevelopment Act (Brownfields Redevelopment)
  • Clean Air Act and related state and federal air regulations and statutes
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)
  • National Forest Management Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  • Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Georgia Safe Dams Act

We handle cases at the local, state and federal levels dealing with:
  • Hazardous Waste Contamination/Property Damage from Hazardous Substances
  • Oil Spill Claims and Recovery
  • Solid Waste Handling and Disposal
  • Sedimentation, erosion and corrective action
  • Storm Water Discharge/NPDES Compliance
  • Hydrological issues including excessive water discharges
  • General nuisance and property damage issues
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) issues
  • Waste transportation, treatment, storage and disposal issues
  • Wetlands and riparian rights
  • Noise Interferences

Our attorneys are admitted to practice before all levels of Georgia and Federal Courts as well as the District of Columbia and the State of Washington and have years of experience in environmental litigation and environmental compliance. Whether dealing with litigation over environmental damages to property, compliance with day-to-day regulations, the remediation of contaminated property or Brownfields redevelopment, our mission has always been to provide our clients with the best legal representation available at a reasonable cost while also working to enhance the environment which we all share.


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