Environmental Enforcement & Counseling Services

For 17 years I served as Trial Attorney, then Senior Counsel, in the Environmental Enforcement Section of DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. I also have environmental experience at the North Carolina Department of Justice, and at an AMLAW 100 law firm where I advised private clients on complex radionuclide cleanups.

My environmental experience includes:

• Federal environmental enforcement under CERCLA, CWA, OPA, CAA, RCRA, and related statutes, including cost recovery, natural resources damages, penalty matters, enforcement, and settlement negotiation.

• Extensive experience with contaminated sites, including mining sites (open-pit, underground, and in-situ leach operations). Lead counsel on $200 million Midnite uranium Mine Site trial team.

• Collaboration with EPA, NOAA, US Forest Service, DOI, USFWS, USGS, plus State and Tribal governments, as well as NGOs, and responsible parties, to achieve cleanup goals.

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission matters, including uranium mine site cleanup.

• PFAS and AFFF liability

• Running complex cases from investigation through trial or settlement, including developing and managing budgets and setting priorities when resources are limited

Services:

• Enforcement counsel. Representing companies, municipalities, and other parties in federal and state environmental enforcement matters.

• Compliance. Environmental and workplace safety regulatory compliance review for businesses and federal contractors.