Environmental
Resolving environmental issues goes beyond intricate technical knowledge to encompass expertise in real estate, municipal law, business, administrative law, banking, bankruptcy, and litigation. Our experience includes helping our clients obtain licenses and permits related to air quality, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, wetlands, and other protected areas. We are experienced in cleanup, compliance, and liability issues on behalf of municipal and business clients, subspecialties include:
- Baseline environmental assessments and due care compliance under Michigan Law.
- Environmental remediation actions under federal Superfund and state law.
- Compliance with federal and state waste disposal and water pollution statutes.
- Brownfield redevelopment issues and due diligence related to redevelopment.
- Real estate and business transactions, including lender liability; officer, director, and shareholder liability; landlord and tenant liability; indemnity and warranties.
- Natural resource and development issues such as zoning, sand dune and shoreline protection, and wetlands protection.
- Environmental insurance claims.
- Municipal and private sewer facilities.
- Audits of manufacturing and business operations to assess compliance with environmental laws.
- Negotiation and litigation relative to compliance and regulations.
- Practice Area Members
- Alan Bennett
- Clifford Bloom
- David Caldon
